Farewell to all Select Fans!

We are a 18U Gold ASA/AFA Girls fastpitch softball travel team based in the Santa Monica bay area that has been in existence since 1993.  We are dedicated to providing a great program for young women to advance their softball skills, to enable them to play at the college level, and obtain an education that will last a lifetime.

Open Tryouts Means Opportunity
The So Cal Select will be holding open tryouts looking for new players.  If you are a hard worker, excellent fielder and a great hitter this is the team for you.  You will be joining a team that has been 18 Gold for over 10 years with one of the most experienced and respected manager/coach combo partnerships in the business.  The college coaches know the management of this team on a personal basis and the college coaches respect their opinions of the players on the team.   The management of this team works hard to get you noticed by the colleges you want to attend.

You will play in a lot of college exposure tournaments including the Lancaster Oktoberfest, the Florida Plantation and more than 7 more, just in the fall.   For the entire year you will be treated to more than a dozen of the finest exposure tournaments in the country.

Currently there are 3 players committed to colleges for fall 2005, two of them to scholarships at Division I schools.  Will you be next?

See our schedule page for all of the details about tryouts and the entire fall schedule.

Darcy Pagnini Awarded Friendship Award
Garden Grove, CA - 8/13/2004 - Darcy Pagnini, the So Cal Select starting catcher was selected by other players in the International Friendship Tournament to receive the Friendship Award.  This is the highest award given in the tournament and is adorned to the player exhibiting the most friendship during the tournament.   Congratulations Darcy!

Select Takes Home Trophy
Garden Grove, CA - 8/13/2004 - The So Cal Select played the last week in the International Friendship Tournament in Garden Grove, Ca and took home fourth place.  This tournament featured teams from all over the country and Japan.  The Select was edged out in by the Japanese team in an extra inning thriller 3-2 on the final day.  "This gives true meaning to the term 'International Tie Breaker'," claimed head coach Randy Harrison.  The Select went 7-3 in the tournament.

"This tournament saw some of the finest softball and toughest competition of the summer," said Terry Fulmer, tournament director.  "This is the tradition of this tournament.  Just look at the Olympics that start tomorrow, there are 4 players on the Olympic team that have participated in previous International Friendship Tournaments, including some from last year's tournament."

Megan Ackerman Commits verbally to Loyola Marymount University
8/4/2004 - The So Cal Select is proud to announce that Megan Ackerman, the Select starting shortstop, has committed to join the softball team of the Loyola Marymount University, a division 1 school, as a scholarship softball player in the fall of 2005.  Megan is a senior at Westlake High School in Westlake Village, California.

So Long, Farewell, Adieu
It is with sadness that we ring in the new school year as that means we'll be losing players to their respective colleges.  Vanessa Rodrigue will be returning to San Francisco State University for her sophomore year as a starting second baseman and Emi Snow will be heading off to BYU to start her new life as a freshman.  It's been great having both women participate for the summer.  The coaches appreciate their contribution and excellent play during the season.  We will miss you both and we have great expectations for your college careers.  Good luck!

Jenna Driscoll Commits verbally to UC San Diego
The So Cal Select is proud to announce that Jenna Driscoll, the Select starting center fielder, has committed to join the softball team of the University of California, San Diego, a division 2 school, in the fall of 2005.  Jenna is a senior at Ventura High School in Ventura, California.

Darcy Pagnini Commits verbally to Loyola Marymount University
The So Cal Select is proud to announce that Darcy Pagnini, the Select starting catcher, has committed to join the softball team of the Loyola Marymount University, a division 1 school, as a scholarship softball player in the fall of 2005.  Darcy is a senior at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California.

Select Closes Out Qualifying Run
Hillsboro, Or - 7/11/2004 - In their final attempt to gain a berth in the ASA Gold National tournament the So Cal Select went 3-2 in the ASA Sector qualifier here this weekend.  The girls performed especially well and worked hard to win 3 games.  The Select was finally knocked out by the Valley Breeze, a team that eventually went on to qualify, on Sunday morning.  "Our players fought hard and can hold their head up high after this showing," said head coach Randy Harrison, "I'm proud of the effort they put into these games."

