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The Israel Softball Association (ISA) announced that three-time USA Olympic Gold Medalist and softball legend Leah O’Brien-Amico will be the Co-Head Coach of the Israeli Women’s U18 National Team that will compete at the European Championship in Prague this summer (July 19-24, 2021).
O’Brien will join Co-Head Coach Yaniv Rosenfield who has years of experience building Israel’s youth softball programs.
Israel Softball Association Executive Director Ami Baran commented:
“Coach O’Brien-Amico will be an inspiration for these young female athletes. Her extensive experiences as a three-time Olympic Gold Medal Winner and three-time NCAA National Champion with the University of Arizona, among many other achievements, will prepare this team to compete at the highest levels of international play.”
“Leah is committed to helping Israel build its national softball teams’ program and will start by leading the U18 women players.”
Nine women from the U18 team will have an opportunity to play together prior to the European Championship as part of “Team Israel” at the Triple Crown International Challenge held in Denver Colorado June 25th-27th 2021.
The ISA has also announced that Bellalete will be the official softball pants of the Israeli Women’s U18 National Softball Team.
Here is the 2021 Israeli Women’s U18 National Softball Team Roster:
| Name | Hometown | High School | Softball Club | College/Service |
| Kaia Glickman | Los Angeles, CA | Campbell Hall ’21 (North Hollywood, CA) | Firecrackers Hollywood Acosta | Williams College ‘25 |
| Eliana Gottlieb | Newport Beach, CA | Newport Harbor High School ‘21 (Newport Beach, CA) | Corona Angels Howard | Oregon State ‘25 |
| Riley Shubb | Sherman Oaks, CA | Chaminade College Preparatory ‘22 (West Hills, CA) | Firecrackers Hollywood Acosta | Yale University ‘26 |
| Morgan Tesser | Merrick, NY | John F Kennedy High School ’21 (Bellmore, NY) | New Jersey Intensity KOD National | Bryant University ‘25 |
| Jenna Schwartz | North Brunswick, NJ | Saint Thomas Aquinas High School ‘21 (Edison, NJ) | New Jersey Intensity KOD Cerchio | Charleston Southern University ‘25 |
| Sydney Silverstein | Atlanta, GA | Pace Academy ‘21 (Atlanta, GA) | GA Impact – Grace | Denison University ‘25 |
| Tal Evans | Victoria, TX | Victoria East High School ’22 (Victoria, TX) | Athletics Mercado Bonola National | Uncommitted |
| Siona Halwani | Half Moon Bay, CA | Half Moon Bay High School ‘22 (Half Moon Bay, CA) | Nor Cal Blast Rianda | Uncommitted |
| Courtney “Coco” Cohen | Woodland Hills, CA | El Camino Real Charter High School ’22 (Woodland Hills, CA) | Firecrackers Hollywood Acosta | Uncommitted |
| Maya Baron | Kamon, Israel | Katsir Misgav High School, Israel | Misgav Club | National Service |
| Tihara Giagus | Hararit, Israel | Katsir Misgav High School, Israel | Misgav Club | National Service |
| Inbar Alagim | Tsurit, Israel | Asif Misgav High School, Israel | Misgav Club | National Service |
| Ariel Livni | Rakefet, Israel | Katsir Misgav High School, Israel | Misgav Club | National Service |
| Ruth Klein | Har Halutz, Israel | Alon High School, Israel | Misgav Club | National Service |
| Eliana Meister | Karnei Shomron, Israel | Lahava High School, Israel | Thunderbirds | National Service |
| Shelly Kleiman | Atsmon, Israel | Katsir Misgav High School, Israel | Misgav Club | National Service |
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For additional information, contact ISA Executive Director, Ami Baran ([email protected]) or visit https://israelsoftball.org/
To support Israel’s Women’s National Softball Teams, please visit https://my.jnf.org/team-israel-softball/