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United States women's national softball team

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ImageFile:USA_Softball_logo.jpg
NameUnited States women's national softball team
CountryUSA United States
FederationUSA Softball
ConfederationWBSC Americas
ManagerKen Eriksen
WBSC Rank
Olympic apps5
Olympic first1996
Olympic best[[File:Gold medal.svg16px]] Gold (1996, 2000, 2004)
WSWC apps17
WSWC first1965
WSWC best[[File:Gold medal world centered.svg16pxGold]] 1st (1974, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2022)

The United States women's national softball team is the national softball team of the United States. It is governed by USA Softball (formerly known as the Amateur Softball Association) and takes part in international softball competitions. The US team has been successful in international play, taking three straight gold medals in Olympic Games and eleven titles in Women's World Cup. At the 2004 Olympics, the Americans held their opponents to only one run scored in 7 games. The lone run came in a 5–1 victory over the Australian team. However, the team then won the silver medals at the 2008 and 2020 Summer Olympics, both times narrowly losing to Japan.

On March 26, 2008, the United States Olympic softball team had their 185-game winning streak (both official and exhibition games) snapped in a no-hitter thrown by Virginia Tech's pitcher Angela Tincher, who struck out 10 batters in a 1–0 exhibition win for the Hokies. The no-hit win proved something extra special in this case, as Tincher had previously tried out and failed to make the 2008 US Olympic softball team.{{cite web|first=Graham|last=Hays|date=March 27, 2008|publisher=ESPN

In 2022, the World Games featured a softball tournament for the first time, giving the Americans a chance to avenge their olympic loss in Japan. Eight members who won the silver medal a year earlier were on the team. The roster was composed of eleven former student athletes and seven current athletes from 12 NCAA Division 1 teams.

2020 Olympic roster

Competitive record

Olympic Games

YearResultPositionPldWL%RSRATotal3 titles5/543376.86218425
United States 1996Gold medal1st981.889418
Australia 2000Gold medal1st1073.700257
Greece 2004Gold medal1st9901.000511
China 2008Silver medal2nd981.889585
Japan 2020Silver medal2nd651.83394

Women's World Cup

YearResultPositionPldWL%RSRATotal11 titles17/17—
Australia 1965Runners-up2nd
Japan 1970Runners-up2nd
United States 1974Champions1st
El Salvador 1978Champions1st
Taiwan 1982Fourth Place4th
New Zealand 1986Champions1st
United States 1990Champions1st111101.000
Canada 1994Champions1st101001.000704
Japan 1998Champions1st12111.917
Canada 2002Champions1st101001.000593
China 2006Champions1st11101.909716
Venezuela 2010Champions1st101001.000956
Canada 2012Runners-up2nd1091.900
Netherlands 2014Runners-up2nd1192.8187015
Canada 2016Champions1st8801.0007610
Japan 2018Champions1st101001.0007113
United States 2022See Softball at the 2022 World Games
Italy 2024Runners-up2nd1091.900568

World Games

YearResultPositionPldWL%RSRATotal4 titles4/6—
United States 1981Gold medal1st7701.000210
United Kingdom 1985Gold medal1st
Taiwan 2009Did not participate
Colombia 2013
United States 2022Gold medal1st5501.000314
China 2025Gold medal1st5501.000328

Pan American Games

YearResultPositionPldWL%RSRATotal10 titles12/12—
Puerto Rico 1979Gold medal1st
Venezuela 1983Silver medal2nd
United States 1987Gold medal1st
Cuba 1991Gold medal1st
Argentina 1995Gold medal1st
Canada 1999Gold medal1st
Dominican Republic 2003Gold medal1st
Brazil 2007Gold medal1st4401.000280
Mexico 2011Gold medal1st9901.000788
Canada 2015Silver medal2nd761.8575010
Peru 2019Gold medal1st871.875456
Chile 2023Gold medal1st6601.000608

Results summary

  • Olympics: Gold Medal – 1996, 2000, 2004; Silver Medal – 2008, 2020
  • Women's Softball World Cup: Gold Medal – 1974, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2018; Silver Medal – 1965, 1970, 2012. 2014
  • Softball at the World Games: Gold Medal – 1981, 1985, 2022
  • Softball at the Pan American Games: Gold Medal – 1979, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2019, 2023; Silver Medal – 1983, 2015
  • USA Softball International Cup: 1st – 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019; 2nd – 2005, 2013, 2016
  • Japan Softball Cup: 1st – 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015; 2nd – 2016
  • Canada Cup: Gold Medal – 1999, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2022; Silver Medal – 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014; Bronze Medal – 2013

All-time results

Results for the following international competitions could not be located:

  • 1981 World Games
  • 1985 World Games
  • 1999 Canada Cup
  • 2002 Canada Cup
  • 2003 Canada Cup
  • 2005 Canada Cup
  • 2011 Canada Cup

International friendlies were not included. The 2008 KFC Bound for Beijing Tour against colleges and NPF teams in the United States were not included as they were not against international opponents.

