Today, the Israel Softball Association (ISA) announced the coaches and roster for the 2021 Women’s National Softball Team that will compete at the European Championship in Italy this summer (June 27th – July 3rd, 2021).
Building on the success of their 2019 team which finished 9th at the European Championship, ISA Executive Director Ami Baran said:
“Each year we challenge ourselves to get better, to do better, and to reach goals that we have not reached before. This time around, its to qualify for the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama with a top finish at the European Championship.”
Corey Vyner of Israel Softball and Nikki Palmer, Head Coach of University of California Riverside, have been named as the Co-Head Coaches of the team that will compete at the 2021 European Championships in Italy.
“I am truly humbled to be a part of this program and hope to help build the game of Softball in Israel,” said Co-Head Coach Palmer.
Co-Head Coach Corey Vyner, who has been spearheading the development of the sport in Israel, said:
“We are finally creating something that will impact the future of Israel Softball and with the help of coaches like Nikki Palmer our path is clear”
On Thursday, the roster was made final featuring a mix of new players and veterans returning from the 2019 team.
2021 Israeli Women’s National Softball Team roster and where each play(ed) in college:
| Alisa Stuchevski, Israel | Nava Susi, University of Pittsburgh ‘19 |
| Vanessa Foreman, University of Louisiana at Lafayette ‘22 | Robyn Wampler, University of California San Diego ‘21 |
| Olivia Gott, University of Virginia ‘19 | Arizona Ritchie, University of Virginia ‘22 |
| Alexis “AJ” Kaiser, University of San Diego ‘22 | Ava Justman, University of Wisconsin ‘24 |
| Darby Rosen, University of North Carolina ‘17 | Ruby Salzman, West Texas A&M University ‘22 |
| Tamara “T” Statman, University of Arizona ‘19 | Sydney Goldman, Brandeis University ‘22 |
| Noa Yakir, California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) ‘19 | Aliyah Huerta Leipner, Boston University ‘22 |
| Adi Baran, Israel | Ariel Argy, Israel |
| Rebecca Blitz, Indiana University ‘18 |
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To support Israel’s Women’s National Softball Teams, visit https://my.jnf.org/team-israel-softball
For additional information, please contact ISA Executive Director, Ami Baran (amibaran@gmail.com) or visit https://israelsoftball.org (@TeamIsraelSB)
