June 29 – July 5 – Irvine, California
Bill Barber Park
OKLAHOMA CITY – A record eight teams are set to take the field in Irvine, Calif. this June and July as they complete a 32-game schedule of the World Cup of Softball X the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today. Hosted by Southern California ASA, Argentina, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and both the USA Softball Junior Women’s and Women’s National Teams are scheduled to participate at Bill Barber Park, Deanna Manning Stadium this summer. A sanctioned event by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Softball Division, Team USA looks to defend its World Cup title as they defeated Canada 5-2 in the championship game in 2014.
Click here to view the entire game schedule for 2015 the World Cup of Softball
** NOTE: Schedule is Subject to change.
** All Times are Pacific Daylight Time & Played at Colonel Bill Barber Park, Deanna Manning Stadium
Tickets are available for both premium stadium seating and general admission and start at $10 a ticket. Tickets for the event are for an entire day with fans having the opportunity to watch all games played on their selected dates. Visit www.socalasa.org for more information or email WorldCupXIrvine@aol.com with any questions. A complete media coverage schedule including live streamed games will be released at a later date as well as special promotions and autograph session days.
The World Cup of Softball X marks the first international event of the 2015 season for both the Women’s National Team (WNT) and Junior Women’s National Team (JWNT). For the WNT, the World Cup is one of three international events in 2015.
Following the World Cup of Softball, Team USA will travel internationally to compete in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 15-26 and will then head to Japan August 2-10. For the JWNT, the World Cup will give the team their first international competition before taking on the world at the WBSC Junior Women’s World Championship (JWWC), August 9-15 in Oklahoma City, Okla. at the ASA Hall of Fame Complex.
For complete coverage of World Cup X including bios, rosters, live stats, streaming and results log on to www.ASAUSASoftball.com.
Teams Participating
USA Women’s National Team
USA Junior Women’s National Team
Canada
Japan
Puerto Rico
Mexico
Argentina
Venezuela
more teams could be added
Schedule of Games
Date Time (PDT) Matchup
June 29 9:00 am Argentina vs. Puerto Rico
11:30 am Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico
2:00 pm Venezuela vs. Japan
4:30 pm Argentina vs. USA Junior Women
7:00 pm Mexico vs. USA Women
June 30 9:00 am Canada vs. Japan
11:30 am Japan vs. Mexico
2:00 pm Venezuela vs. Argentina
4:30 pm Canada vs. USA Junior Women
7:00 pm Puerto Rico vs. USA Women
July 1 9:00 am Mexico vs. Canada
11:30 am Mexico vs. Venezuela
2:00 pm Canada vs. Puerto Rico
4:30 pm Argentina vs. USA Women
7:00 pm USA Junior Women vs. USA Women
July 2 11:30 am Canada vs. Venezuela
2:00 pm Argentina vs. Mexico
4:30 pm Puerto Rico vs. USA Junior Women
7:00 pm Japan vs. USA Women
July 3 11:30 am Mexico vs. Puerto Rico
2:00 pm Japan vs. Argentina
4:30 pm Venezuela vs. USA Junior Women
7:00 pm Canada vs. USA Women
July 4 9:00 am Japan vs. Puerto Rico
11:30 am Mexico vs. USA Junior Women
2:00 pm Canada vs. Argentina
4:30 pm Venezuela vs. USA Women
7:00 pm Japan vs. USA Junior Women
July 5 9:00 am Seed #7 vs. Seed #8
11:30 am Seed # 5 vs. Seed #6
2:00 pm Seed # 3 vs. Seed #4
4:30 pm Seed # 1 vs. Seed # 2