On Friday, USA Softball revealed the names of the athletes who have been selected to participate in two upcoming international softball events –

• the 2024 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women’s World Cup
• the 2024 Japan All-Star Series

The 2024 WBSC World Cup roster includes four athletes who were part of the 2020 U.S. Olympic team and six members from the 2023 WBSC World Cup Group Stage that helped the Eagles qualify for the World Cup Finals.

The team also includes two rookies making their debut in the Red, White and Blue, as well as five athletes who have previously represented the U.S. either as a member of the USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team (JWNT) or WNT.

The 16-player roster includes 14 former student-athletes and two current student-athletes from four athletic conferences – Pac-12 (seven athletes), SEC (six athletes), Big 12 (two athletes) and ACC (one athlete).

UCLA has the most representation with four athletes followed by LSU with two athletes.

Other universities represented include Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Florida State, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Washington, with one athlete apiece.

This announcement follows the prior release of the schedules for both teams (provided below).

Athletes were selected by the Women’s National Team Selection Committee (WNTSC) based on previous and ongoing evaluations at the collegiate levels as well as USA Softball National Team events, trials and camps.

Here are the details on each of these teams (note: information and photos courtesy of USA Softball)…

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2024 WBSC World Cup Finals

The Women’s National Team Selection Committee (WNTSC) has picked a total of 16 players who will represent the Women’s National Team (WNT) in the WBSC Women’s World Cup in Castions de Strada, Italy slated for July 15-21.

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

SCHEDULE:

ROSTERS:

The 2024 WBSC World Cup roster includes four athletes who were part of the 2020 U.S. Olympic team and six members from the 2023 WBSC World Cup Group Stage that helped the Eagles qualify for the World Cup Finals.

The team also includes two rookies making their debut in the Red, White and Blue, as well as five athletes who have previously represented the U.S. either as a member of the USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team (JWNT) or WNT.

The 16-player roster includes 14 former student-athletes and two current student-athletes from four athletic conferences – Pac-12 (seven athletes), SEC (six athletes), Big 12 (two athletes) and ACC (one athlete).

UCLA has the most representation with four athletes followed by LSU with two athletes.

Other universities represented include Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Florida State, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Washington, with one athlete apiece.

The coaches are Heather Tarr (Head Coach, Washingon), Kyla Holas (Asst. Coach, USA Softball JWNT), Jimmy Kolatis (Asst. Coach, Arizona State) and Tim Walton (Asst. Coach, Florida).

𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝙒𝘽𝙎𝘾 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝘾𝙪𝙥 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 🥎🇺🇸

Full Release 📃 » https://t.co/cJUK6J8QBb@USASoftball | @WBSC pic.twitter.com/M6W20F39fw

— USA Softball Women's National Team 🇺🇸 (@USASoftballWNT) April 12, 2024

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Japan All-Star Series

The Women’s Elite Team will also have 16 players who will compete against Team Japan in the Japan All-Star Series, taking place from July 4-8.

In addition to the back-to-back matchups against Great Britain, the world-ranked No. 1 U.S. Women’s Elite Team will go head-to-head with No. 2 Japan once again in a three-game series that will take place July 4-8 across three Japanese cities: Nagoya, Fujinomiya and Yokohama.

The Japan All-Star Series has provided an exciting experience for softball fans since its inception in 2016 where over 31,000 fans packed the Tokyo Dome while 2017 saw 15,000 fans in the stands at Yokohama Stadium.

SCHEDULE:

ROSTERS:

Thirteen current student-athletes and three former student-athletes have been selected to represent the U.S. in the 2024 Japan All-Star Series.

Among them, one athlete (Taryn Kern) will be representing the U.S. for the first time in her career, while six athletes will return to the international stage after competing in the 2023 Japan All-Star Series.

The roster includes athletes from four different athletic conferences: SEC (six athletes), Big 12 (five athletes), Pac-12 (four athletes), and ACC (one athlete), who collectively represent nine NCAA Division I universities.

Oklahoma has the highest number of athletes on the roster with four, followed by Florida, Kentucky, LSU, and Stanford with two each. Clemson, Oklahoma State, UCLA, and Washington are also represented with one athlete each.

The coaches are Kelly Kretschman (Head Coach), Alisa Goler (Asst. Coach, Western Illinois), Rachel Lawson (Asst. Coach, Kentucky) and Cody Thomson (Asst. Coach, Utah Valley).

𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝙅𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙡𝙡-𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 🥎🇺🇸

Full Release 📃 » https://t.co/cJUK6J8QBb@USASoftball | @WBSC pic.twitter.com/jXHXeJF0nU

— USA Softball Women's National Team 🇺🇸 (@USASoftballWNT) April 12, 2024