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International News: USA Softball Women’s National Team Heads to Italy for WBSC World Cup Finals (July 7, 2024)

By Brentt Eads

July 12, 2024

International News: USA Softball Women’s National Team Heads to Italy for WBSC World Cup Finals (July 7, 2024)

The USA Softball National Team will be in Castions di Strada, Italy, all next week for the WBSC World Cup Finals that begins on Monday, July 15, 2024, and conclude on Sunday, July 21, 2024.

The No. 1 ranked USA team leads Group A in its search for a record 12th title and will compete alongside Canada, China and the host country Italy. Australia, Japan, the Netherlands and Puerto Rico will battle it out in Group B:

Group A: No. 5 Canada, No. 15 China, No. 6 Italy and No. 1 United States
Group B: No. 10 Australia, No. 2 Japan, No. 8 Netherlands, No. 3 Puerto Rico

Here is next week’s schedule as it stands now…

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GAME DETAILS:

Date

Time (CET/CT)

Opponent

Live Stream

Live Stats

Monday, July 15

4:30 p.m. CET / 9:30 a.m. CT

vs Canada

Click here

Click here

Tuesday, July 16

8:30 p.m. CET / 1:30 p.m. CT

vs Italy

Click here

Click here

Wednesday, July 17

2 p.m. CET / 7 a.m. CT

vs China

Click here

Click here

Thursday, July 18

TBD

Super Round

TBD

TBD

Friday, July 19

TBD

Super Round

TBD

TBD

Saturday, July 20

TBD

Medal Round

TBD

TBD

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The U.S. Women’s National Team won the last edition of the series in 2018 and are the defending World Champions after taking gold at the 2022 World Games. 

Ally Carda helped Team USA win the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Photo: USA Softball.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medalists Ally Carda, Rachel Garcia, Haylie McCleney and Dejah Mulipola return with the U.S. national team in its quest to defend the World Title in Italy. 

Young stars Sis Bates, Ally Carda, Mia Davidson, Megan Faraimo, Hannah Flippen and Savannah Jaquish—who led USA to victory last year on the group stage—all return to help finish the job. 

You can see the full 2024 USA Women’s National Team roster below and by clicking HERE on the USA Softball 2024 Women’s National Team Page. 

Here are the key bullet points regarding the prestigious international event of which Line Drive Softball will have coverage of the World Cup Finals all next week…

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  • WHAT: WBSC World Cup Finals
  • WHEN: July 15-21, 2024
  • WHERE: Castions di Strada, Italy | Campo Comunale da Softball
  • WEBSITE: 2024 World Cup Finals
  • HOW TO WATCH: The event will be streamed via GameTime. Fans will have the option of two different services:
    1. Tournament Pass ($12.99)
    2. Daily Pass ($7.99).

Tournament Pass subscribers will have full access to all 19 games of the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Finals. For more information on subscriptions, click here.

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USA PLAYER ROSTER:

Name

Position

College

Jocelyn Alo

UT

Oklahoma

Sis Bates

IF

Washington

Maya Brady

OF

UCLA

Ally Carda

RHP/UT

UCLA

Mia Davidson

C

Mississippi State

Megan Faraimo

RHP

UCLA

Hannah Flippen

UT

Utah

Rachel Garcia

RHP

UCLA

Sahvanna Jaquish

C/IF

LSU

Janae Jefferson

IF

Texas

Tiare Jennings

IF

Oklahoma

Amanda Lorenz

OF

Florida

Kelly Maxwell

LHP

Oklahoma

Haylie McCleney

OF

Alabama

Dejah Mulipola

C

Arizona

Jessie Warren

IF

Florida State

USA TEAM COACHES

Name

Position

Affiliation

Heather Tarr

Head Coach

Washington

Kyla Holas

Assistant Coach

USA Softball JWNT

Jimmy Kolatis

Assistant Coach

Arizona State

Tim Walton

Assistant Coach

Florida

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