Watch Live TONIGHT: Team USA vs. Scrap Yard Fast Pitch in Game 1 of Six-Game Series

With first pitch of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games exactly one year away, members of the 2019 USA Softball Women’s National Team (WNT) arrived in Lafayette, Louisiana, home of the Ragin’ Cajuns, as the team continues preparation for the 2019 Pan American Games.

Team USA will face Scrap Yard Fast Pitch, an independent professional softball team, in a three-game series in Lafayette, La. before heading to Houston, Texas for another three-game set.

“I was really happy with the way we came back from the break after the USA Softball International Cup,” said USA Softball WNT Head Coach, Ken Eriksen (Tampa, Fla./Head Coach at South Florida).

“The things we learned and gained during our first leg of the summer stuck with us, which we saw come to fruition in Columbus. To have the training and exhibition games against Scrap Yard Fast Pitch is obviously extremely beneficial to our team. We’re going to face great competition and some of the best players in the country and we need that challenge prior to heading to Peru.”

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Louisiana Series (This Week)

In Lafayette, the action will kick off on Tuesday, July 23 as Team USA squares off against Scrap Yard Fast Pitch at 7 p.m. CST.

A 7 p.m. CST contest on July 24 followed by a 7 p.m. CST matchup on July 25 concludes Team USA’s Lafayette series.

All three games will take place at Lamson Park (235 Cajundome Blvd, Lafayette, La. 70506). Tickets for the three exhibition contests are on sale now and can be purchased by clicking here or by calling (800) 745-3000.

Houston Series (Next Week)

From Lafeyette, the Women’s National Team will head to Houston, Texas for the remaining three games of the Scrap Yard Fast Pitch series.

On Sunday, July 28 Team USA and Scrap Yard will play at 6 p.m. CT and 7 p.m. games on Monday, July 29 and Tuesday, July 30 will round out the Houston leg of training.

All three games in Houston will be played at Scrap Yard Sports Complex (29607 Robinson Rd, Conroe, Texas 77385).

Admission for the three-games in Houston will be free.

From Houston, the WNT will head to Lima, Peru for the Pan American Games, where Team USA has been nothing short of dominant.

In 10 appearances at the Pan American Games, the WNT has compiled an all-time record of 93-4 with eight Gold Medal and two Silver Medal finishes.

The U.S. will be looking to take back the Gold Medal after falling to host country Canada at the 2015 Toronto Pan American Games.

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WATCHING THE LIVE STREAMS

Here are the two ways to watch:

WATCH ON FACEBOOK:

If you go to the Extra Inning Softball Facebook page and “Like” it, you will be notified when the games go live.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE:

You can go to our Extra Inning Softball YouTube Channel or can click on these individual links to watch:

• Tuesday, July 23 @ ULL – 7 pm CST
• Wednesday, July 24 @ ULL – 7 pm CST
• Thursday, July 25 @ ULL – 7 pm CST
• Sunday, July 28 @ Scrap Yard Sports – 6:05 pm CST
• Monday, July 29 @ Scrap Yard Sports – 7:05 CST
• Tuesday, July 30 @ Scrap Yard Sports – 7:05 CST

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TEAM ROSTERS

Here are the alphabetical rosters for both teams:

Team USA

Scrap Yard Fast Pitch