Haylie McCleney Selected for 2017 U.S. Women’s National Team Roster
1/6/2017 1:55:00 PM | Softball
OKLAHOMA CITY – For the fourth-straight year, former Alabama standout Haylie McCleney has been selected to the U.S. Women's National Team roster, announced Friday by ASA/USA Softball.
McCleney is one of 20 athletes to make the national team roster following a four-day selection process. Sixteen of the 20 athletes, including McCleney, are returning from last year's team that won the gold medal at the 2016 World Baseball Softball Confederation Women's World Championship. This summer, Team USA will compete at the World Cup of Softball XII in Oklahoma City, Okla. and the Pan American Games/WBSC World Championship Qualifier. The full list of team events, including exhibition games, will be released at a later date.
McCleney has competed with Team USA every year since 2014 after playing for the Junior National Team in the summer of 2013 following her freshman season at Alabama. The four-year All-American concluded her Crimson Tide career in 2016 with four school career records, including a .447 career batting average. She is just the fifth player in program history and the 21st in NCAA history to total 300 hits, 200 runs and 100 stolen bases. She is a four-time All-SEC and SEC All-Defensive team honoree.
