Teams, umpires, coaches and fans welcomed to 2020 Junior Olympic Cup

July 26, 2020

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July 25, 2020
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Spartanburg, S.C. –– USA Softball welcomes participants, coaches and fans for the 2020 USA Softball Junior Olympic (JO) Cup hosted in Spartanburg, S.C. Slated for July 26 – July 31 at Tyger River Park (179 Dillard Rd, Duncan, S.C. 29334), the JO Cup will feature a combined total of 78 competing teams from across the nation in the 14-Under, 16-Under and 18-Under age divisions.

Click here for complete schedules, live stats and more of the 2020 USA Softball Junior Olympic Cup.

 

A pinnacle event for USA Softball’s Junior Olympic play, participating teams were invited based off a resume reviewed by a committee of coaches to ensure that the top teams in the nation would be taking the field at the 2020 JO Cup. The 14-Under division includes a total of 23 competing teams with 28 teams taking field in 16-Under and 27 teams in the 18-Under division. Pool play will kick off on Sunday, July 26 with double-elimination bracket play beginning on Tuesday and continuing through Thursday, followed with Championship play on Friday, July 31.

Created in 2015, the USA Softball JO Cup serves as an opportunity for evaluation by the USA Softball coaching staff and the Women’s National Team Selection Committee. Since its inaugural year, the JO Cup has grown to include three age groups and has crowned 11 champions in its five years.

Tyger River Park is Spartanburg County’s premier park, containing 13 youth baseball/softball fields, a clubhouse, and a large playground. After undergoing multiple enhancements in 2014, the facility now also includes a perimeter exercise trail, picnic shelters, new restrooms, a splash pad, disc golf and other amenities. Tyger River Park is known to attract multiple elite youth sports tournaments throughout the year, including the 2019 USA Softball Junior Olympic Cup and 2018 USA Softball Girls’ Class A 12-Under National Championship, while also being named the 2015 USA Softball Complex of the Year.

Live stats and coverage will be available all week long at USASoftball.com with live streaming from HiCast beginning on Sunday, July 26 and continuing through Thursday, July 30. Click here or download the HiCast Sports mobile app to watch all the action. Live streaming with continue on Friday, July 31 with Major League Network stepping in to cover all the Championship action on MLB.com.

About USA Softball
USA Softball (USAS) 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 & Paralympic Committee. One of the nation’s largest sports organizations, USAS sanctions competition through a network of Local Associations, which includes all 50 states and select metro associations. USAS 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. USAS annually conducts thousands of tournaments throughout the country including over 100 National Championships. The USAS 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, USAS 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 USAS, including its founding and history as the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA), please visit, www.USASoftball.com.