From the ASA Softball website: Assistant coaches announced 3/3/2011 OKLAHOMA CITY – The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today the full coaching staffs for the USA Softball Women’s National Team and USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team for competitions in 2011. With Ken Eriksen (Tampa, Fla./Head Coach at USF) and Karen … [Read more...]
Tickets for An Evening with Jennie Finch – March 11, 2011
CCASA Special Needs Program has 40 tickets available to an evening with JENNIE FINCH! Friday - March 11, 2011 Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA Tickets are $75 each The evening will feature a live auction of many wonderful items from local merchants, Cuesta College, Jennie Finch memorabilia, and other professional sports organizations. 6:00 pm: Cocktails/No … [Read more...]
Escobedo under tutelage of Chuck D’Arcy
Editor's note: Interesting story about Dallas Escobedo, member of the USA Junior Women's team, playing for former Guanella Brothers pitching legend, Chuck D'Arcy at Arizona State. Seems to me that the State of Arizona turned out another another top flite college pitcher just up the road in Tuscon. D'Arcy was a member of the USA Men's gold medal winning team at the 1980 … [Read more...]
Like Father (and Mother), Like Daughter
Cap tip Kenny Schwartz Hayley Davis (daughter of New Zealand's Glenn "The Rocket" Davis and UCLA All American Tracy Compton-Davis) Signs Letter of Intent to Ole Miss OXFORD, Miss. - Ole Miss head coach Missy Dickerson announced the signing of five players to national letters of intent on Thursday. Allison Brown, Sarah Craig, Hayley Davis, Dallas Hardin and Lauren … [Read more...]
ASA Announces USA Athletes of Year for 2010
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America announced today that shortstop Natasha Watley (Irvine, Calif.) and outfielder Johnny McCraw (Lake Wylie, S.C.) have been selected as the USA Softball 2010 Female and Male Athlete of the Year. Third baseman Lauren Chamberlain (Trabuco Canyon, Calif.) has also been selected as the Athlete of the Year from the … [Read more...]
USF coach Ken Eriksen named head coach of Women’s U.S. National Team
Former Tampa Bay Smoker to Head Women's Team By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer TAMPA — Turns out, USF softball coach Ken Eriksen will have a lot more to celebrate this weekend than his 50th birthday. Eriksen has been named coach of the U.S. women's national team. The longtime Bulls coach, who turns 50 Monday, will lead the national team in 2011 and 2012, including the … [Read more...]
Aussie Spirit clean sweep
The Aussie Spirit inflicted a clean sweep over the New Zealand White Sox in the 3 game International Test Series at Mirrabooka State Softball Centre in Perth. Following the final of the Edebone-Weber Shield, 17 of Australia’s best female Softballers led by Head Coach Fabian Barlow entertained the Perth community, comfortably accounting for the White Sox in all 3 games. … [Read more...]