Normal, IL - USA Softball Junior Men's National Team set to begin training camp in Normal, IL
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June 23, 2016
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USA Softball Junior Men’s National Team set to begin training camp in Normal, Ill.
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OKLAHOMA CITY – The 2016 USA Softball season begins tomorrow for members of the USA Softball Junior Men’s National Team (JMNT) as they begin training camp in Normal, Ill. Announced today by the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball, the National Governing Body of Softball in the U.S., athletes will train June 24-30, which includes competing at the Bloomington Stix Midsummer Classic Tournament held in Bloomington, Ill. in addition to a series of exhibition games.
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Click here to see the roster for the Junior Men's National Team
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Members from the team will begin the training camp Friday morning at O’Neil Park. The team will then participate in an intrasquad scrimmage in preparation for the Bloomington Stix Midsummer Classic Tournament set to take place June 25-26. Following the tournament, the team will continue with training camp June 27-30 with exhibition games being held Tuesday through Thursday playing against: Cerro Gordo, De Kalb Hustle Dogs and Springfield Mid-American.
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Team USA hopes to make gains on their fifth place finishes in 2012 and 2014 when they head to Midland, Mich. July 24-30 for the WBSC Junior Men’s World Championships. Held at historic Emerson Park and Currie Stadium, 13 nations from all five regions will compete for the highest prize in Junior Men’s international softball.
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Click here to find out more information about the 2016 Junior Men’s World Championships
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Follow along with the Junior Men’s National Team this summer on their road to Gold at www.ASAUSASoftball.com.
About ASA/USA Softball
Founded in 1933, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball is the National Governing Body of 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 70 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 2.2 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 http://www.asausasoftball.com.
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Katie Willis I Communications Coordinator
Amateur Softball Association/USA Softball
2801 NE 50th Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111
405-425-3425 (O)
Visit Us Online: ASAUSASoftball.com
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