{"id":29112,"date":"2015-10-15T15:07:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T22:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=29112"},"modified":"2015-10-15T15:07:55","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T22:07:55","slug":"forty-three-initial-athletes-invited-to-2016-usa-softball-womens-national-team-selection-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=29112","title":{"rendered":"Forty-three initial athletes invited to 2016 USA Softball Women\u2019s National Team Selection Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_27235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27235\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/USA-Softball\/News\/2015\/October\/15\/Initial-invites-sent-for-2016-WNT-Selection-Camp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/USA_Team_300.jpg\" alt=\"Click for official press release\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/USA_Team_300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/USA_Team_300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/USA_Team_300-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for official press release<\/figcaption><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/USA-Softball\/News\/2015\/October\/15\/Initial-invites-sent-for-2016-WNT-Selection-Camp\" target=\"_blank\">From USA Softball (by Codi Warren)<\/a><br \/>\n<strong> Initial invites sent for 2016 WNT Selection Camp<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OKLAHOMA CITY &#8211; The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today a list of 43 initial invitees for the 2016 USA Softball Women\u2019s National Team Selection Camp to be held January 2-8, 2016 at Bill Barber Park in Irvine, Calif.  Those athletes who accept the invitation to try out will vie for 17 spots on the 2016 USA Softball Women\u2019s National Team (WNT) roster that will compete at the World Cup of Softball XI, the XV World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women&#8217;s World Championship in Surrey, B.C., Canada and the Japan Cup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/USA-Softball\/Team-USA\/Women\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to see the 43 athletes who have received an invitation to try out for the Women\u2019s National Team<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additional athletes may be invited to the USA Softball WNT Selection Camp at a later date.  During the selection process, athletes will participate in position drills as well as simulated games and be evaluated by the Women\u2019s National Team Selection Committee (WNTSC).  The complete 2016 schedule for the WNT, including exhibition games, will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>For updates on the USA Softball Women\u2019s National Team and events throughout the 2016 season visit www.ASAUSASoftball.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Invitees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 2-8, 2016<\/p>\n<p>Bill Barber Park &#8211; Irvine, Calif.<br \/>\nMonica Abbott<br \/>\nTennessee &#8211; 2007<\/p>\n<p>Annie Aldrete<br \/>\nCalifornia &#8211; Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Valerie Arioto<br \/>\nCalifornia &#8211; 2012<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Barnhill<br \/>\nFlorida &#8211; Fr.<\/p>\n<p>Bianka Bell<br \/>\nLSU &#8211; Sr.<\/p>\n<p>Kristen Brown<br \/>\nNorth Carolina &#8211; Sr.<\/p>\n<p>Ally Carda<br \/>\nUCLA &#8211; 2015<\/p>\n<p>Brittany Cervantes<br \/>\nKentucky &#8211; 2012<\/p>\n<p>Raven Chavanne<br \/>\nTennessee &#8211; 2013<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Chidester<br \/>\nMichigan &#8211; 2012<\/p>\n<p>Zoe Conley<br \/>\nCSUN &#8211; Soph.<\/p>\n<p>Nicole DeWitt<br \/>\nFlorida &#8211; Soph.<\/p>\n<p>Astin Donovan<br \/>\nSouth Florida &#8211; Soph.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Edwards<br \/>\nNebraska &#8211; 2014<\/p>\n<p>Lexie Elkins<br \/>\nLouisiana-Lafayette &#8211; Sr.<\/p>\n<p>Samantha Fischer<br \/>\nLMU &#8211; 2012<\/p>\n<p>Kellie Fox<br \/>\nArizona &#8211; 2015<\/p>\n<p>Lauren Gibson<br \/>\nTennessee &#8211; 2013<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Gregg<br \/>\nTennessee &#8211; Soph.<\/p>\n<p>Emily Griggs<br \/>\nLSU &#8211; Soph.<\/p>\n<p>Lauren Haeger<br \/>\nFlorida &#8211; 2015<\/p>\n<p>Paige Halstead<br \/>\nUCLA &#8211; Fr.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Hugo<br \/>\nGeorgia &#8211; Sr.<\/p>\n<p>Jazmyn Jackson<br \/>\nCalifornia &#8211; Soph.<\/p>\n<p>Jenna Lilley<br \/>\nOregon- Soph.<\/p>\n<p>Janelle Lindvall<br \/>\nOregon &#8211; Sr.<\/p>\n<p>Paige Lowary<br \/>\nMissouri &#8211; Soph.<\/p>\n<p>Haylie McCleney<br \/>\nAlabama &#8211; Sr.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Moore<br \/>\nOregon &#8211; 2013<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Moultrie<br \/>\nFlorida &#8211; 2012<\/p>\n<p>Sara Nevins<br \/>\nSouth Florida &#8211; 2014<\/p>\n<p>Madilyn Nickles<br \/>\nMerced HS &#8211; Sr.<\/p>\n<p>Haley Outon<br \/>\nHouston &#8211; 2014<\/p>\n<p>Alyssa Palomino<br \/>\nArizona &#8211; Fr.<\/p>\n<p>Shelby Pendley<br \/>\nOklahoma &#8211; 2015<\/p>\n<p>Jenavee Peres<br \/>\nSan Diego State &#8211; Soph.<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Plaza<br \/>\nStanford &#8211; Sr.<\/p>\n<p>Sierra Romero<br \/>\nMichigan &#8211; Sr.<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Romero<br \/>\nOklahoma &#8211; Fr.<\/p>\n<p>DJ Sanders<br \/>\nLouisiana-Lafayette &#8211; Soph.<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey Stewart<br \/>\nFlorida &#8211; Sr.<\/p>\n<p>Janie Takeda<br \/>\nOregon &#8211; 2015<\/p>\n<p>Jaclyn Traina<br \/>\nAlabama &#8211; 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From USA Softball (by Codi Warren) Initial invites sent for 2016 WNT Selection Camp OKLAHOMA CITY &#8211; The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today a list of 43 initial invitees for the 2016 USA Softball Women\u2019s National Team Selection Camp to be held January 2-8, 2016 at Bill Barber Park [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,28,19,20,61,26],"tags":[55,422],"class_list":{"0":"post-29112","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-asa","8":"category-featured","9":"category-players","10":"category-so-cal","11":"category-usa-softball","12":"category-women","13":"tag-asausasoftball","14":"tag-usawomen2016","15":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29112"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29114,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29112\/revisions\/29114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}