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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Cal’s Jocelyn Forest and Veronica Nelson have been selected by the Amateur Softball Association as two of the 51 of the nation’s finest women’s fast pitch softball players to participate in the USA Softball Women’s National Team Camp, May 30–June 3 at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista. USA Softball will select two 16-player teams to represent the U.S. in international competitions during the 2001 season.  

The players invited are a who’s who of women’s fast pitch softball, including NCAA champions, world champions and a total of 54 NCAA All-America selections. A total of 10 states from Alabama to California and 15 NCAA Division I colleges will be represented at the camp. 

Forest, a junior from Santa Maria, is currently 22-3 overall and is among the top 10 in the NCAA in wins, ERA and strikeouts per seven innings. Earlier this season, Forest had an 88 consecutive scoreless-inning streak, good enough for sixth on the all-time NCAA record book.  

Nelson, a sophomore from Oakland, tied the Cal career home run record last weekend with her 28th career homer against Oregon. The home run was her 14th of the year, tying her own Cal season home run record that she set in 2000. Nelson currently is batting .404 overall, and has drawn a Pac-10 leading 58 walks. Last year, Nelson shattered the NCAA season walk record with 87.  

Selections for the national teams will be made following the camp. The two teams will then participate in the USA Softball Shootout, a four-city west coast tour that will stop in Portland (June 8), Spokane (June 10), Sacramento (June 14) and Los Angeles (June 17) prior to leaving for the U.S. Cup in Hawaii.  

USA Softball Women’s National Teams have been among the most dominating of any sports team in history. The USA’s ability to bring home the gold in World Championships, the Pan American Games and the Olympics is unchallenged, with a total of 13.