TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State freshman pitcher Giselle Juarez was among 43 invitees for the 2017 USA Softball Women's National Team Selection Camp, the A
Fr. LHP Giselle Juarez
mateur Softball Association and USA Softball announced Monday.
The camp is scheduled to take place Jan. 1-5 at the Eddie C. Moore Softball Complex in Clearwater, Fla. Athletes who accept the invitation to try out will vie for 17 spots on the 2017 USA Softball Women's National Team roster.
During the selection process, athletes will participate in position drills as well as simulated games and be evaluated by the USA Softball Women's National Team Selection Committee. Athletes who make the 2017 USA Softball Women's National Team roster will be competing at a Pan American Games/World Baseball Softball Confederation World Championship Qualifier in Florida, where the U.S. will look to qualify for the 2018 WBSC Women's World Championship to be held in Chiba, Japan and the 2019 Pan American Games to be held in Lima, Peru.
Juarez, a Glendale, Ariz. product, graduated from Glendale Mountain Ridge highschool in 2016 where she helped lead her team to back-to-back state championships in 2014 and '15. Juarez finished her career with a 1.78 ERA in 244.1 innings pitched, while amassing 371 strikeouts.
