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News Headlines for February 2005

2/22/2005 - Baylor’s Tessa Lynam chosen Player of the Week OKLAHOMA CITY, OK ---The Amateur Softball Association announced today Tessa Lynam (Alpharetta, Ga.) of Baylor University as the USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Week for the week of February 15-20. She led the No. 11 Lady Bears with a .571 batting average through s...more

2/22/2005 - Wildcats still No. 1 in Top 25 Poll OKLAHOMA CITY, OK ---Arizona and California remain in a virtual dead heat for the top spot in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll. The Wildcats held on to the top spot this week by a mere seven points, collecting 13 of the 20 first place votes. This marks the 20th we...more

2/15/2005 - Arizona edges California for top spot OKLAHOMA CITY, OK ---Arizona sits atop the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll after being declared co-No. 1’s with Pac 10 rival California just a week ago. The Wildcats picked up 12 of the 20 first place votes to edge Cal by only three points for the No. 1 ranking. Sinc...more

2/15/2005 - Abbott garners Player of the Week Honors OKLAHOMA CITY, OK --- The Amateur Softball Association announced today the selection of sophomore left-handed pitcher Monica Abbott (Salinas, Calif.) as the USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Week. A 2-0 record for the week, she pitched a hitless inning of relief in ...more

2/14/2005 - Autographed Posters Now Available Oklahoma City, OK---Softball fans and sports collectors around the world can now own autographed posters of some of softball’s biggest names. 18 x 24 posters of Lisa Fernandez and Jennie Finch can now be purchased on www.soft...more

More headlines for February, 2005

2/11/2005	ASA Men's Major Qualifiers

2/9/2005	USA Softball Team of the Year

2/9/2005	USA Softball Extends Deadline for National Team Coaching Pool Ap...

2/8/2005	Arizona’s Fox named National Player of the Week

2/8/2005	Arizona and California tie at No. 1