Extra Inning Softball Podcast S1E6 (Season 1, Episode 6)
Who Will Make the USA Olympic Team Final 15?
Here are our picks based on who we think WILL be selected (not who WE would necessarily choose)!
You can listen to our podcast here and also check out our spreadsheet below which has our picks!
Also, be sure to check out our Team USA Olympic Select Trials primer with info on all 29 players by clicking HERE.
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Brentt & Carlos are picking the 15 Team USA members to be:
- 2 catchers
- 5 infielders
- 4 outfielders
- 4 pitchers
What will be the main keys to making the team?Â
Says Brentt: “I think it will come down to the following factors:
- international experience and success,
- who played on the Women’s National Team this summer,
- who has the trust and confidence of Ken Ericksen and the coaching staff,
- those who shined in events in 2019 like the Pan American Games as well as the International, Japan and Canada Cups,
- those who look good in the tryouts and simulated action this week in Oklahoma City.
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x = we predict makes the team of 15
y= we think will be 1 of 3 alternates
| Our Picks | Jersey # | Pos 1 | Pos 2 | First | Last | Hometown | ST | University | Grad Year |
| 50 | C | 1B | Amanda | Chidester | Allen Park | MI | Michigan | 2012 | |
| 61 | C | – | Taylor | Edwards | Murrieta | CA | Nebraska | 2014 | |
| y | 16 | C | 3B | Sahvanna | Jaquish | Highland | CA | LSU | 2017 |
| x | 48 | C | – | Dejah | Mulipola | Garden Grove | CA | Arizona | 2020 |
| x | 7 | C | – | Aubree | Munro | Brea | CA | Florida | 2016 |
| x | 6 | IF | 2B/SS | Ali | Aguilar | Orangevale | CA | Washington | 2017 |
| x | 41 | IF | 1B | Valerie | Arioto | Pleasanton | CA | California | 2012 |
| 2 | IF | SS/3B | Sis | Bates | Ceres | CA | Washington | 2020 | |
| 43 | IF | 2B/3B | Hannah | Flippen | San Diego | CA | Utah | 2017 | |
| x | 49 | IF | 3B/SS | Shelby | Pendley | Rio Rancho | NM | Oklahoma | 2015 |
| 9 | IF | SS/3B | Sydney | Romero | Temecula | CA | Oklahoma | 2019 | |
| x | 11 | IF | SS/2B | Delaney | Spaulding | Rancho Cucamonga | CA | UCLA | 2017 |
| x | 42 | IF | 2B/3B | Kelsey | Stewart | Wichita | KS | Florida | 2018 |
| x | 1 | OF | OF/3B | Jazmyn | Jackson | San Jose | CA | California | 2018 |
| y | 45 | OF | 1B | Amanda | Lorenz | Moorpark | CA | Florida | 2019 |
| x | 17 | OF | – | Haylie | McCleney | Morris | AL | Alabama | 2016 |
| y | 8 | OF | 3B | Kirsti | Merritt | Lake Panasoffkee | FL | Florida | 2016 |
| x | 14 | OF | Michelle | Moultrie | Jacksonville | FL | Florida | 2012 | |
| 14 | OF | SS | Bubba | Nickles | Merced | CA | UCLA | 2020 | |
| 44 | OF | 1B | Alyssa | Palomino-Cardoza | Mission Viejo | CA | Arizona | 2020 | |
| x | 15 | OF | – | Janie | Reed | Placentia | CA | Oregon | 2015 |
| x | 12 | P | – | Monica | Abbott | Salinas | CA | Tennessee | 2007 |
| x | 10 | P | 1B | Ally | Carda | Elk Grove | CA | UCLA | 2015 |
| 66 | P | 1B | Megan | Faraimo | Vista | CA | UCLA | 2022 | |
| 63 | P | – | Montana | Fouts | Grayson | KY | Alabama | 2022 | |
| x | 46 | P | 1B | Rachel | Garcia | Palmdale | CA | UCLA | 2020 |
| 60 | P | – | Carley | Hoover | Clemson | SC | LSU | 2018 | |
| x | 47 | P | – | Cat | Osterman | Houston | TX | Texas | 2006 |
| 62 | P | 1B | Keilani | Ricketts | San Jose | CA | Oklahoma | 2013 |
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