FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 18, 2017

 

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Codi Warren

Managing Director of Communications

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P: (405) 425-3431

 

2017 USA Softball Men’s National Team Selection Camp cancelled due to inclement weather

 

OKLAHOMA CITY – Anticipated rainfall in the Southern California area has cancelled the 2017 USA Softball Men’s National Team (MNT) Selection Camp, which was slated to be held January 20-22 in San Diego, Calif., USA Softball announced today.

 

Thirty-four athletes had received an invitation to attend the 2017 USA Softball MNT Selection Camp, in which the athletes participate in position drills as well as simulated games while being evaluated by the USA Softball Men’s National Team Selection Committee (MNTSC).  Currently ranked No. 6 in the WBSC Softball World Rankings, the MNT will compete in the WBSC Men's World Championship in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, July 7-16, 2017.  The Red, White and Blue will look to improve upon a ninth-place finish at the 2015 WBSC World Championship in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, where the team finished with a 7-3 record and placed first in the Playoff Rounds.  The U.S. will be led by National Softball Hall of Fame coach Denny Bruckert (Gillespie, Ill.). 

 

The complete 2017 schedule for the MNT, including exhibition games, will be announced at a later date.  For updates on the USA Softball MNT and events throughout the 2017 season visit www.USASoftball.com.

 

About USA Softball
USA Softball is a 501(c)(3) not-for profit organization headquartered in Oklahoma City, Okla., and is designated as the National Governing Body (NGB) of Softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. One of the nation’s largest sports organizations, 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 150,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than 2 million.  USA Softball is dedicated to providing people of all ages the opportunity to play the game they love at a variety of levels by offering recreational, league, tournament and competitive play for fast pitch, slow pitch and modified pitch.  USA Softball annually conducts thousands of tournaments throughout the country including over 100 National Championships.  The USA Softball umpire program is among the nation’s largest and are widely known as the best trained umpires in the game.

As the NGB for the sport of softball, USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball National Teams that compete in events such as the Olympics, Pan American Games, World Championships and other international and domestic events. For more information on USA Softball, including its founding and history as the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA), please visit, www.USASoftball.com.

 

 

Codi Warren I Managing Director of Communications

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