If you’re a fan of women’s fastpitch softball, you’ll want to check out the action at the USA Softball International Cup taking place this week in Columbus, Georgia at the Commons Softball Complex.
The USA Women’s National Team and the USA U-19 Women’s National Team will compete against several of the top countries in the world including #2 Japan, #4 Puerto Rico, #5 Mexico, #6 Chinese Taipei, #8 China, #13 Phillipines and #20 Peru along with the Scrap Yard Fast Pitch and USSSA Pride teams (exhibition only).
The games will take place where the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games were held and Team USA won its first Gold Medal.
Columbus, Georgia was the birthplace of Olympic softball in 1996.
This week, the #USASoftball Women's National Team 🇺🇸 returns for the 2019 International Cup! 🎟 » https://t.co/CU3t17VqyE pic.twitter.com/Y7lQ0tcgv3
— USA Softball (@USASoftball) June 28, 2019
Four the Team USA games will be televised live on ESPN or ESPN 2 (check the schedule below) with the Championship being held Sunday, July 7 at noon EST.
If you’re in the area and would like to check out the games in person, you can purchase tickets beginning one hour prior to the first game of the day at the ticket booth outside the South Commons Softball Complex.
The games will al
Otherwise, you can follow along with the 49-page MEDIA GUIDE USA Softball has posted online which contains team rosters, schedule of games, Team USA bios and more.
Click HERE to access all the information.
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Here is the schedule of games which can followed through live streaming, TV broadcast or live stats…
Date | Time (ET)/Field | Matchup | Media |
July 1 | 11 a.m. /Field 6 | Japan vs China | Live Stats | Live Stream |
11:30 a.m./Stadium | USA U19 vs Peru | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
1:30 p.m./Field 6 | China vs Philippines | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
2 p.m./Stadium | USA U19 vs Chinese Taipei | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
4 p.m./Field 6 | Peru vs Puerto Rico | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
4:30 p.m./Stadium | USA vs Philippines | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
6:30 p.m./Field 6 | Chinese Taipei vs Puerto Rico | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
7 p.m./Stadium | USA vs Scrap Yard | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
July 2 | 11 a.m./Field 6 | Japan vs Puerto Rico | Live Stats | Live Stream |
11:30 a.m./Stadium | USA U19 vs Philippines | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
1:30 p.m./Field 6 | Chinese Taipei vs Japan | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
2 p.m./Stadium | USA U19 vs China | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
4 p.m./Field 6 | Chinese Taipei vs Scrap Yard | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
4:30 p.m./Stadium | USA vs China | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
6:30 p.m./Field 6 | Mexico vs Scrap Yard | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
7 p.m./Stadium | USA vs Peru | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
July 3 | 10 a.m./Stadium | Puerto Rico vs China | Live Stats | Live Stream |
10:30 a.m./Field 6 | Peru vs Japan | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
12:30 p.m./Stadium | USA U19 vs Mexico | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
1 p.m./Field 6 | Peru vs Chinese Taipei | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
3 p.m./Stadium | USA U19 vs USA | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
3:30 p.m./Field 6 | Philippines vs Scrap Yard | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
6 p.m./Field 6 | Philippines vs Mexico | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
July 4 | 10 a.m./Field 6 | Mexico vs Japan | Live Stats | Live Stream |
12:30 p.m./Stadium | USA U19 vs Scrap Yard | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
12:30 p.m./Field 6 | Japan vs Philippines | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
3 p.m./Stadium | Mexico vs Chinese Taipei | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
3 p.m./Field 6 | Puerto Rico vs Philippines | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
5:30 p.m./Field 6 | Puerto Rico vs Scrap Yard | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
7 p.m./Stadium | USA vs Chinese Taipei | ESPN2 | Live Stats | |
8 p.m./Field 6 | Peru vs China | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
July 5 | 11 a.m./Stadium | Chinese Taipei vs Philippines | Live Stats | Live Stream |
12:30 p.m./Field 6 | Peru vs Scrap Yard | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
2 p.m./Stadium | USA U19 vs Japan | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
3 p.m./Field 6 | China vs Scrap Yard | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
5:30 p.m/Field 6 | Mexico vs China | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
6 p.m./Stadium | USA vs Japan | ESPN2 | Live Stats | |
8 p.m./Field 6 | Mexico vs Puerto Rico | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
8:30 p.m./Stadium | USA vs USSSA Pride* | Live Stats| Live Stream | |
July 6 | 10:30 a.m./Field 6 | Chinese Taipei vs China | Live Stats | Live Stream |
12 p.m./Stadium | USA vs Mexico | ESPN2 | Live Stats | |
1 p.m./Field 6 | Peru vs Philippines | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
3:30 p.m./Field 6 | Mexico vs Peru | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
4 p.m./Stadium | USA vs Puerto Rico | ESPN2 | Live Stats | |
6 p.m./Field 6 | Japan vs Scrap Yard | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
6:30 p.m./Stadium | USA U19 vs Puerto Rico | Live Stats | Live Stream | |
8 p.m./Field 6 | Japan vs USSSA Pride* | Live Stats| Live Stream | |
July 7 | 11 a.m./Field 6 | 3rd place game | Live Stats | Live Stream |
12 p.m./Stadium | Championship game | ESPN | Live Stats | |
3 p.m. | USA U19 vs USSSA Pride* | Live Stats| Live Stream |
* Exhibition Game