CLEARWATER, Fla. – LSU freshman infielder Amanda Doyle has been selected as one of 24 athletes to continue training for the USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team the organization announced on Tuesday.
Following a two-day selection process by members of the Women’s National Team Selection Committee, the athletes will now compete in a training camp and exhibition games in Oklahoma City and at the World Cup of Softball XII.
Following the conclusion of the World Cup of Softball XII, the final 17-player roster for the 2017 USA Softball JWNT will be determined. That roster will be competing at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Women’s World Championship, which will be held July 24-30 in Clearwater, Fla.
Doyle, a four-year player at Canyon High School out of California, was a three-time Santa Clarita Valley first team selection and led her team with a .400 batting average, driving in 26 with six home runs, owning a .449 on-base percentage and .775 slugging mark.
The 2017 USA Softball JWNT will look to defend the Gold after a record-breaking performance at the 2015 WBSC Junior Women’s World Championship in Oklahoma City, Okla. In Oklahoma City, the JWNT went undefeated, finishing the tournament as the leaders in batting average (.425 team batting average) and runs scored (119) while limiting opponents to just six runs in a 10-0 performance.
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