Oklahoma City, OK - All-session tickets now available for World Cup of Softball XI
The world's best softball will return to Oklahoma City this summer with the World Cup of Softball XI and Border Battle VIII taking over the ASA Hall of Fame Complex - OGE Energy Field - INTEGRIS Field from July 4-10. Highlighted by the top 10 teams in the world, the week-long event returns to Oklahoma City for the first time since 2013 bigger and better than ever! With a record-13 countries slated to participate, tickets are on sale by phone at 800-654-8337 or online at ASAUSASoftball.com.
The 2016 World Cup, a WBSC-sanctioned event, features the top eight finalists from the 2014 WBSC World Championship: No 1. ranked Japan, No. 2 USA, No. 3 Australia, No. 4 Canada, No. 5 Chinese Taipei, No. 6 Netherlands, No. 7 China and No. 8 New Zealand. Also scheduled to participate are Czech Republic, Mexico, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and the USA Women's Elite Team.
"We're excited to have the World Cup of Softball and Border Battle return to Oklahoma City," said ASA/USA Softball Executive Director Craig Cress. "With the return of the Border Battle and Slow Pitch Showdown, fans will get the ultimate experience throughout the week-long event. With a record-number of teams participating in this year's World Cup, softball fans will have a chance to see the top teams in the world as they prepare for the WBSC World Championship in Canada later this summer. We can't wait to welcome these teams to our facility, and we look forward to the best competition in the world returning to the softball capital of the world."
The eighth-annual Men's Border Battle Slow Pitch game will also return to Oklahoma City for the first time since 2013 on Wednesday, July 6 when the USA Men's Slow Pitch National Team takes the field against Canada in Border Battle VIII. Team USA captured their sixth Border Battle win in 2015 with a 22-7 win over Canada in Midland, Mich. In addition to the Border Battle, the USA Softball Men's Slow Pitch National Team and the USA Softball Men's Futures Slow Pitch National Team will also be competing in Oklahoma City in the Slow Pitch Showdown on July 5.
The complete World Cup of Softball game schedule, including slow pitch exhibition games, special promotions, autograph sessions with the USA Softball teams, and media schedule will be announced at a later date.
All-session tickets, which are $175 for Gold Pass reserved seating and $60 for general admission seating, can be purchased by phone at 800-654-8337 or online at ASAUSASoftball.com. Gold Pass all-session tickets include a USA Softball hat, World Cup XI program, a personalized name slide on the videoboard at OGE Energy Field, exclusive parking and advanced autograph sessions. Fans that hold the Gold Pass All-Session ticket will have open seating in the Gold Pass section (click here to view seating chart). Single session Gold Pass and general admission tickets will go on sale in early June.
The 2016 Women's National Team and Elite Team rosters were named in January as 18 athletes have been selected to represent the Red, White and Blue on the Women's National Team. An additional 17 athletes have been named to the USA Softball Women's Elite Team. The rosters for the 2016 USA Softball Men's Slow Pitch and Future's National Teams will be announced at a later date.
Follow along with the USA Softball National Team Program all year long at ASAUSASoftball.com.
About ASA/USA Softball
Founded in 1933, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball is the National Governing Body of 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 70 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 2.2 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/.
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 and attract approximately 150 million fans annually to stadiums 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 (Men, Women, U-19 Men, and U-19 Women), Premier12, World Baseball Classic, and the U-12, U-15, U-18, U-21 and Women's Baseball World Cups. For further information, please go to www.WBSC.org or follow the WBSC on Twitter at @WBSC.
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