Marti Sementelli
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's baseball | ||
Representing  United States | ||
| Women's Baseball World Cup | ||
 | 2008 Japan | Team competition |
| 2010 Venezuela | Team competition |
 | 2012 Canada | Team competition |
| 2014 Japan | Team competition |
| Pan American Games | ||
 | 2015 Toronto | Team competition |
Marti Sementelli (born November 17, 1992, in Boston) is a member of the United States women's national baseball team which won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.[1][2]
Sementelli played Little League Baseball in Sherman Oaks, California, earning All-Star honors. During high school, she spent two years on the baseball team at Burbank High and two playing for Matt Mowry at Birmingham High.[3] While at Birmingham, she pitched a complete game against San Marcos High School of Santa Barbara, throwing 102 pitches.[3] At 15 years of age, she competed with Team USA at the Women's World Cup of Baseball. Of note, she was the youngest player on the US roster.[4]
In 2011, she earned a baseball scholarship to Montreat College in North Carolina, played for coach Michael Bender.[5]
Awards and honors
- 2008 World Cup All-Tournament Team (Best Righthanded Pitcher)[4]