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Ashley Brignac and Christi Orgeron have each earned an invitation to the 2011 USA Softball Women's National Team Selection Camp to be held June 12-17 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.

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The 17-member team will be announced Friday. "What a tremendous honor for both Ashley and Christi to be invited to try out for the U.S. National team," Ragin' Cajuns co-head coach Michael Lotief said. "That's an elite group of athletes. It's a win-win ...

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The journey begins Monday morning for Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns softball players Ashley Brignac and Christi Oregeron as they compete for a spot on the 17-person roster for the 2011 USA Softball Women's National Team in Chula Vista, Calif.

35 athletes are competing for spots as the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball will host the athletes at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., June 12-16. Kicking off Monday with position drills followed by exhibition games all week, the athletes will perform before the Women's National Team Selection Committee who will announce the 17-person roster on Friday, June 17 at 11 a.m. CST.

The 17 athletes selected to the USA Softball roster will compete in six different events in three countries. Fans in the United States will get four opportunities to see the team in action with three exhibition stops scheduled as well as the World Cup of Softball VI, July 21-25, in Oklahoma City. For ticket information on the World Cup as well as the tour stops in Plant City, Fla., Salem, Va., and Bowie, Md., go towww.usasoftball.com.

The 2011 Women's National Team will also participate in the Canadian Open Fast Pitch International Championship July 9-17 in Surrey B.C. Canada. This squad will later seek the program's eighth Pan American Championship title at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Oct. 17-23.

Below are the final 35 athletes who will compete this week for a spot on the 2011 USA Softball Women's National Team:

Valerie Arioto (Pleasanton, Calif./California)
Ashley Holcombe-Bell (Fayetteville, Ga./Alabama)
Ashley Brignac (River Ridge, La./Louisiana)
Megan Bush (Anaheim Hills, Calif./Florida)
Whitney Canion (Aledo, Texas/Baylor)
Kaylyn Castillo (Norco, Calif./Arizona State)
Raven Chavanne (Thousand Oaks, Calif./Tennessee)
Kaitlin Cochran (Yorba Linda, Calif./Arizona State)
Cheyenne Coyle (West Hills, Calif./Florida)
Brigette Del Ponte (Peoria, Ariz./Arizona)
Dallas Escobedo (Glendale, Ariz./Arizona State)
Lauren Gibson (Pasadena, Md./Tennessee)
Kelly Grieve (Asheville, N.C./Tennessee)
Andrea Harrison (Garden Grove, Calif./UCLA)
Jolene Henderson (Elk Grove, Calif./California)
Taylor Hoagland (Flower Mound, Texas/Texas)
Molly Johnson (Tucson, Ariz./Kentucky)
Stacy Johnson (Reno, Nev./Iowa)
Ashley Lane (Escondido, Calif./Michigan)
Megan Langenfeld (Bakersfield, Calif./UCLA)
Jenae Leles (Sacramento, Calif./Arizona)
Annie Lockwood (Phoenix, Ariz./Arizona State)
Blaire Luna (Austin, Texas/Texas)
Meagan May (Spring, Texas/Texas A&M)
Jen Mineau (Schaghticoke, N.Y./Fordham)
Michelle Moultrie (Jacksonville, Fla./Florida)
Christine Orgeron (New Orleans, La./Louisiana)
Jenna Rich (El Segundo, Calif./Stanford)
Keilani Ricketts (San Jose, Calif./Oklahoma)
Brittany Schutte (Fountain Valley, Calif./Florida)
Jessica Shults (Valencia, Calif./Oklahoma)
Jordan Taylor (Valencia, Calif./Michigan)
Rhea Taylor (Buford, Ga./Missouri)
Chelsea Thomas (Pleasantville, Iowa/Missouri)
Shawna Wright (Lancaster, Calif./Washington)

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[Turbine]

UL getting 2 out of 35 (almost 6% of the total) on the short list, is a very big compliment to the program.