Select Fares Well in Clovis
Westminster, CA - 7/4/2004 - Spending the Fourth of July weekend in hot and dusty Clovis, California is not what most people would consider a vacation.  However, the Select were in town for the ASA Regional qualifiers.  They started of the weekend hot by defeating Minor's Gold team in the tournament opener by a score of 4-0.  They continued to play hot defeating Girls in Black 10-9 in an extra inning thriller that found all of the bats working.  In the qualifying game against the San Jose Strike Zone the Select were shut out by a powerful college pitcher that had great movement on the ball losing 3-0.

For the tournament Emi Snow batted a blistering .500 including a home run.  Emi also hit a hard double off the center field fence on a pitch that was too near the plate while being intentionally walked.  LaNae Rodriguez, continuing her hitting prowess, batted .455 for the weekend.  Megan Ackerman, playing her first games since ankle surgery in March, had a .625 on base average. 

Select Friendly A Great Success 
Westminster, CA - 6/27/2004 - The Select hosted an 8-way friendly today and by all accounts it was a great success.  All of the teams appeared to match up well and there was a chance for teams to exercise all their players for the important upcoming tournament week. The weatherman cooperated as well keeping it cool in the morning and sunny and beutiful in the afternoon.   A thanks to all of the Select parents who put in so much effort to make the friendly run smoothly.

Select Gold Wins Again in Las Vegas 
Las Vegas, NV - 6/13/2004 - Bucking the odds the So Cal Select Gold went
to Las Vegas and won, but it wasn't on the blackjack tables, they did it on
the fields.  The Select Gold team went to the LV Junior Olympic college
showcase tournament and performed well, losing only one out of five games
played.

The loss came in the last game Sunday at the hands of the Washington Spirit Gold team  who had beaten Gary Hanings Batbuster team 6-1 in the game prior to playing the Select.  In the last inning the Spirit came from behind and beat the Select by only one run.

Until that late inning rally the Select defense was hot, holding the prior four teams to only two total runs.  Excellent hitting, pitching and smart fielding, proved to be the keys to the success of this team. The softball Gold circuit is beginning to buzz about the success of this year's Select team.
 
This tournament was wall to wall with college coaches from all parts of the country, watching the Select team perform at their peak.  It was a time to shine and the Select players definitely made an impression at just the right time.
 
"I'm very proud of how the team played this weekend," said head coach Randy Harrison, "we have shown improvement in every game and we're just working on tweaking the little things now".  Our players didn't wilt in the 105+ degree heat and pressured their opponents to the end.  We look forward to a successful summer."
 
The Select gets down to real business this coming weekend, as they attend the ASA Gold Regional national qualifier tournament in Anaheim Hills, California.

Selects Continues To Perform
Anaheim Hills - 5/31/2004 - Attending the prestigious USA Athletics Summer Kickoff in Orange County this weekend, the So Cal Select continued to perform well.  With most of the roster back intact they were now able to play as full unit.  While starting the weekend off with two losses they were able to hold the Batbusters to a close one-run game.  Then they went on a 3 game win streak including wins over the Las Vegas Rebels and the host, and highly rated, USA Athletics team.  Eventually the Select lost in a close battle to the powerful Corona Angels.

"We were just a couple of plays from being 5-1 this weekend," said coach Randy Harrison, "but I see improvement with each game.  We've proven that we can play at the tier 1 level and I expect more of the same as we continue the summer season."

The Select got key performances from it's pitching crew which includes Tami Weston, Courtney Lyons and Sammi Shroeder to shut down many of the country's best hitters.

The Select next travels to Las Vegas for the JO exposure tournament.

Select Comes Out Strong
Rancho Cucamonga - 5/31/2004 - The So Cal Select had a strong showing in their first tournament of the Summer 2004 season at the American Pastime Memorial Day Classic.  While the official record was 3-3 they were only a few bad bounces away from being 5-1 in this tournament that featured 32 of the best teams in Southern California.  "I'm very proud of the effort that the team put into this tournament," said head coach Randy Harrison, "we were short handed due to other commitments and injuries and were down to only 9 players in our last game yet we held our own deep into the tournament.  This is the time of the year when all teams are trying to figure out what they have and I feel good about our team."

The Select, playing in 95+ degree temperatures in the desert-like climate featured two come from behind victories that showed the true character of this team.  Long days that started at 8:30 am and ending at 9:30 pm are a shock to the players used to playing only one game a day in high school.  "This is more like a national tournament schedule on the first weekend of the summer," one fan was heard to say,  Yet the Select didn't crumble.