Aubree Munro was named to the 2016 USA Softball Women's National Team.
Four Gators Named to USWNT, One Selected to U.S. Women’s Elite Team
Friday, January 8, 2016 | Softball
Aubree Munro, Kelsey Stewart, Kelly Barnhill and Michelle Moultrie will play for the USWNT during its 2016 campaign. In addition, Nicole DeWitt was selected to play for the U.S. Women’s Elite Team.
IRVINE, Calif. – University of Florida senior catcher Aubree Munro, senior infielder Kelsey Stewart, freshman pitcher Kelly Barnhill and Gator Great Michelle Moultrie will play for the USA Softball Women's National Team (WNT) during its 2016 campaign, the Amateur Softball Association of America announced on Friday. In addition, sophomore Nicole DeWitt was selected to play for the U.S. Women's Elite Team.
Moultrie and Stewart received their sixth and third consecutive selections to Team USA, respectively, while Munro and Barnhill were named to the national team for the first time. DeWitt will compete with the elite team after she and Barnhill spent last summer with the U.S. Junior National Team.
In total, 18 athletes were selected to represent the Red, White and Blue on the 2016 Women's National Team this summer while an additional 18 athletes have been named to the USA Softball Women's Elite Team. Held at Bill Barber Park in Irvine, Calif., 40 athletes participated in the selection camp where they were evaluated by members of the Women's National Team Selection Committee (WNTSC), who selected the two rosters.
Nine of the 18 athletes selected to the USWNT were from Southeastern Conference schools and Florida had the most representatives of any program in the country. In addition, Barnhill is the youngest athlete to be chosen for the U.S. Women's National Team's roster since Stanford's Ashley Hanson in 2009.
Representing the U.S. this summer as a member of the WNT are 12 returning veterans from the 2015 roster and six newcomers. Comprising the Women's Elite Team are 11 athletes who have experience in the Red, White and Blue on either the 2015 Women's or Junior Women's National Teams, while seven rookies will get their first taste of international experience this year.
Click here for the complete 2016 USA Softball Women's National Team and Women's Elite Team rosters
2016 Schedule
Members of the WNT will compete in the World Cup of Softball XI, the XV World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's World Championship in Surrey, B.C., Canada and the Japan Cup. Meanwhile, the Women's Elite Team will participate in a series of exhibition games against the Women's National Team in addition to the World Cup of Softball XI.
The Women's Elite Team will also participate in exhibition games at the USA Softball JO Cup in Marietta, Ga.
A full list of National Team events, including exhibition games, will be released at a later date.
Coaches' Corner
Florida Head Coach Tim Walton
"What a great opportunity for these five outstanding individuals to continue to learn and develop while playing for their country. I'm proud of all of them and can't wait to see how they perform this summer playing for the red, white and blue."
Women's National Team Head Coach Ken Eriksen
"This was definitely the deepest pool of athletes that have been to a National Team Selection Camp since 2010. I think this proves that our youth movement as far as participation numbers goes is very healthy in the U.S. The next step is taking this group of 36 athletes and continuing to develop them to be a mature group of ball players… I think we have what we need as far as position players and pitching depth to feel pretty good going into the future. Now, it's whether they have the capacity, as our returning veterans have proven, to take this more serious than ever before.
U.S. National Team Experience
Aubree Munro
Kelsey Stewart
Nicole DeWitt
Kelly Barnhill
Michelle Moultrie
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Moultrie and Stewart received their sixth and third consecutive selections to Team USA, respectively, while Munro and Barnhill were named to the national team for the first time. DeWitt will compete with the elite team after she and Barnhill spent last summer with the U.S. Junior National Team.
In total, 18 athletes were selected to represent the Red, White and Blue on the 2016 Women's National Team this summer while an additional 18 athletes have been named to the USA Softball Women's Elite Team. Held at Bill Barber Park in Irvine, Calif., 40 athletes participated in the selection camp where they were evaluated by members of the Women's National Team Selection Committee (WNTSC), who selected the two rosters.
