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USA U18 National Team Set To Compete In WBSC Women's Softball World Cup

LIMA, Peru –– Following a gold medal finish at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Barranquilla, Colombia, the USA Softball U-18 Women’s National Team (WNT) has arrived in Lima, Peru for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup. Held Dec. 6-12 at Villa Maria del Triunfo Softball Stadium, the Red, White and Blue will look to claim a fourth-consecutive WBSC Junior Women’s World Championship title, having won the previous three World Championships in 2015, 2017 and 2019.

Dec 5, 2021

USA U18 National Team Set To Compete In WBSC Women's Softball World Cup

U18 Women's National Team Claims Junior Pan Am Championship Over Mexico

BARRANQUILLA, Colombia –– After recording a 10-0 (four innings) run-rule victory over No. 4 Mexico and finishing the tournament with an undefeated 6-0 record, the USA Softball U-18 Women’s National Team (WNT) claimed the gold medal at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games. Valerie Cagle (Yorktown, Pa.) led the charge tonight, tossing a perfect game while striking out eight of the 12 batters she faced. The U.S. offense combined for 11 hits with Olivia Johnson (Pearland, Texas) going 3-for-3 and Erin Coffel (Bremen, Ind.) and Violet Zavodnik (Murrieta, Calif.) each accounting for two hits apiece, including a long ball from Zavodnik to keep the U.S. home run streak alive at six games.

Dec 2, 2021

U18 Women's National Team Claims Junior Pan Am Championship Over Mexico

USA Softball Announces Exhibition Games For U.S. Women's National Team

OKLAHOMA CITY – With less than five months until the Tokyo Olympic Games, USA Softball has added four exhibition contests for the U.S. Women’s National Team (WNT) in addition to the previously-announced three-game series against world-ranked No. 5 Mexico (March 8-10).

Mar 4, 2021

USA Softball Announces Exhibition Games For U.S. Women's National Team

Why The Fire Still Burns For Arizona Head Softball Coach Mike Candrea

University of Arizona head softball coach Mike Candrea didn’t set out to become the winningest college coach in the sport’s history. When he enrolled at Central Arizona College, his heart was set on playing major league baseball.

Dec 10, 2020

Why The Fire Still Burns For Arizona Head Softball Coach Mike Candrea

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New Olympic Softball Schedule Announced For Tokyo 2021 Games

Softball will have the honor of being the first event to take place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games next year after the Organizing Committee unveiled today the details of the updated Olympic softball competition schedule following the unprecedented postponement of the Summer Games to 2021 as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.

Jul 17, 2020

New Olympic Softball Schedule Announced For Tokyo 2021 Games

Rising Star: 2022 Oklahoma State-Commit Haidyn Sokoloski

Haidyn Sokoloski was nine years old when she hit her first home run, a high fly ball that just managed to clear the fence on a field designed more for baseball than softball. That was seven years ago, but she remembers the scene like it was yesterday.

May 27, 2020

Rising Star: 2022 Oklahoma State-Commit Haidyn Sokoloski

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Rising Star: Oklahoma Bound Shortstop Avery Hodge

Last fall couldn’t have ended better for Avery Hodge. After nearly capturing the PGF Premier Nationals 16U title with Texas Bombers-Jones last summer, the left-handed-hitting shortstop was selected to represent Team USA at the U-17 Women’s Pan American Championship.

May 21, 2020

Rising Star: Oklahoma Bound Shortstop Avery Hodge

IOC Sets New Dates For The 2021 Olympics

New dates have officially been set for the postponed Olympics. The 2021 Games will be held on July 23-August 8, 2021.

Mar 30, 2020

IOC Sets New Dates For The 2021 Olympics

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games To Be Postponed To 2021

UPDATED: March 24, 2020 The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, and the Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo, held a conference call this morning to discuss the constantly changing environment with regard to COVID-19 and the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Mar 24, 2020

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games To Be Postponed To 2021

Who Ya Got? 2020 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic

Vote now for your favorite team competing at the 2020 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic at Big League Dreams in Cathedral City.

Feb 21, 2020

Who Ya Got? 2020 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic

What To Watch For At The 2020 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic

The Big League Dreams Sports Park in Cathedral City will once again be the stage for some of the NCAA’s best softball teams to take to the field for the 2020 edition of the annual Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic LIVE on FloSoftball from February 20-23.

Jan 30, 2020

What To Watch For At The 2020 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic