DURHAM, N.C. – Duke assistant coach Amanda Chidester has been named to the 2017 USA Softball Women’s National Team. The team will compete at the World Cup of Softball XII in July in Oklahoma City, Okla., and at a Pan American Games/World Baseball Softball Confederation World Championship Qualifier.
Chidester has been a member of the USA Softball Women’s National since 2012. This past July, she helped the United States capture the gold medal at the WBSC Women’s World Championship in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, by batting .591 with a team-high seven home runs along with 18 RBI and 11 runs scored.