U.S. Women’s Fast Pitch Camp to be held at Jackie Robinson Training Complex

OKLAHOMA CITY – USA Softball announced today a U.S. Women’s Fast Pitch Camp set to take place at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Fla. in preparation for selecting U.S. Women’s National Team (WNT) rosters to compete in future events slated throughout the 2023 season. Held June 13-15, athletes who accepted an invitation to attend the camp will participate in a series of position drills and simulated games while gaining exposure to the USA Softball Women’s National Team Selection Committee (WNTSC).  

The camp will feature a 28-player invite list of current and former student athletes representing 19 NCAA Division I universities from seven athletic conferences: American Athletic Conference (1), Atlantic Coast Conference (5), Big 12 (7), Big Ten (1), Conference-USA (1), Pac-12 (6) and SEC (7). The list of attendees accepted an invitation based on availability and is subject to change due to schedule changes and updated athlete availability. 

Click here to view the full list of athletes participating in the 2023 U.S. Women’s Fast Pitch Camp

Coaches selected to lead the camp include Cindy Ball-Malone (head coach at UCF, member of 2022 WNT coaching staff), Amber Freeman (assistant coach at California), Michele Granger (assistant coach at Cal Poly, 1996 U.S. Olympian), Jason Gwyn (assistant coach at North Texas), Mike Roberts (associate head coach at Virginia) and Mike Steuerwald (head coach at Gaston College, member of 2022 WNT coaching staff).

Athletes attending the two-day camp will have the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of the USA Softball WNTSC, which will be tasked with selecting two 2023 U.S. Women’s National Team rosters – one to compete at the Japan All-Star Series in August and one to head to Santiago, Chile for the Pan American Games in November. The Japan All-Star Series will feature a full roster of current college athletes while the Pan American Games roster will showcase athletes from the collegiate and professional levels. Each roster will be selected based on camp performances, as well as previous and ongoing evaluations of collegiate and professional athletes. The camp will be open to the public with free admission. For additional information including a camp schedule, which will be added at a later date, please click here.

Due to prior commitments of various athletes, the WNTSC will also take into consideration athletes who were unable to attend the camp. For more information on the WNT and to follow along with the USA Softball National Teams program, visit USASoftball.com.

Serving as the Official Training Facility of the USA Softball National Team Program since 2020, the Jackie Robinson Training Complex primarily operates as a year-round hub of amateur development initiatives and events designed by MLB, USA Softball and USA Baseball to diversify and strengthen the talent pipelines of baseball and softball. For more information about the Jackie Robinson Training Complex, visit JackieRobinsonTrainingComplex.com.

Media wishing to attend the 2023 U.S. Women’s Fast Pitch Camp are required to abide by USA Softball’s Accreditation and Media Policies, which can be found at USASoftball.com. For more information, contact USA Softball Director of Communications, Morgan Palmer (mpalmer@usasoftball.com).