Three USA Women's Softball National Teams warm up with wins in Oklahoma City
The 2024 USA Women's National Team faced the Oklahoma City Sparks, the Women's Elite Team played World No. 13 Great Britain and the U-18 Women's National Team were too good for a local All-Star side.
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<p>USA Softball hosted three exhibition two-game series at OGE Energy Field at Devon Park, <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/softball-park-in-oklahoma-city-to-host-los-angeles-2028-olympic-games-softball-competition">Oklahoma City</a>, featuring three USA Women's Softball National Teams - U-18, Women's Elite and the Women's National Team.</p>
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<p>The <strong>Women's National Team</strong> defeated the professional team <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Oklahoma City Spark (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.okcspark.com" target="_blank">Oklahoma City Spark</a>, 4-2 and 11-4 with Megan Faraimo, Rachel Garcia and Ally Carda limiting the Sparks to six hits and two runs in the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="first game (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.usasoftball.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/120/2024/06/OKCSpark_vs_2024USWomensNationalTeam_Jun_29_2024.pdf" target="_blank">first game</a>.</p>
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<p>Jessie Warren went 2-for-2 with four RBIs in the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="second game (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.usasoftball.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/120/2024/06/2024USWomensNationalTeam_vs_OKCSpark_Jun_30_2024.pdf" target="_blank">second game</a>, leading USA to a 12-game hit. Amanda Lorenz, Hannah Flippen (two RBIs), and Janae Jefferson (two RBIs) also had a multi-hit game. The Sparks scored their three runs in the bottom of the fifth.</p>
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<p>The <strong>Women's Elite Team</strong> outscored World No. 13 Great Britain, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="11-1 (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.usasoftball.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/120/2024/06/GreatBritain_vs_2024USWomensEliteTeam_Jun_29_2024-2.pdf" target="_blank">11-1</a> and <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="11-0 (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.usasoftball.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/120/2024/06/2024USWomensEliteTeam_vs_GreatBritain_Jun_30_2024.pdf" target="_blank">11-0</a>. The US combined 28 hits and their pitchers allowed six.</p>
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<p>The <strong>U-18 National Team</strong> shut out a local All-Star selection, 2-0 and 7-0. </p>
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<p>Addisen Fischer and Savior Timmerman combined a one-hitter in <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="game one (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.usasoftball.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/120/2024/06/LocalAllStars_vs_2024USU18WomensNationalTeam18U_Jun_29_2024.pdf" target="_blank">Game One</a>. Payton Westra and Isabella Ruggiero provided the two runs.</p>
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<p>Lexie Hames and Cameryn Harrison blanked the All-Star lineup, combining a no-hitter in <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="game two (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.usasoftball.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/120/2024/06/2024USU18WomensNationalTeam18U_vs_LocalAllStars_Jun_30_2024.pdf" target="_blank">Game Two</a>. Harrison also batted in four of the seven runs.</p>
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<p>The United States are the No. 1 programme in the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Women's Softball WBSC Konami World Rankings (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/rankings" target="_blank">WBSC/Konami Women's Softball World Ranking</a>.</p>
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<p>The Women's National Team, led by head coach Heather Tarr, will defend their title of World Champion at the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Women's Softball World Cup Finals (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-womens-softball-world-cup-finals/home" target="_blank">Women's Softball World Cup Finals</a> in Castions di Strada, Italy, from July 15 to 20.</p>
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<p>The U-18 National Team, led by head coach Kyla Holas, will host the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup Group C (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-ii-u-18-womens-softball-world-cup-group-c/home" target="_blank">WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup Group C</a> in Oklahoma City from August 29 to September 2.</p>
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<p>The Women's Elite Team, led by head coach Kelly Kretschman, will face World No. 3 Japan in a three-game series in Nagoya, Fujinomiya and Yokohama<a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" from July 4 to 8 (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.usasoftball.com/team-usa/competitions/competitions-wnt/2024-japan-all-star-series/" target="_blank"> from July 4 to 8</a>.</p>
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