NCAA Softball

L.A. Times Archives

Jan. 31, 2000 12 AM PT

TheUSA Today/NFCA Division I college softball top 25, featuring the players on their rosters with Orange County connections:

1. UCLA

Julie Adams (Cypress), 3B, Sr.; Toria Auelua (Pacifica), C/3B, Fr.; Amanda Freed (Pacifica), P, So.; Stephanie Swenson (San Clemente), P, Jr.; Natasha Watley (Woodbridge), SS/OF, Fr.

2. Washington

Jaime Clark (Foothill), IF, Fr.; Kelly Hauxhurst (Westminster), OF, Jr.; Jenny Topping (La Habra), C, Fr.

3. Fresno State

Alicia Dowland (Kennedy), IF, Jr.; Lindsay Fossatti (Foothill), IF, So.; Caitlin Haworth-Yasger (El Dorado), C, Fr.; Lovieane Jung (Fountain Valley), IF, So.

4. Arizona

Lauren Bauer (Foothill), OF, Jr.; Lindsey Collins (Fountain Valley), C, Jr.; Toni Mascarenas (Pacifica), 3B, Jr.

5. Southern Mississippi

6. Michigan

Kelsey Kollen (Mater Dei), 2B, So.; Marissa Young (Mater Dei), IF, Fr.

7. Louisiana State

8. Oklahoma

Leah Gulla (Ocean View), IF, Fr.; Christy Ring (Calvary Chapel), OF, So.

9. Arizona State

Sara Kahler (Los Alamitos), C/3B, Fr.; Nichole Thompson (Woodbridge), OF, So.

10. Louisiana-Lafayette

Michele Bailon (St. Paul/Cypress College), 2B, Sr.

11. Oregon State

12. California

Eryn Manahan (Foothill), 2B/SS, Fr.; Kristen Morley (Santa Margarita), OF, Fr.

13. Nebraska

14. DePaul

Julie Luna (Rosary), P/IF, Sr.; Vanessa Saavedra (Trabuco Hills), P, So.

15. Long Beach State

Christina Ashley (Santa Margarita), OF, So.; Natalie Bonillas (Marina), IF, Fr.; Jaclyn Fredrickson (La Quinta), 3B, So.; Traci Hensel (Kennedy), P, Jr.; Kristina McCarty (Villa Park), UT, Fr.; Carissa Reiswig (Dana Hills), 1B/OF, So.; Stacy Silva (Cypress), 1B, Jr.

16. Massachusetts

Carrie Jeffries (El Dorado), P, Jr.; Debbie Tomoguchi (Irvine), OF, Jr.

17. Michigan State

Shealee Dunavan (Mater Dei), 1B, Jr.; Margaret Hollis (Mater Dei), C, Sr.

18. South Carolina

Heather Culver (Villa Park), P, So.

19. Texas

Courtney Ryan (Mater Dei), C, So.

20. Hawaii

Tyree Woodruff (Irvine), OF, Jr.

21. Stanford

Robin Walker (Mater Dei), IF, So.