FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 5, 2013
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ASA Hall of Fame Complex to host GOLD National Qualifier
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OKLAHOMA CITY — The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City will host a GOLD national qualifier July 5-7 for the 2013 ASA/USA Girls' GOLD Fast Pitch National Championship the ASA and USA Softball announced today. Twenty teams are vying for two berths to the GOLD National slated for July 21 – 27 in Clearwater, Fla.
Click here for a bracket.
The action kicks off Friday at 12:30 p.m. as four squads face off on the stadium and field four. Tournament play continues through Sunday with the Championship game concluding the tournament at 11 a.m. and an if-necessary game slated for 1 p.m. It is a double elimination tournament.
Admission is $7 per-day for adults and $4 for children and senior citizens. All-session tournament passes are $17 for adults but will only be sold the first day of the tournament. Tickets and tournament passes will be sold at the gate of the ASA Hall of Fame Complex. Information for the tournament can be found at Tournamentasa.com.Â
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About ASA Softball 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 76 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 200,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit http://www.asasoftball.com/.
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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 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 nine World Championship titles including the last seven consecutive as well as claimed five World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about USA Softball, please visit http://www.usasoftball.com/.
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