Paige Halstead, a 2015 graduate from Los Osos High of Rancho Cucamonga, is with Team USA’s junior national squad all week in Irvine, Calif., competing in the World Cup of Softball X.

The UCLA-signee is ranked No. 10 on FloSoftball’s Hot 100 list. She batted .568 with 36 RBI and led her high school team to its third consecutive Baseline League title in her senior season. She is considered one of the top defensive catchers in the nation.

Halstead, who played club ball with the Explosion (Calif.), will be blogging about her experiences at the World Cup for flosoftball.com. The junior national team went toe-to-toe with Team USA’s national team on Wednesday, July 1, and gave them a battle in a 3-2 loss.

Today we played the Women’s National Team at 7pm. It was a really good game!

The final score was 3-2. Before and during the game our team was really loose and we like to have a lot of fun! It was a really cool atmosphere tonight and it was an honor getting to play the Women’s Team!

There are so many amazing people and coaches that surround us and I know we appreciate everything they do for us! It was an awesome night tonight!

Come out and support the JWNT tomorrow at 4:30!

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