18U GOLD National Championship
USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex, Oklahoma City: July 19-25
Tucson Royals 03 is in Oklahoma City this weekend to compete for the USA Softball 18 Gold National Championship. The team is 12-3 in the summer season.
POOL PLAY SCHEDULE
Monday, July 20
-Oregon Thunder 18
-OK Exclusive 18U
Tuesday, July 21
-Texas Glory 2020
ROSTER
Alexis Guzman, Salpointe P/UTL 2023
Ariana Bettini, Salpointe OF 2022
Cheyenne Cunningham, Buena 2B/SS 2021
Hailie Mann, Mountain View P/1B 2021
JoLynn Niegocki, Mountain View C/OF 2021
Laura Scott-Winhold, Buena C/OF 2021
Lauren Brown, Buena SS/2B 2020 X
Leila Rouhani, Marana P/1B 2021
Makayla Morales, Mountain View LF/UTL 2021
Mariah Cunningham, Buena OF 2022
Mya Freund-Carbajal, Walden Grove RF/UTL 2021
Samantha Dougherty, Catalina Foothills C/3B 2022
Sophia Griffith, Buena P/1B 2022
Tatiana Federico SS/3B 2022, Salpointe
Tatum Caldwell, Marana 3B/2B 2021
Coach: Ray Camacho
Manager: Ambur Mann
Elite teams from across the U.S. are preparing for the 2020 #USASoftball 18-Under #GOLDNationals 🥎👇
📍 Arizona ➡️ OKC@TucsonRoyals03 team preview » https://t.co/9AaZcRNUKj
📍 Colorado ➡️ OKC@ColoradoStyxx team preview » https://t.co/3L4FTdcZfF pic.twitter.com/JDoMGGwyEH
— USA Softball (@USASoftball) July 16, 2020
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