Sky Sport White Sox 
Former White Sox International and Hutt Valley Women’s Assistant Coach Nadia Mauriohooho has been recruited into the Sky Sport White Sox coaching staff. 
Mauriohooho who played for the White Sox during the 2002 and 2006 World Series and 2007 Olympic Qualifier will bring significant support to the team as they lead into the WBSC World Cup Qualifier in Italy. An outfielder by trade, Mauriohooho will work alongside Head Coach Donny Hale and long-time Te Aroha club member Melisa Tupuivao as the team’s second Assistant Coach.

In addition, Coach Donny Hale has named 4 non-traveling reserves for July’s WBSC World Cup Qualifier in Italy. 
Otahuhu’s Sarahnaruth Pauga has been rewarded for strong performances at last month’s Sky Sport Open Women’s Club Championships where she was named tournament MVP. Ocearn Mathews, Cherie Inwood and Kaiyah Ratu also make the cut, all of whom travelled with the White Sox to Australia last December. 

Sky Sport New Zealand White Sox non-traveling reserves:
Sarahnaruth Pauga (Auckland)
Ocearn Mathews (Auckland)
Cherie Inwood (Canterbury)
Kaiyah Ratu (Canterbury)

Junior White Sox
Hutt Valley’s NFC Women’s Coach Craig Wallace and former JWSX Manager Andy Wilkinson have been brought into the JWSX for the June trip to the USA. Wallace will serve as a second Assistant Coach, while Wilkinson will provide support as the Assistant Manager during the 17-day trip. The JWSX will take 30 players to compete in tournaments and games in Kansas and California.

All National Team Staff can be viewed on the Softball NZ website. 

Sarahnaruth Pauga - Sky Sport Open Women’s Club MVP