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Super Fan tickets now available for World Cup of Softball IX in Irvine, Calif.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Super Fan tickets for the 2014 World Cup of Softball IX, which will be held July 7-13 in Irvine, Calif., are available now through March 21, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today. With renovations underway at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, the 2014 World Cup of Softball will be played at Bill Barber Park (Deanna Manning Stadium) in conjunction with the Champions Cup, a Southern California ASA showcase.  The World Cup, an International Softball Federation (ISF) sanctioned event, will include some of the top teams in the world including Team USA, Japan, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Chinese Taipei and Venezuela.
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Click here to place your order. http://www.socal-asa.org/wp2/shop/
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"We're excited to get to meet USA Softball's Super Fans," said two-time Women's National Team Member Amanda Chidester. "We love having our fans at the games to support USA Softball. It means more than you know to hear 'USA' being chanted while we're on the field!"
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The Super Fan ticket includes premium, stadium seating for all seven days of the World Cup with Super Fans receiving a USA Softball "Fan Pack", which includes a hat, foam finger, a World Cup IX t-shirt, program, souvenir ticket, and more! The ticket also includes a private meet and great with the 2014 USA Softball Women’s National Team during the World Cup. Super Fan tickets will only be available for purchase through March 21, after which stadium and general admission tickets will go on sale.
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The World Cup schedule as well as the dates and times for Super Fan events, including the meet and greet, are not yet finalized. For updates, including the future announcement of participating countries, check USASoftball.com. Fans can also visit www.socalasa.org for more information or email WorldCupIX@aol.com with any questions.
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About the ISFÂ
Headquartered in Plant City, Florida (USA), the ISF is a member of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the world governing body for the sport which is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and SportAccord (formerly the General Association of International Sports Federations). Softball (women’s fast pitch) made its Olympic debut at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. There are 127 affiliated countries in the ISF and millions of participants in the sport worldwide. Â
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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 76 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 165,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than 2.5 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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Codi Warren
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Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Amateur Softball Association of America/USA Softball
Office 405.425.3431 | Cell 405. 420. 2817
