USSSA Pride owner, Don DeDonatis, announced in early January the team’s participation in the prestigious college tournament, the Cathedral City Classic. The Pride started off the week facing Cal Lutheran University on Monday, then face off on Tuesday against Cal St. Northridge. The Pride on Wednesday will then travel south to Palm Springs in what is hoped to be a very successful showing of professional and college softball.
The annual event will take place at its traditional venue, Big League Dreams Sports Park.The showcase features 34 college softball teams, including 22 NCAA Tournament teams from last season, five 2011 WCWS teams and 19 All-American softball student-athletes.
“Bringing our girls to this tournament not only gives the NPF (National Pro-Fastpitch) great exposure but we want to show current college players that there will be a competitive and successful professional league waiting for them once they graduate,” said DeDonatis.
The Pride will start the week off in Los Angeles, California playing an exhibition game against Cal State Northridge. Former Olympian and Matadors Head Coach Tairia Flowers said, “We’re excited to bring some of the best in our sport to our campus for what should be a great day. The Pride brings in a talented roster of former college standouts and our club is looking forward to the test.”
After facing the Matadors, the Pride will then travel to Palm Springs to face Cal State San Marcos (2/23), Concordia College (2/25), and Victor Valley (2/26).
For more information on the Cathedral City Classic and how to get tickets click here.
Pride Players for the week of 2/19-2/26
Natasha Watley
Jessica Mendoza
Cat Osterman
Caitlin Lowe
Danielle Lawrie
Andrea Duran
Lauren Lappin
Ashley Charters
Jenn Salling
Francesca Enea
Megan Willis
Jordan Taylor
Game Schedule
Tuesday February 21
1:00 PM USSSA Pride vs. Cal State Northridge
Thursday February 23
8:00 PM USSSA Pride vs. Cal State San Marcos
Saturday February 25
7:30 PM USSSA Pride vs. Concordia College
Sunday February 26
3:00 PM USSSA Pride vs. Victor Valley












Brett and Danielle Lawrie trained together as kids and competing passionately against each other is what made each sibling so good. Always needing to win every contest — whether it was baseball, basketball, running, pingpong, cornhole, anything — is the drive that helped Danielle become an Olympian, a two-time national college player of the year, a national champion and one of the world’s best softball players. It also is what made Brett, 22, an Olympian, a first-round draft pick and one of major league baseball’s top young players, now possibly on the verge of stardom with the Blue Jays.
Game times for the Hurricane Alley Waterpark Coastal Classic are 7 p.m., 7 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., respectively. Saturday’s action features a twi-night doubleheader.






