More than 32 teams have booked their reservations to the ASA Girls 18-Under GOLD National Championship, filling out half of the field for this year's competition.

Twelve qualifying tournaments from around the country have selected 38 representatives for the August 3 - 10 tournament at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

Defending champion Worth Firecrackers, from Huntington Beach, Calif., and 2007 runner-up and five-time champion OC Batbusters, from Santa Ana, Calif., have already qualified.

The states of Florida, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Missouri, Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, California, New Jersey, Arizona, Virginia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Illinois and Washington are already represented with more looking to join the fray.

Thirteen qualifying tournaments remain to decide the final 26 participants.

In a precursor to the national championship, sixty-four teams from around the country will meet July 11 - 13 in Oklahoma City for the 2008 GOLD National Qualifier. Teams will compete at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium and Wild Horse Park for the opportunity to face off against the best club teams in the United States.

For a complete listing of remaining qualifying tournaments and national championship information, visit gold.asasoftball.com.