USA Softball U-18 Women's National Team roster announced to host World Cup group in Dallas
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<p>USA Softball announced the athletes who will represent the Eagles at the <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-ii-u-18-womens-softball-world-cup-group-stage-dallas/home" target="_blank">WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage</a></span></strong> event in Dallas, Texas, slated for August 29 to September 2. </p>
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<p>USA, holder of the three women's softball world titles (U-15, U-18, and senior), aims to win its fifth consecutive U-18 Women's Softball World Championship, keeping alive the second-longest current streak of consecutive titles in any <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/organisation/wbsc-events/world-champions"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">WBSC World Cup</span></strong></a>, second only to Japan's six titles at the Women's Baseball World Cup.</p>
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<p>You can see the USA U-18 Women's National Softball Team roster <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.usasoftball.com/team-usa/womens-national-team-program/2024-u-18-womens-national-team/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="here (opens in a new tab)">here</a></span></strong>.</p>
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<p>“We are extremely thrilled to see the talent that this roster will bring to the international stage,” said USA Softball CEO Craig Cress. “Through the High Performance Program, we were able to identify some of the nation’s best young athletes and help them achieve the dream of representing Team USA. We are excited to see them come together on the field and are confident that they will get the job done.” </p>
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<p>At the helm of the USA Softball U-18 National Team will be head coach Kyla Holas who previously guided the U-15 team to three tournament wins during the 2023 season, including a 7-1 campaign at the WBSC U-15 Women’s Softball World Cup that put the Eagles on top of the podium. She also coached the 2021 team that won gold at the latest U-18 Women's Softball World Cup in Lima, Peru.</p>
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<p>The 16-player roster is set to take on the international competition in Dallas, Texas for the WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage event – the first in its history to be played under the new two-stage format where the Group Stage and the Finals will be held in consecutive years. <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-ii-u-18-womens-softball-world-cup-group-stage-dallas/news/dallas-usa-to-host-wbsc-u-18-womens-softball-world-cup-group-in-2024-finals-2025"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">By hosting a group of the WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage</span></strong></a>, world No. 1 USA became the 10th qualified nation for the tournament. </p>
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<p>The first of its kind to be identified from the USA Softball High Performance Program (HPP) National Selection Event, the U-18 WNT roster was chosen by the USA Softball Junior Women’s National Selection Committee (JWNTSC). The selected athletes worked their way through identifiers on the local and national level to represent the Red, White and Blue — hailing from 11 different states and eight USA Softball regions.</p>
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