USA SOFTBALL of FLORIDA
12U ALL AMERICAN TEAM SELECTED

Thanks to all the players who tried out for the USA Softball of Florida 12U All American Team! Listed below are the 15 selected for the team. Acceptance emails have been sent and we are looking to receive our responses by Wednesday.  Thanks again to all who support our program.

Avery Arrington, Jaydan Baker, Bristiin Bordeau, Maria Brooks,  Zoe Calvez, Macey Cintron, Iriana Diaz, Genesis Duran, Megan Rasmussen, Karley Shelton, Danielle Sigal, Hannah Taylor, Ava Thornsbury, Gabby Willis and Alexandra Wright.

This group will represent USA Softball of Florida in the USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, June 29-July 1.

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I would like to welcome Anthony Small as the New USA Softball State UIC for Florida. Anthony will be replacing Matt Dunbar, who stepped down from his UIC duties effective December 31st.  Anthony has over 20 years of umpiring experience, with over 15 years of that with the Amateur Softball Association of America, now USA Softball.  Anthony states, “the speed of the game” is what made him a convert from baseball to softball.

Like others, Anthony began umpiring in Little League where he made it to Sectionals. While umpiring baseball, Anthony attended the Baseball Field of Dreams in Cooperstown, where he earned the championship plate of his eight-man crew. After converting to ASA/USA, Anthony has attended multiple National Championships across the nation, including the 12U Nationals in Alabama, 14U in Washington, 18U Gold in California and Florida. In addition, Anthony has worked two of the USA Softball’s Junior Olympic Cup Championships.  Anthony received his ASA Elite status for softball after achieving two excellent ratings at the 18U Gold National where he was assigned the championship plate.

Anthony participates in numerous NCAA Conferences including SEC, ACC, AAC, ASun, Conference USA and the MEAC.  During his time at the NCAA level, he has attended many conference championships and has also been assigned to a D2 Regional in Georgia and a D1 Regional at Florida.

Anthony was very fortunate to have begun his softball umpire career in Florida where he worked for one of the BEST UICs in our game, Matt Dunbar.  Another mentor was the late great Julie Johnson who also provided some very influential mentorship. He credits all of his mentors with instilling in him the ASA/USA philosophy. Anthony brings his enthusiasm to USA Softball umpiring and is looking forward to working with our umpires, teams, coaches and staff to keep USA Softball the best place to play!

We welcome Anthony in his new role as the USA Softball of Florida State UIC!

USA Softball Florida is currently seeking vendors interested in selling merchandise at upcoming tournaments.  For more information about becoming a vendor contact Iris Dunbar at itbdunbar@aol.com.