Nine of the 18 athletes selected to the USWNT were from Southeastern Conference schools and Florida had the most representatives of any program in the country. In addition, Barnhill is the youngest athlete to be chosen for the U.S. Women's National Team's roster since Stanford's Ashley Hanson in 2009.
Representing the U.S. this summer as a member of the WNT are 12 returning veterans from the 2015 roster and six newcomers. Comprising the Women's Elite Team are 11 athletes who have experience in the Red, White and Blue on either the 2015 Women's or Junior Women's National Teams, while seven rookies will get their first taste of international experience this year.
Click here for the complete 2016 USA Softball Women's National Team and Women's Elite Team rosters
2016 Schedule
Members of the WNT will compete in the World Cup of Softball XI, the XV World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's World Championship in Surrey, B.C., Canada and the Japan Cup. Meanwhile, the Women's Elite Team will participate in a series of exhibition games against the Women's National Team in addition to the World Cup of Softball XI.
The Women's Elite Team will also participate in exhibition games at the USA Softball JO Cup in Marietta, Ga.
A full list of National Team events, including exhibition games, will be released at a later date.
Coaches' Corner
Florida Head Coach Tim Walton
"What a great opportunity for these five outstanding individuals to continue to learn and develop while playing for their country. I'm proud of all of them and can't wait to see how they perform this summer playing for the red, white and blue."
Women's National Team Head Coach Ken Eriksen
"This was definitely the deepest pool of athletes that have been to a National Team Selection Camp since 2010. I think this proves that our youth movement as far as participation numbers goes is very healthy in the U.S. The next step is taking this group of 36 athletes and continuing to develop them to be a mature group of ball players… I think we have what we need as far as position players and pitching depth to feel pretty good going into the future. Now, it's whether they have the capacity, as our returning veterans have proven, to take this more serious than ever before.
U.S. National Team Experience
Aubree Munro
- This will be Munro's first USWNT experience
Kelsey Stewart
- USA Softball Women's National Team, 2014-15
- Assisted USA to a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Helped the Stars and Stripes to a gold medal at the World Cup of Softball X where she hit .350 in eight games
- Assisted the Eagles to a gold medal at the World Cup of Softball and a silver medal at the ISF XIV Women's World Championship
- Helped Team USA end their 2015 season with a Gold Medal finish at the Japan Cup
- 2013 USA Softball Junior Women's National Team
- Led the Red, White & Blue to a silver medal in July 2013 at the ISF X Jr. Women's World Championship
Nicole DeWitt
- USA Softball Junior National Team, 2015
- Assisted the Eagles to a fifth-place finish at the World Cup of Softball X.
- Helped the Stars and Stripes win a gold medal at the 2015 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Women's World Championship (JWWC). She paced the Eagles offensive attack as she hit .381 (8-for-21) with 12 RBI and 15 runs scored.
Kelly Barnhill
- USA Softball Junior National Team, 2015
- Assisted the Eagles to a fifth-place finish at the World Cup of Softball X.
- Helped the Stars and Stripes win a gold medal at the 2015 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Women's World Championship (JWWC). In the circle, Barnhill was a perfect 6-0 for the Eagles as she struck out 51 batters in just 26 innings pitched. In addition she recorded a miniscule 0.54 earned run average.
Michelle Moultrie
- USA Softball Women's National Team, 2011-15
- A two-time All-American at Florida, Moultrie holds the program's career record for stolen bases (83) and the single-season marks for hitting (.443, 2011) and on-base percentage (.519, 2011). The Jacksonville, Fla., native is one of three Gators to be named Most Outstanding Player of the Women's College World Series (WCWS), an award she earned in 2011. Moultrie closed her career with a Southeastern Conference (SEC) Player of the Year accolade in 2012.
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