Christi Orgeron off to good start with US team

Cap tip, Bob Henning

Christi Orgeron’s summer is picking right up where her junior season ended.

The UL slugger has gotten off to a great start as a member of the U.S. women’s national team through its exhibition season.

Orgeron has started in three games and is hitting .500 (4-for-8) with two homers, six RBIs and five runs scored.

The senior-to-be made her debut in the second game of a doubleheader on June 25 against the Junior National Team and went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer.

On Friday, during a doubleheader in Bowie, Md., Orgeron hit her second homer of the summer as she went 2-for-3 in an 11-0 win.

The U.S. National team swept the Junior National Team in six exhibition games by a combined score of 60-2.

The U.S. team will now head to Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, for the Canadian Open FastPitch International Championship, which will be held July 9-17.

After that, the team will head to the World Cup of Softball VI in Oklahoma City on July 21-25.

Editor’s note: You may also be interested in our post about another member of the USA women’s team, Kelly Grieve.

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