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USA Softball (formerly the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) and ASA/USA Softball) is the governing body for the United States national softball team. It is a member of the sport's international governing body, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). In addition, it oversees more than 150,000 amateur teams nationwide.
The professional softball era showcased some of the all-time best in softball history with several pro era veterans represented in the American Softball Association Hall of Fame - Tex Collins (Detroit), Ron Ford (Detroit), Jim Galloway (New York, Trenton), Bill Gatti (Kentucky), Mike Gouin (Detroit), Dennis Graser (Milwaukee), Mike Nye (Detroit ...
National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum is a softball museum located in Oklahoma City's Adventure District. It includes the Don E. Porter Hall of Fame Stadium , home to the World Cup of Softball and the annual Women's College World Series .
Dot began her softball career in 1972 playing for the Union Park Jets in Orlando. [6] In early 1975, at the age of 13, Dot was a member of the Orlando Rebels in the ASA (Amateur Softball Association of America), She became the youngest player ever to play in the ASA Women's Major Fast-Pitch National Championships. [5]
Granger was inducted in the California Golden Bears Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility. [19] She nabbed her second and third Hall of Fame entries on the same night, November 9, 2006, by being inducted into the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) and International Softball Federation (ISF) Softball Halls of Fame. [20]
Sharron Backus (born February 12, 1946) is a former softball player and coach. She played as a shortstop and third baseman on seven Amateur Softball Association national championship teams from 1961 to 1975. She served as the head softball coach at UCLA from 1975 to 1997 and led her teams to nine national collegiate softball championships.
Lopiano is a six-time National Champion, nine-time All-American, and three-time ASA Softball MVP. [7] In addition, she is a member of thirteen halls of fame, including National Sports Hall of Fame, the National Softball Hall of Fame [8] and the Texas Women's Hall of Fame.
She has been ESPN's lead college softball color analyst since 1998. [1] In 2012, Smith became the first woman to serve as commentator for a nationally televised Major League Baseball game. [ 2 ] Smith is a USA Softball Hall of Fame honoree.