University of Georgia Athletics
Tina Iosefa Signs With UGA Softball
November 20, 2011 | Softball
Nov. 20, 2011
ATHENS, Ga. - University of Georgia head softball coach Lu Harris-Champer announced on Sunday that Tina Iosefa has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Bulldogs.
Iosefa, a 5-10, right-handed catcher from Downey, Calif., will join the Bulldogs from Warren High School where she plays for Mary Starksen. Iosefa is a two-time Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass First Team selection who helped WHS advance to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) finals in 2010 and quarterfinals in 2011. As a junior in 2011, Iosefa was named the Long Beach Press Telegram Dream Team Player of the Year and the All-League Most Valuable Player. In 2010 as a sophomore she was named First Team All-CIF and a first-team selection on the Long Beach Press Telegram Dream Team. In 2009, the Bears advanced to the second round of the CIF playoffs and Iosefa was an All-League First Team selection and received honorable mention Long Beach Press Telegram Dream Team recognition. Iosefa plays travel ball for the Firecrackers Organization, where she helped her team earn 18U Colorado Fireworks championships in 2010 and 2011 and Canadian Cup championships in 2010 and 2011. At the Premiere National Championships, Iosefa and the Fireworks finished 13th in 2010 and runner-up in 2011. Iosefa also competed in junior varsity basketball at WHS and has been recognized as a scholar-athlete.
"Tina is perhaps the strongest athlete in the country in the 2012 recruiting class," Georgia head coach Lu Harris-Champer said. "She is one of the best pure hitters in the country and her potential to produce homeruns is unlimited. Tina has played with one of the truly elite travel ball programs, the Worth Firecrackers, for coach Tony Rico, and she will bring us a wealth of leadership ability and experience when she arrives on campus next fall and we look forward to having her work with our pitching staff."
Iosefa is the fourth of seven signees to be announced as part of the Georgia signing class that will join the program in 2012-13 joining Bryanna "Cricket" Blanco, Katie Browne and Geri Ann Glasco. Georgia will continue reveal a new member of the signing class each day until all seven have been announced here on www.georgaidogs.com, on www.facebook.com/UGAsoftball and on Twitter @UGAsoftball.
