CHECKING IN WITH #TEAMUSA
U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM SUMMER RECAP
CANADA CUP
JUNE
20-26
​Surrey, BC, Canada
GOLD MEDAL
Canada Cup MVP –
Savannah Jaquish
Canada Cup Top Pitcher – Ally Carda
JULY
4
EXHIBITION GAMES
​Columbus, Georgia
WORLD GAMES TRAINING GAMES
7
USA
1
AUSTRALIA
3
USA
0
JAPAN
JULY
5-6
EXHIBITION GAMES
​Oxford, Alabama
WORLD GAMES TRAINING GAMES
4
USA
0
AUSTRALIA
7
JAPAN
1
USA
2
USA
1
USSSA
WORLD GAMES
JULY
9-13
​Birmingham, Alabama
GOLD MEDAL
Tokyo Olympic gold medal game rematch
2022 World Games
Softball Tournament MVP:
Haylie McCleney
3
USA
JAPAN
2
AUG
6-8
JAPAN ALL-STAR SERIES
Fukushima/Yokohama, Japan
Returning to the venues of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic softball games, the world-ranked No. 1 Team USA and No. 2 Japan went head-to-head in a three-game series with Japan pulling out the final win to result in a 1-2 series loss for Team USA.
2
JAPAN
1
USA
3
USA
2
JAPAN
1
JAPAN
0
USA
Team USA and Team Japan building for the future – Together.
GET TO KNOW MEMBERS OF THE 2022 USA SOFTBALL SLOW PITCH NATIONAL TEAMS
BORDER BATTLE BRAGGING RIGHTS STAY WITH U.S. MEN’S & WOMEN’S SLOW PITCH NATIONAL TEAMS
The Softball Capital of the World® welcomed elite Slow Pitch athletes from across the U.S. and Canada to Oklahoma City for the 2022 edition of Border Battle, where the USA Softball Men’s Slow Pitch National Team (MSPNT), Women’s Slow Pitch National Team (WSPNT), Men’s Futures Slow Pitch National Team (Men’s Futures), and Women’s Futures Slow Pitch National Team (Women’s Futures) went head-to-head against the Canadian Men’s and Women’s Slow Pitch National Teams as well as various grassroots clubs.
WOMEN’S SLOW PITCH SHOWDOWN & BORDER BATTLE
In the annual Slow Pitch Showdown matchup of the Red, White and Blues, the WSPNT came out on top after a hard-fought battle resulted in a narrow 9-7 win over the Women’s Futures.
WOMEN'S SLOW PITCH
NATIONAL TEAM
​Record: 3-0
.521 team batting average
62 hits
5 home runs
U.S. WOMEN'S FUTURES SLOW PITCH
NATIONAL TEAM
Record: 4-1
.543 team batting average
76 hits
A 10-run fifth inning helped the WSPNT claim the program’s third-straight Women’s Border Battle title as the U.S. outscored Team Canada 11-4 to improve to a 3-1 overall record in the annual Border Battle.
HONORING THE LEGACY OF CHRISTAN DOWLING
Hearts were heavy as the presence of Christan Dowling was deeply missed at the 2022 edition of Border Battle.
MEN’S SLOW PITCH SHOWDOWN & BORDER BATTLE
The Men’s Futures offense came to play in the 2022 edition of the Men’s Slow Pitch Showdown, posting a thrilling 33-25 win over the MSPNT after a tough seven innings of back-and-forth action.
MEN'S SLOW PITCH
NATIONAL TEAM
Record: 3-1
.635 team batting average
108 hits
35 home runs
U.S. MEN'S FUTURES SLOW PITCH
NATIONAL TEAM
Record: 4-0
.631 team batting average
113 hits
37 home runs
The MSPNT dominated its way to a 28-8 run-rule (four innings) win over the Canadian Men’s Slow Pitch National Team to clinch its tenth overall Men’s Border Battle title.