Geaux-Cajuns

[Boomer]

_ UL getting 2 out of 35 (almost 6% of the total) on the short list, is a very big compliment to the program.

Geaux-Cajuns _

And I think that maybe Bridges might have been close to getting an invite--at least by her stats---too bad they slumped a little in the post season!!!!!

[wcd35]

Fantastic Honor for the program and Christi:

OKLAHOMA CITY — The roster for the 2011 USA Softball Women’s National Team is now set as announced today by the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball. The 18-person roster, plus one alternate, will hit the road in less than a week for their first competition, a two-game exhibition series in Plant City, Fla., on Saturday, June 25.

From July 9-17, 12 of the 18 players will play in their first International tournament at the Canadian Open Fast Pitch International Championship in Surrey, B.C., before returning home for the World Cup of Softball VI, July 21-25 in Oklahoma City.

The USA Softball Women’s National Team will seek its 9th Pan American Games title, Oct. 17-23, in Guadalajara, Mexico for the final competition of 2011. With six consecutive titles, USA Softball will again be a top contender during the XVI Pan American Games.

Valerie Arioto (Pleasanton, Calif./California)
Whitney Canion (Aledo, Texas/Baylor)
Kaitlin Cochran (Yorba Linda, Calif./Arizona State)
Lauren Gibson (Pasadena, Md./Tennessee)
Kelly Grieve (Asheville, N.C./Tennessee)
Taylor Hoagland (Flower Mound, Texas/Texas)
Ashley Holcombe (Fayetteville, Ga./Alabama)
Molly Johnson (Tucson, Ariz./Kentucky)
Stacy Johnson (Reno, Nev./Iowa)
Megan Langenfeld (Bakersfield, Calif./UCLA)
Jenae Leles (Sacramento, Calif./Arizona)
Michelle Moultrie (Jacksonville, Fla./Florida)
Christi Orgeron (New Orleans, La./UL)
Keilani Ricketts (San Jose, Calif./Oklahoma)
Brittany Schutte (Fountain Valley, Calif./Florida)
Jordan Taylor (Valencia, Calif./Michigan)
Rhea Taylor (Buford, Ga./Missouri)
Chelsea Thomas (Pleasantville, Iowa/Missouri)
Alternate - Jessica Shults (Valencia, Calif./Oklahoma)

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[wcd35]

It would have been great for Ashley to make it also, but I'm kinda happy she gets the summer to rest up a little.

[ulforlife]

This is awesome
igeaux.mobi

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Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns junior outfielder Christi Orgeron was selected to the 2011 USA Softball Women's National Team as announced Friday by the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball.

Oregeron is the first UL softball player to earn a spot on the USA National Team and third to compete with USA Softball, joining Alana Addison (2002 Elite team) and Brooke Mitchell (2004 Elite team). Teammate Ashley Brignac was a member of the USA Junior National Team in 2006-07.

The reigning Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and SBC Tournament Most Outstanding Player, posted a career-best .414 batting average while leading the nation with 101 RBI. That triple-digit RBI total marks the third highest single-season total in NCAA history and the highest since 1996. The junior outfielder also finished the season second in the NCAA in home runs (23) and runs scored (75).

In her three year career, Orgeron has hit 48 home runs, 51 doubles and seven triples for a .723 slugging percentage. She has 194 RBI and is a .349 career hitter. For her efforts, the New Orleans native was named a top 10 finalist for USA Softball's Player of the Year. Orgeron also earned a spot on the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America third team and the All-Region first team (central region).

The 18-person roster, plus one alternate, hits the road in less than a week for their first competition, a two-game exhibition series in Plant City, Fla., on Saturday, June 25.

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[raginsaints]

Big honor. Congrats


igeaux.mobi

[Lexhead]

Congratulations to Christi Orgeron. Well deserved. But honestly, how could Brignac not make this team?

[Boomer]

_ Congratulations to Christi Orgeron. Well deserved. But honestly, how could Brignac not make this team? _

Does anybody know the pitchers that were chosen and who the first base selection was---Still thinking Gabby!!!