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Irvine, Calif. – Eight international softball teams from seven different countries have arrived in Irvine, Calif. for the World Cup of Softball X the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball announced today. The action kicks off today at 9 a.m. (PDT) as Argentina takes on the Puerto Rico and continues through Sunday, July 5. Participating countries are Argentina, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the USA Softball Junior Women's National Team, the USA Softball Women's National Team, and Venezuela.
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Click here for coverage throughout the World Cup of Softball X
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The USA Junior Women will take open play at 4:30 p.m. (PDT) against Argentina while the Women's National Team will face Mexico at 7 p.m. (PDT).  Following their opening game of the tournament, both USA teams will play to play six other pool-play games with the finals to be played on Sunday, July 5. Placement into the Sunday finals will be determined based off round-robin action.
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Fans at home can watch every pitch of the World Cup of Softball X online at ASAUSASoftball.com. Live stats will also be available and can be found on the tournament website by clicking here.ÂÂ
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Click here to view full rosters of all competing countries
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The World Cup of Softball X marks the first international event of the 2015 season for both the Women's National Team (WNT) and Junior Women's National Team (JWNT).  For the WNT, the World Cup is one of three international events in 2015. Following the World Cup of Softball, Team USA will travel internationally to compete in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 15-26 and will then head to Japan August 2-10. For the JWNT, the World Cup will give the team their first international competition before taking on the world at the WBSC Junior Women's World Championship (JWWC), August 9-15 in Oklahoma City, Okla. at the ASA Hall of Fame Complex.
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For complete coverage of World Cup X including bios, rosters, live stats, streaming and results log on to www.ASAUSASoftball.com. Â
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About ASA/USA Softball

Founded in 1933, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball is the National Governing Body Softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. One of the nation’s largest sports organizations, ASA/USA Softball sanctions competition in every state through a network of 74 local associations and 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. ASA/USA is responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball National Teams that 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 as well as claimed eight World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about ASA/USA Softball, please visit http://www.asausasoftball.com/.
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About the World Baseball Softball Confederation
Headquartered in the Olympic Capital city of Lausanne, Switzerland, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) was established in April 2013 and granted recognition as the sole competent authority in baseball and softball by the International Olympic Committee at the 125th IOC Session in September 2013. The WBSC represents a united baseball/softball sports movement that encompasses over 65 million athletes worldwide. The WBSC governs all international competitions involving any of the National Teams of its 141 National Federation members.  The WBSC oversees the Softball World Championships, The Premier 12, the World Baseball Classic, and the U12, U15, U18, U21 and Women's Baseball World Cups. For further information, please go to www.WBSC.co or follow the WBSC on Twitter at @WBSC.
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Codi Warren
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Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications
Amateur Softball Association of America/USA Softball
Office 405.425.3431 | Cell 405. 420. 2817
