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News Headlines for April 2006

4/25/2006 - Settlemier and Miranda awarded Co-National Player of the Week OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – For the first time this season, USA Softball has selected Co-National Collegiate Player of the Week honorees. Kansas’ Serena Settlemier (Kelso, Wash.) and Oregon State’s Cambria Miranda (Camarillo, CA) have been selected for their exceptional performances t...more

4/25/2006 - UCLA Remains No. 1 OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – With 17 first-place votes the UCLA Bruins (36-4) remain as the top team in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll as announced today by the Amateur Softball Association. Despite suffering a 2-0 setback to Oregon State (33-7), UCLA rebounded with a...more

4/18/2006 - LSU’s Turner selected Player of the Week OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Amateur Softball Association announced today the selection of LSU junior pitcher Emily Turner as the USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Week. This week’s SEC Pitcher of the Week went 2-0 after holding No. 3 Alabama to its lowest run total si...more

4/18/2006 - UCLA is Unanimous No. 1 OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – For the first time this season there is a unanimous team at the top of the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll. UCLA captured every first-place vote to remain as the No. 1 team in the nation announced today by the Amateur Softball Association. The ...more

4/13/2006 - New ASA Credit Card MINNEAPOLIS and OKLAHOMA CITY – The Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) has launched a new affinity credit card partnership with U.S. Bank that financially supports the organization and the sport of softball each time a new card is activated and again each and every tim...more

More headlines for April, 2006

4/13/2006	ASA Files Lawsuit Against Bat Doctors

4/11/2006	UCLA's Duran selected Player of the Week

4/11/2006	UCLA Reclaims Top Spot

4/7/2006	25 finalists for the Collegiate Player of the Year

4/4/2006	Northwestern’s Cooper selected Player of the Week

4/4/2006	Longhorns Grab Top Spot