{"id":44933,"date":"2025-02-18T13:36:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T21:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=44933"},"modified":"2025-02-18T15:21:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T23:21:24","slug":"okc-to-host-wbsc-u-19-womens-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=44933","title":{"rendered":"OKC to Host WBSC U-18 Women&#8217;s World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Relocated from Dallas TX to Oklahoma City OK<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m pleased to know the WBSC U-18 Women&#39;s Softball World Cup Finals will be hosted by a world-class venue that will receive the softball tournament in LA28 in three years&#39; time! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XuiFAyPc76\">https:\/\/t.co\/XuiFAyPc76<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4nK60xldEn\">pic.twitter.com\/4nK60xldEn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Riccardo Fraccari (@WBSCPresident) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSCPresident\/status\/1891938810511921536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/news\/oklahoma-city-to-host-wbsc-u-18-womens-softball-world-cup-finals-opening-day-on-september-27\">From the Official WBSC website:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oklahoma City to host WBSC U-18 Women&#8217;s Softball World Cup Finals; Opening day on September 27<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The final stage of the World Cup will be played at Devon Park from 27 September to 2 October.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced today that Oklahoma City will host the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2025-ii-u-18-womens-softball-world-cup-finals\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WBSC U-18 Women&#8217;s Softball World Cup Finals<\/a>. The final stage of the World Cup will be played at Devon Park from 27 September to 2 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally scheduled for Dallas, TX, the Finals have been relocated to Oklahoma City. This move allows the world\u2019s best U-18 players to compete in the largest purpose-built softball facility, which will also serve as the proposed venue for the softball competition at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legendary&nbsp;Devon Park&nbsp;has hosted some of the world\u2019s largest softball events, including the WBSC Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup Group C last year, the NCAA Women\u2019s College World Series (WCWS), the World Cup of Softball, Border Battle and various USA Softball National Championships across all age-divisions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed to accommodate the sport\u2019s largest crowds, the complex has undergone several upgrades in recent years. The most recent improvements include an upper deck that increased capacity by 4,000 seats, a three-story press box, and upgraded ticket windows and entrances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WBSC U-18 Women&#8217;s Softball World Cup is the first to be played under the two-stage system. Last year, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Pingtan, China; and Dallas, USA hosted groups A, B and C respectively.&nbsp;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/news\/oklahoma-city-to-host-wbsc-u-18-womens-softball-world-cup-finals-opening-day-on-september-27\">Click here to continue reading.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relocated from Dallas TX to Oklahoma City OK From the Official WBSC website: Oklahoma City to host WBSC U-18 Women&#8217;s Softball World Cup Finals; Opening day on September 27 The final stage of the World Cup will be played at Devon Park from 27 September to 2 October. 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