Summary

YearWLPct
196583.727
197082.800
1974901.000
19781001.000
1979131.929
198273.700
1983102.833
19861301.000
1987901.000
19901001.000
YearWLPct
1991901.000
19941001.000
19951201.000
199681.889
1998111.917
19991201.000
200073.700
200173.700
20021001.000
2003901.000
YearWLPct
2004901.000
200532.600
2006201.952
2007241.960
2008101.909
20092201.000
2010192.905
2011141.933
2012161.941
2013184.818
2014255.833
2015163.842
2016182.900
2017223.880
20182001.000
2019212.913
2020No games played (COVID-19)
2021
Totals46446.910

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1965

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
February 13, 1965World ChampionshipMelbourne, Australia2–10–1
February 14, 19651–01–1
February 14, 19652–02–1
February 15, 19657–03–1
February 16, 19658–04–1
February 17, 19651–0 (10)5–1
February 18, 19653–16–1
February 18, 19657–17–1
February 19, 19657–07–2
February 20, 19656–08–2
February 21, 19651–08–3

1970

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
August 23, 1970World ChampionshipOsaka, Japan13–2 (6)1–0
August 24, 19704–02–0
August 25, 19701–02–1
August 26, 197010–0 (5)3–1
August 27, 19701–04–1
August 28, 19702–15–1
August 29, 19705–06–1
August 29, 19701–07–1
August 30, 19701–0 (10)8–1
August 30, 19701–08–2

1974

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
August 8, 1974World ChampionshipStratford, Connecticut10–0 (6)1–0
August 10, 19745–02–0
August 10, 19741–03–0
August 11, 197413–0 (5)4–0
August 12, 197411–0 (5)5–0
August 13, 197417–0 (5)6–0
August 14, 19749–07–0
August 15, 19746–08–0
August 16, 19743–09–0

1978

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
October 14, 1978World ChampionshipSan Salvador, El Salvador8–01–0
October 15, 197816–0 (5)2–0
October 15, 197814–0 (5)3–0
October 16, 19786–14–0
October 17, 19781–05–0
October 18, 19783–26–0
October 19, 19784–07–0
October 20, 19783–08–0
October 21, 19781–09–0
October 22, 19784–010–0

1979

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
July 2, 1979Pan American GamesSan Juan, Puerto Rico1–0 (15)1–0
July 3, 197910–02–0
July 4, 19795–03–0
July 6, 19792–13–1
July 6, 197912–04–1
July 7, 19791–05–1
July 8, 197910–06–1
July 9, 19792–07–1
July 10, 19799–08–1
July 10, 19799–09–1
July 11, 19795–010–1
July 13, 19791–011–1
July 14, 19796–012–1
July 15, 19792–013–1

1982

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
July 3, 1982World ChampionshipTaipei, Taiwan4–01–0
July 5, 19824–02–0
July 5, 198210–03–0
July 8, 198210–04–0
July 8, 19828–05–0
July 9, 19829–06–0
July 10, 19822–16–1
July 11, 19824–07–1
July 11, 19821–07–2
July 11, 19821–07–3

1983

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
August 15, 1983Pan American GamesCaracas, Venezuela6–50–1
August 16, 198316–0 (5)1–1
August 16, 198314–02–1
August 17, 19837–43–1
August 18, 19836–04–1
August 19, 19831–05–1
August 20, 198317–06–1
August 20, 19838–17–1
August 21, 198316–68–1
August 22, 19833–09–1
August 23, 19837–110–1
August 24, 19835–410–2

1986

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
January 18, 1986World ChampionshipAuckland, New Zealand2–01–0
January 19, 19863–0 (10)2–0
January 19, 19867–03–0
January 20, 19863–04–0
January 21, 19861–05–0
January 22, 19862–16–0
January 22, 19861–07–0
January 23, 19862–1 (8)8–0
January 24, 19863–2 (12)9–0
January 25, 198610–0 (5)10–0
January 25, 19864–011–0
January 26, 19861–012–0
January 26, 19862–013–0

