NINA LINDENBERG NAMED ASSISTANT SOFTBALL COACH

PHILADELPHIA - Nina Lindenberg, who was a member of the USA Softball National team that captured the Gold Medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, has been named assistant softball coach at Temple University.

Most recently assisting head coach Casey Dickson at Frank Philips College in 2004-2005 and acting as head coach for the 18A California Dynasty ASA Junior Olympic Team,  Lindenberg's coaching career includes assisting on the 18 Gold Lil' Saints ASA Junior Olympic Team in 2004 and worked the Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball Indoor Training Facility Softball Clinic in 2002.  She also served as an assistant coach for the 14 and under Lil' Saints ASA Junior Olympic Team. In addition to her coaching duties, Lindenberg has served as a motivational speaker and guest instructor for various camps and organizations, including the Nike Softball Camp in Atlanta, Georgia.

Lindenberg's numerous accolades as a player include being a member of the United States National softball team in 1995, 1997-99, and 2001-2003, where she helped lead the U.S. to the Gold Medal at the Pan American Games, the US Cup and the I.S.F. World Championships.  As a result of the ISF World Championships gold medal (1998 and 2002), Lindenberg's team qualified the USA team as the number one seed for the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. She was a also a member of the USA World Team that placed third in the Canada Cup in 2003 and a member of the US National Training Team. In 2001 USA Blue, led by Lindenberg, was the Gold Medal winner at the Pan American Qualifier in Maracay, Venezuela. 

As a collegian, Lindenberg was a first team All-America selection as a sophomore and senior at Fresno State and an All West Region Team Member in 1996, 1997 and 1998. She was a second team All-America selection in 1997.  In 1998, Lindenberg hit the game-winning home run as Fresno State beat Arizona to win the NCAA Women's College World Series. She was voted the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 1996 and 1998 and the Western Athletic Conference Athlete of the Year in 1996. She was a member of the Women's College World Series All Tournament Team in 1997 and 1998 and a Gold Medal winner at the Pan-American Qualifier those years. 

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NINA LINDENBERG NAMED ASSISTANT SOFTBALL COACH

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