Poland's Gabriel named to USA National Team

POLAND — Poland High sophomore Erin Gabriel has been selected to the 2010-11 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America announced today.

The 17 athletes selected hail from seven states: Arizona, California, Florida, Ohio, Oregon, Maryland and New Mexico.

Last weekend, Gabriel attended a tryout camp with 41 other hopefuls at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.

“It’s been a dream of mine to wear USA on my jersey,” said Gabriel who was 21-1 this season with the Bulldogs and Gatorade’s Ohio player of the year.

Gabriel’s first tournament with Team USA will be in August in Bogota, Colombia.

Full story appears in Wednesday’s edition of The Vindicator.