Softball: Orange County all-star game is Wednesday

The 2008 Orange County Coaches All Star Softball Classic will be played Wednesday, June 4, at Barber Park in Irvine. Pregame ceremonies start at 6:45 p.m. with the nine-inning contest to follow.

The "American" team is drawn from the Academy, Freeway, Orange, Pacific Coast, Sea View, South Coast and Trinity Leagues, while the "National" team will comprises players from the Century, Empire, Garden Grove, Golden West and Sunset Leagues

Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $2 for high school students, $1 for youth and high school students with school ID. Youth wearing their youth team uniform and accompanied by a paying adult will be admitted free of charge.

Preliminary rosters for both teams follow:

American team
Kindra Bennett (Beckman)
Kelly Bosshart (Northwood)
Christine Capobianco (El Toro)
MacKensey Carter (Mission Viejo)
Megan Denio (Beckman)
Allison Dorr (El Toro)
Lizette Fernandez (Mater Dei)
Shannon Halverson (Western)
Kelly Harman (Santa Margarita)
Kendal Hennings (El Toro)
Lindsey Kulick (Aliso Viejo)
Katey Laban (Fullerton)
Brittany Marchant (Savanna)
Cassie Monnahan (Santa Margarita)
Nicole Ortiz (Rosary)
Capri Ruiz (Capistrano Valley Christian)
Michelle Tait (Mission Viejo)
Chloe Valenzuela (Foothill)
Jordann Wakabayashi (Rosary)
Niki Williams (El Toro)
Dani Yudin (Tesoro)

Coach: Nicola Huerta (Rosary)

National team
Nikole Afusia (Ocean View)
Monica Aguilar (La Palma Kennedy)
Allee Allen (La Palma Kennedy)
Taylor Allison (El Modena)
Kristen Arriola (Garden Grove Pacifica)
Katrina Bodewig (Brea Olinda)
Caitlin Bradac (Garden Grove)
Brinnon Faith (El Dorado)
Andrea Harrison (Garden Grove Pacifica)
Alicia Herron (Cypress)
Ashley Hewett (La Palma Kennedy)
Emily McEwen (El Modena)
Rachel Miller (Edison)
Jackie Munoz (Esperanza)
Jackie Orosco (Santa Ana)
Elia Reid (La Palma Kennedy)
Jamia Reid (La Palma Kennedy)
Vanessa Spears (Brea Olinda)
Kylie Wagner (El Modena)
Christina Zambrana (Garden Grove Pacifica)
Alyssa Zambrano (El Modena)

Coach: Jami Shannon (La Palma Kennedy)

-- Eric Maddy, Times' stats guru