May 13, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Texas A&M freshman Meagan May was selected for the 2010 USA Softball Women's Futures National Team, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America announced on Thursday.
From Spring, Texas, May is one of 18 elite athletes chosen for the Futures Team, which includes both USA Softball rookies and those with program experience. It consists of athletes who currently play or have played at 13 schools in six Division I conferences.
As a member of the Futures Team, May will start the season by playing exhibition games against the 2010 USA Softball Women's National Team in Canton and Ashland, Ohio, June 16-17. She will also compete against the National Teams of Canada, Japan and the USA at the 2010 World Cup of Softball, July 22-26, at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Okla. To purchase tickets to see the Futures team in action, visit http://www.ohioasasoftball.org/ for the Ohio exhibitions and http://www.softballoutlet.com for the World Cup.
The Aggie catcher will also fill spots on the USA team competing at the Canadian Open Fast Pitch International Championship, July 7-11, in Surrey, B.C., and exhibition games in Whitehorse, Yukon, July 13-14. An additional athlete will also be added to the Japan Cup roster August 3-9, in Sendai City, Japan.
At Texas A&M, May set the single-season home run record and the single-season total bases record. She is on pace to finish near the top of four other season records. May has earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors twice and leads the conference in six offensive categories. She has also recorded 18 multiple-hit games and 16 multiple-RBI games so far in her freshman campaign.
About ASA
The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation's largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 76 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 210,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit www.asasoftball.com.
About USA Softball
USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men's, Women's, Junior Boys' and Junior Girls' National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women's National Team is one of the only two women's sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won eight World Championship titles including the last six consecutive as well as claimed two World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about USA Softball, please visit www.usasoftball.com.