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Vipers qualify for gold national tournament

The Atlanta Vipers 18-Under Gold Team located here in Fayetteville

has qualified for the ASA GOLD National tournament. The Nationals will

be held in Marietta, Aug 8-15 at Lost Mountain Park.

The Vipers Gold traveled to Lynchburg, Va., last week to play in a

Gold Sector Qualifier, playing teams from across the country. They defeated

the Southern Cal Diamonds (6-5), Ca Jets Gold (3-0) and the Chattanooga

Yankettes (11-1) to pick up the National berth.

The team which consists of some of the finest young talent in the metro

area features 12 girls on Division 1 or Division 2 scholarships. Their

current record is 41-13. Local senior players from this area include

Stefanie Norman, a University of South Carolina signee, and Jennilee

Huddleston, a Indiana University signee.

Norman, a former Fayette County High All-State Senior All-Star and

a member of the 2002 AAAAA state championship teams, leads the team with

a .405 batting average and 48 RBIs. Huddleston, an All-State Senior All

Star as well as a member of the 2003 AAAAA state runnerup Starr's

Mill team and the Fayette Player of the Year also provides punch to the

Viper lineup.

Rising Senior Rebecca Aszman of Starr's Mill, a member of the

state runnerup team, is also a team member and is gaining some valuable

experience behind the plate. Paige Phillips a 2003 FCHS graduate has

returned from Tallahassee Community College to add some offensive power

to the lineup with a .300 average. Phillips was also a member of the

Fayette County State Championship team.

Pitcher Blair Potter, a sophomore at Wallace Community College, has

been strong since returning from school this summer with a 12-2 record

and 0.44. ERA and 4 saves. Eagle's Landing graduate Allison Cantrell,

Henry County Player of the year and a Coastal Carolina signee, provides

speed and defensive support from the right side at second base.

Other team members rounding out the team: Leadoff batter and centerfielder� Kacey

Ivey, a Georgia Tech signee from Chapel Hill High School; Jamie Fitzpatrick

from Woodland High School and Kent State, leads the team with seven homeruns;

Jamie West from Alexander High School and UNC-Charlotte; catcher Jennifer

Golden, former Heritage HS alumni and current sophomore at Texas A&M

Corpus Christi; sophomore Brittany Daniel � Heritage HS; senior Jacqueline

Wetherbee, Harrison HS, with a .352 batting average; pitcher Meredith

Ray, also a Heritage High School alum and current sophomore at Piedmont

College; Rachel Darr and Aileen Morales, both from Hardaway High, Columbus

and the Pitcher and Player of the Year who will attend Tennessee Tech

and Georgia Tech respectively.

The Atlanta Vipers Gold will participate in the Cardinal Classic Exposure

tournament this week in Rock Hill, SC to get ready for the Nationals.

The Vipers are one of sixty-four teams competing in this National Gold

event.

"We feel fortunate to qualify. There are some great teams in the

tournament, but we have a pretty solid ball club and are playing very

well," commented Manager Rex Norman. "If everything clicks

at the right time who knows how well we'll do. There is no better

way to wind up some of these young ladies summer careers than with a

National tournament right here in your own back yard."

Joining the Vipers representing Georgia in the tournament will be the

GA Elite, GA Fire Gold, Ga Fire Black, East Cobb Bullets and the East

Cobb Angels.

The Atlanta Vipers Fastpitch Softball club is a locally based organization

consisting of girls from the ages 10-18 with teams in all age groups.

For more information on the Vipers see their website https://www.eteamz.com/atlantavipers