2016 JO Cup bracket play to begin Wednesday; USA Softball Elite Team defeats JO Cup All-Stars

July 27, 2016

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2016 JO Cup bracket play to begin Wednesday; USA Softball Elite Team defeats JO Cup All-Stars

 

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. – Bracket play at the 2016 USA Softball Junior Olympic (JO) Cup is set to begin Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m., the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball announced today. 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.

 

Click here for complete schedules, live stats and more of the 2016 USA Softball JO Cup

 

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.

 

Live streaming will be available 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.  

 

Tuesday night fans were able to enjoy a feature game between the JO Cup All-Stars and the USA Softball Elite Team. The inaugural event gave teams a chance to sit back, relax and enjoy a night of USA Softball. Members of the JO Cup All-Star team came from teams that are participating in this year’s JO Cup.

 

“This was such an honor” said Maddie Spinks, JO Cup All-Star member. “It was fun meeting different girls from teams and clubs, and getting to know where they are going to college.”

 

The exhibition game also served as the last time the USA Softball Women’s Elite Team squad will compete together this season. The Elite team placed fourth and finished with a 4-2 record at the World Cup of Softball XI, which took place July 5-10.

 

“This was a great experience for the JO Cup players to see the level of play that they are working towards,” Women’s Elite Team Head Coach Tairia Flowers said. “Our team this season came out and competed. For them to have confidence, get in the box and swing it the way they have been, I’m truly impressed.”

 

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 10 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/.

 

Katie Willis I Communications Coordinator

Amateur Softball Association/USA Softball

2801 NE 50th Street

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111
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Visit Us Online: ASAUSASoftball.com

 

 

Follow along with USA Softball as they compete at the WBSC World Championships!

 

WBSC Women’s World Championship (July 15-24) –  http://go.teamusa.org/29JXAld  

WBSC Junior Men’s World Championship (July 24-30) –2016JMWC.com