01/11/12 - The 12 athletes who were named to the roster by the USA Softball Women’s National Team Selection Committee (WNTSC) are Valerie Arioto (Pleasanton, Calif./Cal senior), Kaitlin Cochran (Yorba Linda, Calif./Arizona State, 2009), Lauren Gibson (Pasadena, Md./Tennessee, junior), Ashley Holcombe (Fayetteville, Ga./Alabama, 2009), Molly Johnson (Tucson, Ariz./Kentucky, 2010), Stacy May-Johnson (Reno, Nev./Iowa, 2006), Jenae Leles (Sacramento, Calif./Arizona, 2009), Michelle Moultrie (Jacksonville, Fla./Florida, senior), Keilani Ricketts (San Jose, Calif./Oklahoma, junior), Jordan Taylor (Valencia, Calif./Michigan, 2011), Rhea Taylor (Buford, Ga./Missouri, 2011) and Chelsea Thomas (Pleasantville, Iowa/Missouri, junior). All athletes who have been named to the 2012 USA Softball Women’s National Team helped Team USA to the Gold Medal at the 2011 World Cup of Softball in July in Oklahoma City and the 2011 Pan American Games in October in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Athletes who have accepted an invitation to try-out for one of the five remaining spots on the team and the 2012 USA Softball Women’s Elite National Team are Lauren Chamberlain (Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Oklahoma, freshman), Whitney Canion (Aledo, Texas/Baylor, junior), Raven Chavanne (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Tennessee, junior), Dallas Escobedo (Glendale, Ariz./Arizona State, sophomore), Kenzie Fowler (Tucson, Ariz./Arizona, junior), Taylor Hoagland (Flower Mound, Texas/Texas, junior), Meagan May (Spring, Texas/Texas A&M, junior), Megan Langenfeld (Bakersfield, Calif./UCLA, 2010), Christi Orgeron (New Orleans, La./La.-Lafayette, senior), Ellen Renfroe (Jackson, Tenn./Tennessee, sophomore) and Jessica Shults (Valencia, Calif./Oklahoma, junior). With the exception of Renfroe, all athletes have played USA Softball previously on a Women’s National Team, Women’s Futures National Team or Junior Women’s National Team.
Athletes who have accepted an invitation to try-out for one of the five remaining spots on the team and the 2012 USA Softball Women’s Elite National Team are Lauren Chamberlain (Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Oklahoma, freshman), Whitney Canion (Aledo, Texas/Baylor, junior), Raven Chavanne (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Tennessee, junior), Dallas Escobedo (Glendale, Ariz./Arizona State, sophomore), Kenzie Fowler (Tucson, Ariz./Arizona, junior), Taylor Hoagland (Flower Mound, Texas/Texas, junior), Meagan May (Spring, Texas/Texas A&M, junior), Megan Langenfeld (Bakersfield, Calif./UCLA, 2010), Christi Orgeron (New Orleans, La./La.-Lafayette, senior), Ellen Renfroe (Jackson, Tenn./Tennessee, sophomore) and Jessica Shults (Valencia, Calif./Oklahoma, junior). With the exception of Renfroe, all athletes have played USA Softball previously on a Women’s National Team, Women’s Futures National Team or Junior Women’s National Team.
