GB Under-19 Women's Team outfielder Susie Hall 
will be playing college softball in the United States from next September at Frank Phillips Community College in Borger, Texas.
Susie, who lives in West London and has come up through Academy Softball and the GB Youth Teams programme, was recently awarded a two-year half-scholarship by the college, which made its Regional Tournament in 2011 for the first time in school history.
After two years at Frank Phillips College, Susie, who will play for the GB Under-19 Women's Team at this summer's European Junior Championships in Holland, will have a chance to move on to a four-year college for two more years of softball competition.
Growing numbers
Starting this autumn, GB Softball could have its largest-ever number of European-based players in US college programmes.
In addition to Susie Hall starting at Frank Phillips Community College in Texas, catcher Steph Pearce will be entering her final year at NCAA Division II University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, Ali Parkerson will be in her third year at Division II Western Oregon University and Sara Robb, whose British family is based in Vienna, Austria, could make the squad as a walk-on at Division 1 Colorado State.
Previously, the only GB-based players to play in the United States were Hall of Fame outfielder Laura Thompson, who played for two years at Vernon College in Texas and then moved on to win All-Conference honours at Division II Eastern New Mexico University; and Morgan Parkerson, who played for four years at Division II Western Washington University.
GB Softball General Manager Bob Fromer said, "Leaving home in the UK and playing college softball in the United States can be a tough thing to do, but it's the best way for our home-grown players to get the coaching and game experience they need to become impact players at international level. There's no way they can get a comparable training and competition experience in England."