Avery Gehrke’s Day 4 USSSA Select 30 Blog (Feb 20, 2023)

Athletics Mercado AZ 2026 MIF/OF Avery Gehrke finished her time at the USSSA Select 30 National Training Camp in Las Vegas today.

Here’s her blog from Day 4, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023.

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Today was my final day at the USSSA S30 National Training Camp. It consisted of my final game with my team and the S30 game.

I got to the field this morning where we played our final game. It was a great game and we ended up on top! During this game the e-mail of the S30 roster came out and I made the team!

After the game I said my goodbyes to my teammates, who didn’t end up making the S30 team and then I took a short break before the final game.

I was on the Red team and we played the Blue team. During this game I met so many more girls. This game was a back-and-forth battle, but we didn’t come out on top. However, this was such a fun game and I am so happy that I made the team.

I would like to thank Coach Justin Garganese, my teammates, all of the USSSA Pride players, S30 staff and my dad for making this incredible experience possible. I would also like to thank Carlos Arias and Extra Inning (Softball) for allowing me to blog this weekend.

I had an amazing time that I will never forget!

— Avery Gehrke