IRVINE, Calif.– Eighteen athletes will represent the Red, White and Blue on the Women's National team this summer following a three-day selection camp the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball. Held at Bill Barber Park in Irvine, Calif., 33 athletes participated in the selection camp where they were evaluated by members of the Women's National Team … [Read more...]
Seventeen athletes named to 2015 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team
IRVINE, Calif. --- Following a two-day selection process,17 athletes and three alternates have been selected to represent the United States as a member of the 2015 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team (JWNT) the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today. Selected by members of the Women's National Team Selection Committee, these … [Read more...]
Athletes arrive in Irvine, Calif. for USA National Team Selection Camps
From Codi Warren, USA Softball IRVINE, Calif. – Athletes from across the country are heading to Irvine, Calif. to attend the USA Softball National Team Selection Camps the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America/USA Softball announced today. Held at Bill Barber Park, the Junior Women's National Team (JWNT), the Women's National Team (WNT) and Men's Fast Pitch National … [Read more...]
Doug Gillis Named New Mizzou Softball Assistant Coach
New Tiger assistant coach played fast-pitch softball internationally over four decades From the Mizzou Tigers website: COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou Softball will welcome the addition of Doug Gillis to the program’s coaching staff in the role of assistant coach, head coach Ehren Earleywine announced Thursday. A former Team USA pitcher and International Softball Congress … [Read more...]
USA Softball Women’s National Team takes silver in ISF Women’s World Championship
From Steve Embree, USA Softball Haarlem, Netherlands – The USA Softball Women’s National Team defeated Australia 8-1 (six innings) to advance to play Japan in the Gold Medal game of the International Softball Federation (ISF) Women’s World Championship on Sunday the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of American/USA Softball announced today. In the finals, the defending … [Read more...]
USA Women split games on day one of playoffs at ISF World Championship
From Steve Embree, USA Softball Haarlem, Netherlands – Following a near 30-hour delay due to rain, the USA Softball Women’s National Team began the playoff portion of the International Softball Federation (ISF) World Championship on Saturday. Team USA, playing as the top seed from Pool B, defeated Canada 6-1 in their first game to earn a matchup later in the day with the … [Read more...]
ESPNw: Japanese Pitcher Yukiko Ueno Perfect Storm Of Power And Precision
Cap tip Bob Henning From ESPNw.com By Graham Hays Think of Yukiko Ueno as one part David and one part Paul Bunyan. She is both the upstart whose arm felled a giant in a sport's most famous moment and a figure whose ability to throw a softball harder than almost anyone else lends itself to a larger-than-life mythology. In her hands, a ball can be both the stone in a … [Read more...]