Oklahoma City, OK - USA Softball JO Cup begins July 25 in Powder Springs, Ga.; USA Elite Team to play JO Cup All-Stars July 26
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USA Softball JO Cup begins July 25 in Powder Springs, Ga.; USA Elite Team to play JO Cup All-Stars July 26
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OKLAHOMA CITY - The Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball will welcome participants, coaches and fans to the 2016 USA Softball Junior Olympic (JO) Cup in Powder Springs, Ga. slated to begin July 25 and run through July 29. The USA Softball JO Cup serves as a National Team identification opportunity for athletes wishing to compete in front of members of the Women's National Team Selection Committee (WNTSC). With the possibility of softball and baseball returning to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, this tournament will further serve as an identification tournament for the USA Softball National Team Program. The 32 teams from each division of play will also be competing for a prize pool with the top finishers receiving a cash donation award back to their participating 501c3 program.
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Click here for complete schedules, live stats and more of the 2016 USA Softball JO Cup
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A total of 64 teams will be competing in the annual invitational tournament that will take place at Lost Mountain Park in Powder Springs, Ga. For the second year in a row, 32 of the nation’s top teams in the 18-Under division return to battle for the JO Cup champion crown, while new to the USA Softball JO Cup this year will be the addition of a 16-Under division featuring 32 of the nation’s top 16-Under teams. Teams will compete in a double-elimination bracket format in their respective divisions leading up to the championship games which will be played on Saturday July 30 at Bailey Park on the campus of Kennesaw State University.
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A special feature during the weeklong event will come on Tuesday, July 26 as the USA Softball Women’s Elite Team will square off against the USA Softball JO Cup All-Star squad. The 12-inning matchup will take place on Field 2 inside Lost Mountain Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. A complete list of the JO Cup team roster can be found here.
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Live streaming will be available starting Monday via FloSports by clicking here. Fans can also keep up with the brackets from the 16U JO Cup bracket play here and the 18U here.  Â
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About ASA/USA SoftballÂ
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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Follow along with USA Softball as they compete at the WBSC World Championships!
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WBSC Women’s World Championship (July 15-24) –  http://go.teamusa.org/29JXAld Â
WBSC Junior Men’s World Championship (July 24-30) –2016JMWC.com
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