USA Men's National team set to compete in 3 Nations Challenge
June 30, 2008
Saskatoon, SK
USA Men’s National team set to compete in 3 Nations Challenge
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. --- The USA Softball Men’s National team will take the field this week in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as competition begins on July 3 for the 3-Nation tournament between the U.S., Japan and Canada.
The U.S. will begin with exhibition games on Tuesday, July 1 in Saskatoonagainst a Division I Canadian Men’s team and also on July 2 against tournament host Canada. The official tournament begins on July 3 and continues through Sunday, July 6 with the semifinal and final in the afternoon. All tournament games will be held at the 2,000 seat Bob Vanimpe Stadium at the Gordie HowePark. This will also serve as the test event for the 2009 ISF World Championships.
The 2008 USA Softball Men’s National team for this tournament was selected on May 30. The team will be led by head coach Pete Turner and assistants Thad Brown (Modesto, Calif.) and Avon Meacham (Upper Marlboro, Md.).
See below for the entire tournament schedule. Visit www.usasoftball.com for complete game stories, stats and recaps!
Exhibition Games:
Tuesday, July 1 – in Saskatoon
USA vs. Division I Canadian Men’s Team 6:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 2 - in Melfort, Saskatoon
USA vs. Canada 6:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 3
USA vs Canada 6:30 p.m.
USA vs Japan 8:30 p.m.
Friday, July 4
Canada vs Japan 6:30 p.m.
Canada vs USA 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 5
Japan vs Canada 6:30 p.m.
Japan vs USA 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 6
Semi-Final (2 vs 3) 11:00 a.m.
Final (1 vs W) 1:30 p.m.
About ASA
The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation’s largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 83 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 240,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit http://www.asasoftball.com/.
About USA Softball
USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of the 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 eight World Championship titles including the last six consecutive as well as claimed two World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about USA Softball, please visit http://www.usasoftball.com/.
Julie Bartel
ASA/USA Softball
Director of Communications
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