Orlando, FL - - U.S. Women's National Team exhibition contest against University of Central Florida cancelled due to inclement weather
U.S. Women's National Team exhibition contest against University of Central Florida cancelled due to inclement weather
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April 20, 2021
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ORLANDO –– Inclement weather in the Orlando area has cancelled today’s game between the world-ranked No. 1 U.S. Women’s National Team (WNT) and No. 25 University of Central Florida (UCF). Originally scheduled to take place today at 5 p.m. ET at the UCF Softball Complex as part of the 2021 “Stand Beside Her†tour, presented by Major League Baseball (MLB), the WNT will continue training and practice sessions at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex (JRTC), which will be closed to the public to limit any potential exposure to the athletes and staff during their time together.
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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.
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