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News Headlines for February 2003

2/28/2003 - ESPN.com has Finch vs. Kournikova showdown source: from ESPN.com Sure, we'd seen Jennie Finch on the softball mound a few times … and we certainly hadn't forgotten her performance as the runaway winner of our Best Dressed competition at the 2002 ESPY Awards. But when we compile...more

2/25/2003 - Tennessee's Stacey Jennings selected as the USA Softball Collegiate Pl... OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—The Amateur Softball Association, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced today the selection of Tennessee freshman sensation Stacey Jennings as the USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Week for the week of February 17-2...more

2/25/2003 - UCLA holds top spot in first ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25. OKLAHOMA CITY, OK---The Amateur Softball Association, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced today the first ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll. The ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll is voted on by NCAA Division I coaches re...more

2/25/2003 - USA Softball and ESPN join forces to launch the 2003 ESPN.com/USA So... Oklahoma City, OK---The Amateur Softball Association, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced today it has joined forces with ESPN to launch the 2003 ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll. "What makes this poll unique is that its voters rep...more

2/19/2003 - ASA issues statement regarding bat engraving Oklahoma City, OK ---ASA Director of Umpires Merle Butler issued a statement today regarding bat engraving. This statement is in response to numerous questions concerning what can legally be engraved on a bat. Bat engraving is addressed in Rule 1 of the ASA Rule Book under defin...more

More headlines for February, 2003

2/18/2003	Cal State Fullerton's Amanda Hockett selected as the first USA S...

2/14/2003	Amateur Softball Association announces initial watch list for ...

2/11/2003	USA Softball announces players chosen from Open Junior Women's t...

2/7/2003	Assistant Coaches Named For Junior Men's National Team