1987

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
August 9, 1987Pan American GamesIndianapolis, Indiana10–0 (6)1–0
August 10, 198715–0 (5)2–0
August 12, 19876–03–0
August 13, 19876–04–0
August 15, 19871–05–0
August 16, 19874–06–0
August 17, 19871–07–0
August 18, 19874–08–0
August 20, 19874–19–0

1990

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
July 14, 1990World ChampionshipNormal, Illinois7–01–0
July 15, 199019–0 (5)2–0
July 15, 19908–03–0
July 16, 199010–0 (5)4–0
July 17, 19902–15–0
July 18, 199010–0 (5)6–0
July 19, 19902–07–0
July 19, 199014–0 (5)8–0
July 20, 19901–09–0
July 21, 19906–110–0

1991

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
Aug 1991Pan American GamesHavana, Cuba4–01–0
Aug 19911–02–0
Aug 199110–03–0
Aug 19918–04–0
Aug 19917–05–0
Aug 19916–06–0
Aug 19916–07–0
Aug 19914–28–0
Aug 199114–19–0

1994

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
July 29, 1994World ChampionshipSt. John's, Newfoundland10–0 (5)1–0
July 30, 199418–02–0
July 30, 19947–0 (5)3–0
August 1, 199414–0 (5)4–0
August 2, 19945–35–0
August 4, 19945–06–0
August 6, 19941–0 (10)7–0
August 6, 19942–08–0
August 6, 19942–1 (12)9–0
August 7, 19946–010–0

1995

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
March 14, 1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina6–01–0
March 15, 199511–0 (5)2–0
March 16, 19956–13–0
March 17, 19951–0 (10)4–0
March 18, 199511–05–0
March 19, 199514–06–0
March 19, 199510–07–0
March 20, 19952–08–0
March 21, 19952–09–0
March 22, 199511–0 (5)10–0
March 24, 19955–011–0
March 25, 19957–012–0

1996

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
July 21, 1996Summer OlympicsColumbus, Georgia10–0 (6)1–0
July 22, 19969–02–0
July 23, 19966–13–0
July 24, 19964–04–0
July 25, 19964–25–0
July 26, 19962–15–1
July 27, 19963–26–1
July 29, 19961–0 (10)7–1
July 30, 19963–18–1

1998

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
July 21, 1998World ChampionshipFujinomiya, Japan5–01–0
July 22, 19983–02–0
July 23, 199811–0 (6)3–0
July 25, 199812–0 (5)4–0
July 25, 199814–0 (5)5–0
July 26, 19989–06–0
July 26, 19983–07–0
July 27, 199810–0 (5)8–0
July 28, 19981–0 (9)9–0
July 29, 19982–1 (12)9–1
July 30, 19984–010–1
July 30, 19981–011–1

1999

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
July 29, 1999Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Manitoba9–01–0
July 30, 19995–02–0
July 31, 19997–03–0
July 31, 19995–04–0
August 1, 199915–0 (5)5–0
August 1, 19997–06–0
August 2, 19998–17–0
August 3, 199912–0 (5)8–0
August 3, 19993–09–0
August 4, 19996–010–0
August 6, 19995–011–0
August 7, 19991–0 (8)12–0

2000

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
September 17, 2000Summer OlympicsSydney, Australia6–01–0
September 18, 20003–02–0
September 19, 20002–1 (11)2–1
September 20, 20002–0 (13)2–2
September 21, 20002–1 (13)2–3
September 22, 20002–03–3
September 23, 20006–04–3
September 24, 20003–0 (10)5–3
September 25, 20001–06–3
September 26, 20002–1 (8)7–3

2002

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
July 26, 2002World ChampionshipSaskatoon, S.K.2–01–0
July 27, 200213–02–0
July 28, 20024–03–0
July 29, 200214–0 (5)4–0
July 30, 20029–0 (5)5–0
July 31, 20024–06–0
August 1, 20027–0 (5)7–0
August 2, 20024–38–0
August 3, 20021–0 (9)9–0
August 4, 20021–010–0

2003

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
August 5, 2003Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, DR9–0 (5)1–0
August 6, 20031–02–0
August 7, 200310–0 (5)3–0
August 8, 200311–0 (5)4–0
August 9, 20032–05–0
August 10, 200313–0 (5)6–0
August 11, 20037–0 (5)7–0
August 13, 20032–18–0
August 14, 20034–09–0

