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August 31, 2017

 

Wilson Sporting Goods extends contract with USA Softball Women’s National Team program through 2020

 

OKLAHOMA CITY —USA Softball, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, and Wilson Sporting Goods announced today that the company has extended its contract as a supplier of the USA Softball Women’s National Team (WNT) and Junior Women’s National Team (JWNT) program through 2020. 

 

“Wilson Sporting Goods has been a long supporter of USA Softball and our National Team Programs,” said USA Softball Executive Director Craig Cress.  “We look forward to continuing this partnership, which includes providing members of our Women’s and Junior Women’s National Team program with equipment that will help their performance on the field as we strive for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.”

 

As a supplier of the WNT program, Wilson Sporting Goods brands include Wilson, Demarini, Louisville Slugger and EvoShield products.

 

“It has been a great pleasure for our Wilson family of brands (Wilson, Demarini, Louisville Slugger, ATEC & EvoShield) to work with USA Softball over the years,” said Fastpitch Promotions Manager for Wilson Sporting Goods, Allison Collins.  “We are thrilled to further that partnership through 2020, and continue to bring softball to all corners of the globe. With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on the horizon, we’re looking forward to having the best players in the world outfitted with the best equipment in softball as this great game expands its reach.”

 

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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