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News Headlines for April 2003

4/30/2003 - Top 10 Finalists named for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Amateur Softball Association, the National Governing Body for Softball in the United States, announced today the top 10 finalists for the 2003 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award. The award, which is considered the Heisman Trophy in women's c...more

4/29/2003 - Arizona continues streak at No.1 in ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate T... OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – With a record of 45-4, the Wildcats of Arizona remained dominate in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll for the week of April 21-27. Currently riding an eight-game win streak, it marks the third straight week the Pac-10 leader received all 18 fir...more

4/29/2003 - Courtnay Foster selected as USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Amateur Softball Association announced today the selection of Northwestern freshman pitcher Courtnay Foster as USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Week for the week of April 21-27. The freshman from Tucson, AZ fanned the first 10 batters she ...more

4/22/2003 - Arizona Wildcats continue at No. 1 for third straight week in ESPN.com... OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Arizona captured all 18 first place votes for the week of April 14-20 to continue their dominance at No.1 among the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 Collegiate Poll. The 41-4 Wildcats defeated instate rival No. 11 Arizona State on two occasions to remain atop the...more

4/22/2003 - Gladding selected as USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the We... OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – After a stellar performance both at the plate and in the circle, the Amateur Softball Association, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced today the selection of University of Florida’s Jenny Gladding as National Collegiate Play...more

More headlines for April, 2003

4/16/2003	ASA/USA Softball announces specialty College Corner apparel to o...

4/16/2003	Stacey Nuveman and Lisa Fernandez to showcase talents on ABC’s ‘...

4/15/2003	Texas’ Cat Osterman selected as USA Softball National Player of ...

4/14/2003	USA Softball announces 2003 Men’s and Women’s National Schedule

4/9/2003	Amateur Softball Association announces Top 25 Finalists for Coll...

4/8/2003	Arizona regains No. 1 Ranking in ESPN.com/USA Softball collegiat...

4/8/2003	Arizona freshman Alicia Hollowell garners USA Softball’s Nationa...

4/7/2003	USA Softball announces catcher Stacey Nuveman and pitcher Michae...

4/7/2003	Finch dominates ESPN.com/Page 2's Wacky bracket as 2003 Champion

4/4/2003	‘Oops she did it again!’ Finch advances over Britney Spears to r...

4/4/2003	Julie Eversgerd joins Amateur Softball Association and USA Softb...

4/2/2003	UCLA remains No.1 In ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Pol...

4/1/2003	UCLA hurler Keira Goerl earns USA Softball Player of the Week ho...