2004

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
August 14, 2004Summer OlympicsAthens, Greece7–0 (5)1–0
August 15, 200410–0 (5)2–0
August 16, 20043–0 (8)3–0
August 17, 20044–04–0
August 18, 20047–0 (5)5–0
August 19, 20047–0 (5)6–0
August 20, 20043–07–0
August 22, 20045–08–0
August 23, 20045–19–0

2005

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
July 14, 2005World Cup of SoftballOklahoma City, OK2–10–1
July 15, 20053–11–1
July 16, 200511–3 (5)2–1
July 16, 20057–0 (5)3–1
July 18, 20053–13–2

2006

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
July 13, 2006World Cup of SoftballOklahoma City, OK14–0 (5)1–0
July 14, 20066–12–0
July 15, 20069–0 (5)3–0
July 15, 200614–0 (5)4–0
July 16, 200611–0 (5)5–0
July 17, 20065–26–0
August 27, 2006World ChampionshipBeijing, China6–17–0
August 28, 20067–0 (5)8–0
August 29, 20064–09–0
August 30, 20067–0 (5)10–0
September 1, 200615–0 (4)11–0
September 2, 20062–012–0
September 3, 200610–0 (5)13–0
September 4, 200611–2 (6)14–0
September 4, 20063–114–1
September 5, 20065–115–1
September 5, 20063–016–1
November 17, 2006Japan Softball CupYokohama, Japan8–017–1
November 18, 20062–018–1
November 18, 20068–419–1
November 19, 20067–020–1

2007

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
June 30, 2007Canada CupSurrey, Canada1–0Japan Elite1–0
July 1, 200710–0 (3)2–0
July 2, 200711–0 (4)3–0
July 3, 200710–0 (3)Washington Blast4–0
July 4, 200710–1 (5)5–0
July 5, 200717–0 (3)White Rock Renegades6–0
July 6, 200713–1 (6)7–0
July 6, 20077–0 (5)8–0
July 7, 200712–0 (3)Japan Elite9–0
July 8, 20075–010–0
July 12, 2007World Cup of SoftballOklahoma City, OK9–111–0
July 13, 20078–0 (5)12–0
July 14, 20079–0 (5)13–0
July 14, 20074–114–0
July 15, 20077–015–0
July 15, 20074–116–0
July 16, 20073–017–0
July 25, 2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil7–0 (5)18–0
July 26, 20074–019–0
July 27, 200710–0 (5)20–0
July 28, 20077–0 (5)21–0
November 16, 2007Japan Softball CupYokohama, Japan4–122–0
November 17, 20075–123–0
November 17, 20075–223–1
November 18, 20073–2 (11)24–1

2008

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
June 7, 2008Olympic PreviewOklahoma City, OK9–51–0
June 8, 20087–02–0
August 12, 2008Summer OlympicsBeijing, China11–0 (5)3–0
August 13, 20083–04–0
August 14, 20088–15–0
August 15, 20087–0 (5)6–0
August 16, 20087–0 (5)7–0
August 17, 20088–0 (5)8–0
August 18, 20089–0 (5)9–0
August 20, 20084–1 (9)10–0
August 21, 20083–110–1

2009

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
July 4, 2009Canada CupSurrey, Canada7–0 (5)1–0
July 4, 20097–0 (5)2–0
July 5, 20098–1 (6)3–0
July 6, 200910–0 (4)4–0
July 7, 20097–0 (5)5–0
July 8, 20098–0 (5)6–0
July 8, 200910–07–0
July 9, 20093–28–0
July 10, 200910–0 (4)CA Gold Rush9–0
July 10, 20092–010–0
July 11, 20093–011–0
July 12, 20093–212–0
July 16, 2009World Cup of SoftballOklahoma City, OK7–213–0
July 17, 200912–014–0
July 18, 200914–0 (4)15–0
July 18, 20096–116–0
July 19, 20098–0 (5)17–0
July 20, 20093–118–0
July 31, 2009Japan Softball CupSendai City, Japan11–3 (5)19–0
August 1, 200910–2 (5)20–0
August 1, 20093–021–0
August 2, 20092–022–0

