I had a chance to talk to Bret Denio, who is a coach for the Explosion 18 Gold softball travel team, the other day. Denio is very connected in the county softball scene and he put together a list of 60 local players that have signed or given verbal commitments to colleges.

Denio also has created a new Web site, usatravelball.com, that was designed to be a recruiting tool for college coaches. Players can buy a one-year membership for $39. Coaches can search through the profiles, which have high school and travel ball history, GPA, contact information, videos, photo galleries and more.

Here is a look at county softball players that have signed or given verbal commitments:

CENTURY LEAGUE

Kylie Wagner (El Modena) Evansville

Allison Taylor (El Modena) UC Santa Barbara

Emily McEwen (El Modena) Cal State Dominguez Hills

Michelle Takeda (El Dorado) Maryland

Vanessa Spears (Brea Olinda) Ohio State

Jennifer Esteban (Brea Olinda) Louisville

Katrina Bodewig (Brea Olinda) LMU

EMPIRE LEAGUE

Jamia Reid (Kennedy) Cal

Elia Reid (Kennedy) Cal

Allee Allen (Kennedy) Oklahoma

Ashley Hewitt (Kennedy) Illinois Chicago

Monica Aguilar (Kennedy) St. Joseph’s

Andrea Harrison (Pacifica) UCLA

Kristen Arriola (Pacifica) Arizona

Christina Zambrana (Pacifica) Arizona State

Cheyenne Mascarenas (Pacifica) Memphis

Kristen Little (Pacifica) Cal State Humboldt

Katie Tamayo (Pacifica) Central Arizona

Alicia Herron (Cypress) Ohio State

Mallory Campbell (Cypress) Cal State Fullerton

Kelley Wedel (Loara) Illinois

Torie Schmidt (Valencia) Texas

FREEWAY LEAGUE

Katey Laban (Fullerton) Cal State Fullerton

Mel Bensema (La Habra) Michigan State

Ariel Tsuchiyama (Sonora) Cal State Fullerton

Megan Colletta (Sonora) Ohio State

GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE

Gabby Aragon (Rancho Alamitos) Cal State Fullerton

Caitlin Bradac (Garden Grove) Fairleigh Dickinson

GOLDEN WEST LEAGUE

Nikole Afusia (Ocean View) Arizona State

ORANGE COAST LEAGUE

Alisha Rosen (Calvary Chapel) Long Beach State

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Megan Denio (Beckman) Long Beach State

Kindra Bennett (Beckman) North Dakota

SEA VIEW LEAGUE

Chloe Valenzuela (Foothill) St. Peters

Niki Williams (El Toro) Washington

Kendall Hennings (El Toro) Cal Poly SLO

Carly Land (El Toro) Cal State San Bernardino

Allison Dorr (El Toro) Akron

Christina Capobianco (El Toro) Boise State

SOUTH COAST LEAGUE

Michelle Tait (Mission Viejo) Pacific

MacKensey Carter (Mission Viejo) Georgetown

Jessica Richards (Mission Viejo) Fordham

Jillian Stanley (Mission Viejo) George Washington

Brooke Fisher (Mission Viejo) Florida Tech

Bree Cassidy (Mission Viejo) Vermont

Heather Schwartzburg (Capistrano Valley) Quinnipiac

Dani Yudin (Tesoro) UCLA

Nicole Lund (Tesoro) Cal Poly SLO

Sam Pappas (Tesoro) Oregon

SUNSET LEAGUE

Jackie Ristow (Los Alamitos) Tennessee Tech

Molly Khalil (Los Alamitos) Dartmouth

Rachel Miller (Edison) UC Davis

Dani Miller (Edison) Notre Dame

Jordyn Bohon (Esperanza) Concordia

Ashley MacQueen (Esperanza) Colorado State

Jane Messersmith (Newport Harbor) Bucknell

Marissa Tamez (Fountain Valley) Caldwell

TRINITY LEAGUE

Cassie Monnahan (Santa Margarita) Point Loma

Kelly Harman (Santa Margarita) UC Davis

Christine Prochnow (Santa Margarita) Santa Clara

Jackie Guy (Orange Lutheran) Illinois

Caitrin DeBaun (Rosary) Long Beach State

Jordann Wakabayashi (Rosary) Chapman

Nicole Ortiz (Rosary) Holy Cross

CARLOS ARIAS/OCVarsity.com

carias@ocregister.com

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