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USA Softball: 2020 Olympic Team To Be Decided This Week at Selection Trials

The Team USA Selection Tryouts this week will determine the 15 players who will compete in next summer’s 2020 Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by USA Softball.

It’s a huge week for USA Softball as the Women’s National Team (WNT) Olympic Selection Trials, begin this Wednesday at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

When it’s over on Saturday (assuming no weather-related delays), 15 athletes will be chosen to comprise the 2020 U.S. Women’s Olympic Team roster along with three replacements.

These players will be announced at the conclusion of the Selection Trials and a press conference featuring the 2020 roster will be held on the morning of October 8.

Here are the players vying for a spot on the team:

2020 Women’s Olympic Team Selection Trials Invitees

First Last Hometown ST University Grad Year
Monica Abbott Salinas CA Tennessee 2007
Ali Aguilar Orangevale CA Washington 2017
Valerie Arioto Pleasanton CA California 2012
Sis Bates Ceres CA Washington 2020
Ally Carda Elk Grove CA UCLA 2015
Amanda Chidester Allen Park MI Michigan 2012
Taylor Edwards Murrieta CA Nebraska 2014
Megan Faraimo Vista CA UCLA 2022
Hannah Flippen San Diego CA Utah 2017
Montana Fouts Grayson KY Alabama 2022
Rachel Garcia Palmdale CA UCLA 2020
Chelsea Goodacre Temecula CA Arizona 2015
Carley Hoover Clemson SC LSU 2018
Jazmyn Jackson San Jose CA California 2018
Sahvanna Jaquish Highland CA LSU 2017
Amanda Lorenz Moorpark CA Florida 2019
Haylie McCleney Morris AL Alabama 2016
Kirsti Merritt Lake Panasoffkee FL Florida 2016
Michelle Moultrie Jacksonville FL Florida 2012
Dejah Mulipola Garden Grove CA Arizona 2020
Aubree Munro Brea CA Florida 2016
Bubba Nickles Merced CA UCLA 2020
Cat Osterman Houston TX Texas 2006
Alyssa Palomin-Cardoza Mission Viejo CA Arizona 2020
Shelby Pendley Rio Rancho NM Oklahoma 2015
Janie Reed Placentia CA Oregon 2015
Keilani Ricketts San Jose CA Oklahoma 2013
Sydney Romero Temecula CA Oklahoma 2019
Delaney Spaulding Rancho Cucamonga CA UCLA 2017
Kelsey Stewart Wichita KS Florida 2018

This marks the first Olympic Games selection trials for a USA Softball WNT roster since the 2008 Beijing Olympics – the last Olympic Games the sport of softball participated in.

Cat Osterman and Dejah Mulipola are two of the invites who will try out this week in Oklahoma City. Photos by USA Softball.

Highlighting the list of invitees are two previous Olympic Medalists: Monica Abbott (Salinas, Calif.) and Cat Osterman (Houston, Texas).

Of the athletes invited, 10 athletes have won one or more NCAA Women’s College World Series (WCWS) National Championships with their respective university, while four have garnered USA Softball Player of the Year honors at least once during their career.

The finalized team will participate in the “Stand Beside Her” tour, a series of competitions and training opportunities, as the team preps for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, slated for July 22-28 in Fukushima and Yokohama, Japan.

The first two tour stops of the 2020 tour were announced last week: February 7-9 at the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic before continuing on at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic February 20-23.

Head Coach Ken Eriksen

During the selection process, athletes will participate in position drills as well as simulated games and will be evaluated by the USA Softball Women’s National Team Selection Committee (WNTSC) in accordance with the Athlete Selection Procedures approved by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC).

Those Selection Procedures are available for viewing at USASoftball.com.

Ken Eriksen (Tampa, Fla./Head Coach at South Florida) was announced as the Head Coach for the Tokyo 2020 U.S. Olympic Softball Team.

The Selection Trials are open to the public with free admission. Below is the daily schedule (all times are Central Standard Time)…

2020 Olympic Team Selection Trials Public Schedule

Date  Time* Event+ 
 October 2  9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.  Skill Evaluations
 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  Game 1 (Pitchers 1, 2) | Game 2 (Pitchers 3, 4)
 October 3  10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Game 3 (Pitchers 5, 6)
 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.  Game 4 (Pitchers 7, 8)
 October 4  10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Game 5 (Pitchers 2, 1)
 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.  Game 6 (Pitchers 4, 3)
 October 5  10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.  Game 7 (Pitchers 6, 5) | Game 8 (Pitchers 8, 7)
 –  TBD/Weather Makeup Session
 October 6  –  TBD/Weather Makeup Session

*Schedule is subject to change. 
* A detailed list of teams/pitchers will be made available by October 2, 2019

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