2010

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
June 24, 2010World ChampionshipCaracas, Venezuela1–01–0
June 25, 201012–2 (4)2–0
June 25, 20107–0 (5)3–0
June 26, 201020–0 (3)4–0
June 27, 20109–2 (5)5–0
June 28, 201010–1 (5)6–0
June 29, 20109–0 (5)7–0
June 30, 201016–1 (5)8–0
July 1, 20104–09–0
July 2, 20107–0 (5)10–0
July 22, 2010World Cup of SoftballOklahoma City, OK9–011–0
July 23, 20105–012–0
July 24, 20101–0US Futures13–0
July 24, 20108–014–0
July 25, 20105–214–1
July 26, 20103–0US Futures15–1
July 26, 20105–116–1
August 6, 2010Japan Softball CupJapan4–317–1
August 7, 20103–117–2
August 7, 20106–218–2
August 8, 20105–019–2

2011

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
July 21, 2011World Cup of SoftballOklahoma City, OK7–21–0
July 22, 20115–22–0
July 23, 20114–32–1
July 23, 20118–43–1
July 24, 201110–0 (4)4–1
July 25, 20116–45–1
October 17, 2011Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico10–0 (4)6–1
October 18, 201110–0 (4)7–1
October 18, 20117–0 (5)8–1
October 19, 20113–09–1
October 19, 20114–110–1
October 20, 201112–511–1
October 21, 20118–0 (6)12–1
October 22, 201113–1 (5)13–1
October 23, 201111–1 (4)14–1

2012

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
June 23, 201240th Anniversary Title IX GameOklahoma City, OK9–11–0
June 28, 2012World Cup of SoftballOklahoma City, OK8–02–0
June 29, 20123–13–0
June 30, 20122–14–0
June 30, 20129–0 (5)5–0
July 1, 20129–06–0
July 2, 20123–07–0
July 13, 2012World ChampionshipWhitehorse, Canada7–08–0
July 14, 201210–09–0
July 15, 201213–010–0
July 16, 201217–011–0
July 18, 201213–012–0
July 18, 20124–013–0
July 19, 201214–114–0
July 20, 20124–215–0
July 21, 20123–1 (8)16–0
July 22, 20122–116–1

2013

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
July 11, 2013World Cup of SoftballOklahoma City, OK7–0 (5)1–0
July 12, 20134–02–0
July 13, 20137–42–1
July 14, 201310–33–1
July 14, 20136–33–2
July 16, 2013Canadian OpenSurrey, British Columbia, Canada4–1California A's4–2
July 17, 201310–3 (6)5–2
July 18, 20135–46–2
July 18, 20138–17–2
July 19, 20138–58–2
July 20, 20137–49–2
July 21, 20135–09–3
July 22, 20132–19–4
August 10, 2013Pan American Games QualifierSan Juan, Puerto Rico, United States16–0 (3)10–4
August 11, 201311–0 (5)11–4
August 12, 20135–112–4
August 13, 201312–013–4
August 14, 20137–0 (5)14–4
August 15, 201312–0 (4)15–4
August 16, 20138–216–4
August 17, 20135–017–4
August 18, 20138–1 (5)18–4

2014

DateEventLocationWinnerScoreLoserYearly Record
July 8, 2014World Cup of SoftballIrvine, CA5–01–0
July 9, 201413–1 (5)2–0
July 10, 20145–33–0
July 11, 20148–1 (5)4–0
July 12, 20143–25–0
July 12, 201414–0 (4)6–0
July 13, 20145–27–0
July 15, 20142014 Canadian OpenSurrey, BC8–0 (5)Bloomington Lady Hearts8–0
July 15, 20149–2 (5)8–1
July 16, 201410–0 (4)Basque Country (Spain)9–1
July 17, 20144–3NJCAA All-Stars10–1
July 17, 20147–0 (5)11–1
July 18, 20148–412–1
July 19, 201410–0 (3)White Rock Renegades13–1
July 19, 201410–613–2
July 20, 20145–0NJCAA All-Stars14–2
July 20, 201410–0 (3)15–2
July 21, 20149–2 (5)16–2
July 21, 20147–0 (5)16–3
August 15, 20142014 ISF Women's World ChampionshipHaarlem, Netherlands10–0 (4)17–3
August 16, 20147–0 (5)18–3
August 17, 20145–119–3
August 18, 201411–0 (4)20–3
August 19, 20144–221–3
August 20, 201410–0 (4)22–3
August 21, 20147–0 (5)23–3
August 22, 20146–124–3
August 23, 20146–124–4
August 24, 20148–1 (6)25–4
August 24, 20144–125–5

References

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  2. (March 3, 2022). "The World Games 2022 Gives Team USA Softball Opportunity to Avenge Olympic Loss to Japan".
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