USA Softball Announces 2009 Women’s National Team Selection Camp Attendees

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) announced today its initial list of 27 athletes who have accepted an invite to the 2009 USA Softball Women's National Team Selection Camp in Chula Vista, Calif., June 8-12. A list of additional attendees will be announced at a later date.

On the schedule for the USA Softball Women's National team program are several International events including the World Cup of Softball presented by KFC in Oklahoma City, Okla. July 16-20. The World Cup will feature the top four finishers from the 2008 Olympic Games including a Gold medal game rematch between Japan and the United States.

The 2009 Selection Camp attendees include:

Monica Abbott - Salinas, Calif.
K'Lee Arredondo - Tempe, Az.
Brandice Balschmiter - Newark, N.Y.
Chelsea Bramlett - Cordova, Tenn.
Ashley Brignac - River Ridge, La.
Katie Burkhart - San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Courtney Bures - Haymarket, Va.
Stacie Chambers - Glendale, Az.
Ashley Charters - Beaverton, Ore.
Kaitlin Cochran - Yorba Linda, Calif.
Andrea Duran - Selma, Calif.
Jennie Finch - La Mirada, Calif.
Vicky Galindo - Union City, Calif.
Alissa Haber - Newark, Calif.
Ashley Hansen - Chandler, Az.
Tiffany Huff - Saugus, Calif.
Lauren Lappin - Anaheim, Calif.
Brittany Lastrapes - Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Jenae Leles - Fair Oaks, Calif.
Caitlin Lowe - Tustin, Calif.
Sam Marder - Calabasas, Calif.
Stacey Nelson - Moline, Ill.
Cat Osterman - Houston, Texas
Brittany Rogers - Dacula, Ga.
Angela Tincher - Eagle Rock, Mo.
Natasha Watley - Irvine, Calif.
Tammy Williams - Roscoe, Mo.

For complete coverage of the 2009 Women's National Team be sure to log onto www.usasoftball.com

About ASA
The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation's largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 83 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 240,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit http://www.asasoftball.com/.

About USA Softball
USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men's, Women's, Junior Boys' and Junior Girls' National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women's National Team is one of the only two women's sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won eight World Championship titles including the last six consecutive as well as claimed two World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about USA Softball, please visit http://www.usasoftball.com/.