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Here’s our TLI for Wednesday, May 18 2022:
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EXTRA SPOTLIGHT: ARIANA LOVATO
2025 SS/3B/OF Ariana Lovato recently talked to Extra Inning Softball about the Colorado Batbusters, her freshman season at Columbine High in Colorado, the USA Softball HPP Program, Sis Bates, singing and dancing and playing in the state championship game…
EXTRA SPOTLIGHT Q&A
Name: Ariana Lovato
Hometown: Denver, CO
High School: Columbine High
Club Team: Colorado Batbusters 14U Gold
Graduation Year: 2025
Height: 5-foot-1
Position: SS/3B/OF
Nickname: Ari
Twitter: @analovato2025
Honors: 2020 USA All American and 2022 USA Softball HPP identifier National invite.
Travel Ball Highlights/Fall Stats:
Hitting — 73 plate appearances, .581 AVG, 36 hits, 11 BB, 5 SO, 11 RBIs, 17 SBs, .644 OBP and .714 BA/RSP; Fielding — .953 fielding percentage.
High School Highlights: She was the only freshman on Varsity, .500 AVG and 6 steals in the 5A state tournament.
Tell us about your travel team/organization and how you became involved with them?
I play for Colorado Batbusters 14U gold. We are one of the premier teams in Colorado. I really loved what the coaches and their great group of girls were doing and I wanted to be a part of it. They posted they had a need for a player like me, so I reached out.
Can you tell us about your freshman season at Columbine High?
I really enjoyed my freshman year at Columbine. We made a run in the 5A state tournament. It was such an exciting experience. There’s nothing like playing in the state championship game and I can’t wait to make another run next year!
Thank you @USASoftball for the direct invite to the HPP NSE! It’s an honor to be selected amongst these great athletes! Good luck to all the girls that have been selected. Our chance for the @USASoftballJWNT is here! @ExtraInningSB @Los_Stuff @Coach_Fisher @Trisha_Ford pic.twitter.com/yE1htSYLL5
— Ariana Lovato (@Analovato2025) May 18, 2022
What are your thoughts on the USA Softball HPP Program?
I’m real excited to showcase my skills on a national level. It’s an honor and privilege to be picked amongst all these great athletes. I think the program is great because it gives us players a chance to make the USA softball national team.
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