Three Aggie Softball Players Set To Play Against USA Olympic Softball Team

Utah State softball players Simone Hubbard, Megan McDonald andMichelle Workman will be playing against the USA Softball Women’s NationalTeam as members of the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) WestRegional All-Star team on Wednesday, July 8. The Portland Metro SoftballAssociation is hosting the event at Erv Lind Stadium in Portland, Ore., andthe game is set to start at 8 p.m. (MT).

“It’s a great opportunity for these ladies to play against the defendingOlympic champions, who are the best in the world,” said Utah State softballhead coach Candi Letts. “This will be a lifetime memory for them and theywill be representing Utah State softball in a positive manner.”

The 2008 Softball Women’s National Team is competing in over 40 cities as apart of the 2008 Bound 4 Beijing Tour to prepare the team for the 2008Beijing Olympic Games. The tour started on February 9 at the University ofArizona. The 2008 Women’s National Team, who will travel to Beijing inAugust to defend their three gold-medals, is competing against NCAA DivisionI opponents, Regional All-Star teams as well as International Competition.

After the final game of the Tour in Irvine, Calif., the team will travel toBeijing on Aug. 4 for the Olympic Games. Competition will start Aug. 12 withthe Gold Medal Game being played on Aug. 21.

Wednesday’s game is sold out but GameTracker is available atwww.usasoftball.com/events.