<html><head></head><body lang="en-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: initial;"> <div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="display:initial"></div> <div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="display:initial"></div> <div style="font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.</div> <table width="100%" style="background-color:white;border-spacing:0px;"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: initial; text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in; font-family: Tahoma, 'BB Alpha Sans', 'Slate Pro'; font-size: 10pt;"> <div><b>From: </b>Codi Warren <cwarren@softball.org></div><div><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, October 20, 2015 6:48 PM</div><div><b>To: </b>Codi Warren</div><div><b>Subject: </b>Southern California ASA/USA selected to host the 2019 XIII WBSC Junior Women's World Championships</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(186, 188, 209); border-top-width: 1pt; font-size: initial; text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><br><div id="_originalContent" style=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>October 20, 2015</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Southern California ASA/USA selected to host the 2019 XIII WBSC Junior Women’s World Championships</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><br><br>OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball is proud to announce the selection of Southern California ASA/USA Softball as the host of the 2019 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Women's World Championship. The selection, which was announced during the General Session of the 27th WBSC - Softball Division Congress in Oklahoma City last week, marks the first time that Southern California ASA/USA Softball will host a WBSC World Championship as the event will be played in Irvine, Calif. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">"Southern California ASA/USA thanks the World Baseball Softball Confederation - Softball Division for their selection to host the 2019 Junior Women's World Championship," said ASA/USA Softball President and Southern California ASA/USA Commissioner Phil Gutierrez. "We look forward to working with the City of Irvine to host this prestigious world event at one of the best softball venues in Southern California, Bill Barber Park. We are excited for the opportunity to bring the best Junior Women's National Teams in the world to Southern California where world class softball athletes will put their incredible talents on display for everyone to see."</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Hosted by Southern California ASA/USA Softball, the 2019 WBSC Junior Women's World Championship will be held August 11-17, 2019. This will mark the third-consecutive WBSC Junior Women's World Championship the United States will host, as the 2015 tournament was recently held in Oklahoma City and the 2017 tournament will be held in Clearwater, Fla.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><br>"ASA/USA Softball is very honored that Southern California ASA/USA was awarded the 2019 WBSC Junior Women's World Championship," said ASA/USA Softball Executive Director Craig Cress. "Southern California ASA/USA has a great track record in hosting national and international events. Thank you to the members of the WBSC - Softball Division Congress for placing their support and confidence in Southern California ASA/USA and ASA/USA Softball by giving us the opportunity to host this prestigious event." </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">ASA/USA Softball submitted the 2019 bid on behalf of Southern California ASA/USA and the City of Irvine. The tournament will be held at Bill Barber Park, which is no stranger to international softball as the facility was the site of the World Cup of Softball in 2014 and 2015. Bill Barber Park boasts four softball fields, including Deanna Manning Stadium which features stadium seating, and state of the art facilities for fans and athletes. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">"The WBSC Softball Division is proud to award USA Softball and Southern California ASA/USA the rights to host the 2019 WBSC Junior Women’s Softball World Championship," said WBSC - Softball Division President Dale McMann. "The WBSC and all of our partners look forward to working closely with Southern California ASA/USA to provide the best organization and facilities for our U-19 women national teams. As hosts of past WBSC-sanctioned events, we are confident our junior women athletes will have a successful world championship.”</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">For more information on the WBSC, please visit </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-0PshZTbIP6ZjcVLAK0YOW5Bs3lVDH0V1cR54vN-WjvLtVTDhaTjzD8UFEG90nPbUEGULmb0INSrs0LsAY9gifp-vJ6d0D-MekJiotmm8FeNlaGmpp9JlRU1QgJkRr6yUEtUZfetgIWdwd3d21e6AHmEE2AJIDv0&c=sQkp7pnqbiIDHi4SDfT21cdH2y87q1mtf01ZXy0MPGuVtNOc7PCcZw==&ch=gF0wMK6T5HOUFnh2aWtMgVzvGiNgbAhqfnSP1vZXEQh9K3wYoDy9xg==" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">www.WBSC.co</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black">About the World Baseball Softball Confederation</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black">Headquartered in the Olympic Capital city of Lausanne, Switzerland, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) was established in April 2013 and granted recognition as the sole competent authority in baseball and softball by the International Olympic Committee at the 125th IOC Session in September 2013. The WBSC represents a united baseball/softball sports movement that encompasses over 65 million athletes worldwide. The WBSC governs all international competitions involving any of the National Teams of its 141 National Federation members. The WBSC oversees the Softball World Championships, The Premier 12, the World Baseball Classic, and the U12, U15, U18, U21 and Women's Baseball World Cups. For further information, please go to </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-0PshZTbIP6ZjcVLAK0YOW5Bs3lVDH0V1cR54vN-WjvLtVTDhaTjzD8UFEG90nPbUEGULmb0INSrs0LsAY9gifp-vJ6d0D-MekJiotmm8FeNlaGmpp9JlRU1QgJkRr6yUEtUZfetgIWdwd3d21e6AHmEE2AJIDv0&c=sQkp7pnqbiIDHi4SDfT21cdH2y87q1mtf01ZXy0MPGuVtNOc7PCcZw==&ch=gF0wMK6T5HOUFnh2aWtMgVzvGiNgbAhqfnSP1vZXEQh9K3wYoDy9xg==" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">www.WBSC.co</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black"> or follow the WBSC on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/wbsc" target="_blank">@WBSC</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">About ASA/USA Softball</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif""><br>Founded in 1933, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball is the National Governing Body Softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. One of the nation’s largest sports organizations, ASA/USA Softball sanctions competition in every state through a network of 74 local associations and has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 165,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than 2.5 million. ASA/USA is responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball National Teams that compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of only two women’s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won nine World Championship titles as well as claimed eight World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about ASA/USA Softball, please visit <a href="http://www.asausasoftball.com" target="_blank">http://www.asausasoftball.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Codi Warren<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><img border="0" width="134" height="62" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D10B5F.7B2F2160" alt="ASA_USASplit logo_small"></span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Amateur Softball Association of America/USA Softball</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Office</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> 405.425.3431 | <b>Cell </b>405. 420. 2817</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><br><!--end of _originalContent --></div></body></html>