United States women's national baseball team | |
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Information | |
Country | United States |
Federation | USA Baseball |
Confederation | COPABE |
WBSC ranking | |
Current | 4 (31 December 2021) [1] |
Women's World Cup | |
Appearances | 6 (first in 2004 ) |
Best result | 1st (2 times, in 2004 and 2006 ) |
The United States women's national baseball team is a national team that represents the United States of America in international women's baseball competitions. It is controlled by USA Baseball and is a member of the Pan American Baseball Confederation (COPABE).
The United States team has participated in every edition of the Women's World Cup. The United States team has won twice, finished second twice, and finished third twice.
The United States team has qualified for the 2015 Pan-American Games tournament in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This will be the first time a women's baseball tournament has been held as part of the Pan-American Games.
This article needs to be updated.(April 2023) |
The United States women's national baseball team announced their roster for the 2015 Pan American Games on May 24, 2015. [2] The final roster as of July 19, 2015 is listed below. [3] [4]
Legend: C = Catcher, IF = Infielder, OF = Outfielder, P = Pitcher
USA Baseball is the national governing body for organized baseball in the United States, and is a member of the United States Olympic Committee and the World Baseball Softball Confederation. The organization selects and trains the World Baseball Classic, Olympic, Premier12, and Pan American Games teams ; the USA Baseball collegiate national team; the USA Baseball 18U, 15U, and 12U national teams; and the USA Baseball women's national team, all of which participate in various international competitions each year. In addition, USA Baseball selects players for the 14U, 16U, and 17U national team-development programs. The organization is responsible for the continued proliferation and health of the sport, and leads a number of amateur initiatives through its Sport Development department, including Play Ball and Pitch Smart. USA Baseball also presents the Golden Spikes Award annually to the top amateur baseball player in the country and is responsible for creating the USABat standard.
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The United States competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, from October 14 to October 30, 2011.
Cuba competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from July 10 to 26, 2015.
Puerto Rico competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, from July 10 to 26, 2015. Unlike the 2011 Pan American games, Puerto Rico did not perform well, earning only 1 gold and silver each, and 13 bronze medals.
The United States competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, from July 10 to 26, 2015.
Baseball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 11 to 26 at the Pan Am Ball Park, in Ajax, Ontario.
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This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's baseball tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. Rosters can have a maximum of 18 athletes.
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Veronica Alvarez is an American baseball catcher. She is a member of the United States women's national baseball team which won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Tamara Holmes is a baseball player who competed with the Colorado Silver Bullets and the United States women's national baseball team which won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games. Heading into 2015, she has hit more home runs that any other women's baseball player.
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Tara Harbert is a member of the United States women's national baseball team. Her father, Roger Harbert played professional baseball in Australia during the 1960s.
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Claire Eccles is a Canadian baseball player. She is a left-handed pitcher who throws three pitches, including a knuckleball. She has been a member of the women's national baseball team of Canada, and has competed in the 2014 and 2016 Women's Baseball World Cups as well as the 2015 Pan American Games. In 2017, she joined the Victoria HarbourCats of the West Coast League and became the first woman to play in that league. She was also a member of the softball team at the University of British Columbia.
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