Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
On March 26, 2008, the United States Olympic softball team had their 185-game winning streak (both official and exhibition games) snapped in a no-hitter thrown by Virginia Tech's pitcher Angela Tincher, who struck out 10 batters in a 1–0 exhibition win for the Hokies. The no-hit win proved something extra special in this case, as Tincher had ...
Women's softball was the female version of baseball played at the Games since women's baseball was not included on the program. Rule differences between Olympic softball and baseball included: 1) ball is pitched underhand. The ball must weigh between 6.25 ounces (177 g) and 7 ounces (200 g).
The United States competed in all sports except handball and was represented by more female than male athletes for the fourth consecutive time in the Summer Olympics (278 men and 314 women). [ 6 ] The team topped the medal rankings for the fourth consecutive and 19th overall time , with a total of 40 gold, 44 silver, and 42 bronze medals. [ 7 ]
The United States team won the 2018 Women's Softball World Championship to qualify for the Olympics as world champions. The remaining four spots were allocated through three qualification tournaments: one spot for a Europe/Africa tournament, one spot for an Asia/Oceania tournament, and two spots for an Americas tournament. [ 12 ]
USA's NiJaree Canady (24) lines up with her team after a game between the USA Softball Women's Elite Team and Great Britain at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Saturday, June 29, 2024.
The United States has routinely been one of the top countries in softball at the Olympics, making the gold-medal game in each of the five years softball has been an Olympic sport. It went 3-2 in ...
In 1996, the USA softball women's national team became the first American softball team to compete in the Olympics. Team USA has 15 players and 3 replacement players currently on roster. [7] USA Softball registers over 120,000 softball teams adding up to about 2 million players. [7] USA Softball is a not-for-profit organization.
The forward was the first player born in the 2000s to earn a cap for the U.S. women’s national team, per US Soccer. Unstoppable on the field, Sophia scored 11 goals during the 2022 NWSL season.