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IOC LA28
Organizers for the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles present its recommendations to the sports program at Monday's IOC Session meetings in Mumbai, which were approved. Photo via International Olympic Committee.

Olympics: Baseball, Softball, Cricket, Flag Football Among Sports on LA28 Program

The LA28 sports program was officially confirmed by the International Olympic Committee during its annual session on Monday in India with baseball/softball, flag football, cricket, lacrosse and squash providing a mix of new and returning sports to the Olympic Summer Games. All five were voted in as a single package with two “no” votes from […]

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USA Softball
There are two major men's softball events happening August 4–7 in South Bend, Indiana, and Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Two Large Softball Tournaments Taking Place This Weekend

South Bend Venues, Parks and Arts are set to host the USA Softball Men’s Major Fast Pitch National Championships at Byers Softball Complex from August 4–7 in the Indiana destination. The tournament will include teams from California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin and Canada. In total, 20 teams equaling […]

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pac-12 softball
The nine Pac-12 softball teams will compete in the inaugural conference championship tournament in 2023.

Arizona to Host Inaugural Pac-12 Softball Championship in 2023

The University of Arizona’s Hillenbrand Stadium will host the inaugural Pac-12 Softball Championship, scheduled to take place May 10–13, 2023. Teams will play once per day at the 2023 Pac-12 Softball Championship. The four-day event will begin with a play-in game between the eighth and ninth-place teams in the regular-season standings. That winner will advance […]

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Athletes Unlimited Bringing AUX Softball to San Diego

Athletes Unlimited will host a two-week, standalone softball tournament at San Diego State University along with its regularly scheduled regular season later this fall in Chicago. The new two-week AUX Softball competition will take place in Southern California starting June 13. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Title IX and created to provide more compensation […]

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New Sports Venues to Watch in 2022

As the demand for spaces to host sporting events continues to grow with an eye toward sports-related travel in a post-coronavirus world, destinations across the country are examining their inventory, identifying needs and building accordingly. Here are 16 new sports complexes to keep an eye on in 2022. Alabama A&M Event Center Huntsville, Alabama OPENING: […]

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NAGAAA Cup Softball

Salt Lake City to Host 2023 North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance Softball Tournament

The North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance will host its annual LGBTQ+ softball tournament in Salt Lake City in 2023. The event will be staged May 26–28 at the Salt Lake Regional Athletic Complex and feature the top elite A and B division teams from NAGAAA organizations in the United States and Canada. The tournament, […]

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Stanford, California - May 3, 2019: Stanford Softball defeats UCLA 2-1 at Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium in Stanford, California.

Pac-12 Conference Starting Softball Tournament in 2023

The Pac-12 Conference will begin holding a postseason softball tournament for its nine teams starting in 2023 with the tournament rotating annually among the league to provide increased exposure and community engagement for the sport across the Pac-12 footprint. “The Pac-12 could not be more excited to add a softball championship to its lineup of […]

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Perfect Game Softball

Perfect Game Launches Softball Division

Perfect Game will launch a new softball division dedicated to providing young girls and women with playing experiences and advancement opportunities in the United States and abroad. Perfect Game has been organizing baseball events for 27 years and began laying the foundation for its entry into softball in 2019. Perfect Game Softball will seek to […]

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New Collegiate Softball Summer League Starting in Kansas

Collegiate softball players will have the opportunity to play in a summer league as the Sunflower Summer Collegiate Softball League will begin play in 2022, league commissioner Casey Walkup announced this week. The SSL will bring nearly 100 student-athletes to Kansas each summer. The SSL will consist of six teams with the opportunity for future […]

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OklahomaSoftball

Love’s Travel Stops Contributes Lead Gift for New Oklahoma Softball Stadium

The University of Oklahoma has received the biggest single gift toward a women’s program in its history to give the Sooners softball program a new venue that will overhaul the stadium and training facilities. Love’s Travel Stops has provided the lead and naming gift for the University of Oklahoma’s new softball stadium. The company has […]

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