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Players often dream of making a national team. Former Worth Firecrackers and Corona del Sol star Ashley Hansen was named to two teams Monday that will represent the United States in international softball competition this summer.
Hansen was named to the USA Women’s National team and Pan-Am qualifier team. The teams, along with the Japan Cup team, were selected by the Amateur Softball Assocation, the governing body of softball in the United States.
K’Lee Arredondo, who played at McClintock and for the Firecrackers, was named to Pan Am Qualifier team. Former OC Bat Busters and Cactus High School star Stacie Chambers and former SunCats and Tucson Sabino star Molly Johnson were named to the Japan Cup team.
Pac-10 coaches voted Hansen, who played shortstop at Stanford, the conference’s Freshman of the Year. Hansen started all 53 games at shortstop for the Cardinal, posting a team-leading 48 RBI.
Arredondo, a junior shortstop at Arizona, was a second team all-Pac-10. Chambers, a sophomore catcher at Arizona, was a first team all-Pac-10 selection.
Johnson, a junior at Kentucky, was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association second-team All-America, becoming Kentucky's first-ever All-America honoree in softball. She set school records for runs scored (53), hits (81) and on-base percentage (.498).
The USA Women’s National Team will compete at both the Canada Cup in Surrey, B.C., and the KFC World Cup of Softball presented by Six Flags in Oklahoma City, Okla. The roster for the 2009 USA Softball Women’s National Team is:
Monica Abbott - Salinas, Calif.
Chelsea Bramlett – Cordova, Tenn.
Katie Burkhart – San Luis Obispo, Calif.
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
Ashley Holcombe – Fayetteville, Ga
. Lauren Lappin - Anaheim, Calif.
Jenae Leles – Fair Oaks, Calif.
Caitlin Lowe – Tustin, Calif.
Stacey Nelson – Los Alamitos, Calif.
Cat Osterman – Houston, Texas
Brittany Rogers – Dacula, Ga.
Natasha Watley – Irvine, Calif.
The 2009 USA Softball Japan Cup team will compete at the Japan Cup in Sendai, Japan, July 31- Aug. 2. The roster for the 2009 USA Softball Japan Cup Team is:
Valorie Arioto – Pleasanton, Calif.
Courtney Bures – Haymarket, Va.
Katie Burkhart – San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Stacie Chambers – Glendale
Ashley Charters – Beaverton, Ore.
Jennie Finch – La Mirada, Calif.
Alissa Haber – Newark, Calif.
Molly Johnson – Tucson
Lauren Lappin – Anaheim, Calif.
Brittany Lastrapes – Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Jenae Leles – Fair Oaks, Calif.
Stacey Nelson – Los Alamitos, Calif.
Amber Patton – Forsyth, Ill.
Brittany Rogers – Dacula, Ga.
Taylor Schlopy – West Hills, Calif.
Natasha Watley – Irvine, Calif.
The 2009 USA Softball Pan American Qualifier Team will represent the USA at the Pan American Qualifier in Maracay, Venezuela, July 31-Aug.9. The roster for the 2009 USA Softball Pan American Qualifier Team is:
Monica Abbott – Salinas, Calif.
K’Lee Arredondo – Tempe
Brandice Balschmiter – Newark, N.Y.
Chelsea Bramlett – Cordova, Tenn.
Kaitlin Cochran – Yorba Linda, Calif.
Andrea Duran – Selma, Calif.
Vicky Galindo – Union City, Calif.
Ashley Hansen – Chandler
Ashley Holcombe – Fayetteville, Ga.
Megan Langenfeld – Bakersfield, Calif.
Caitlin Lowe – Tustin, Calif.
Nikki Nemitz – St. Clair Shores, Mich.
Melissa Roth – Long Beach, Calif.
Katie Schroeder – Yorba Linda, Calif.
Angela Tincher – Eagle Rock, Va.
Maggie Viefhaus – Pacific, Mo.
Tammy Williams – Roscoe, Mo. |
