ABILENE—ACU Athletics and the Wildcat softball team are proud to announce their participation in the Stand Beside Her tour in partnership with USA Softball. The Wildcats will travel to Dallas where they will play the first game of a doubleheader to help prepare the US National Team for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
"We are honored and excited to be slated to compete against Team USA this season," said Abilene Christian Head Coach,
Abigail Farler. "This is a unique opportunity to be able to help prepare Team USA for their run at an Olympic Gold Medal this summer in Tokyo. We look forward to meeting in Dallas in April!"
When and where
Aprill 22, 2020 | Dallas | Texas AirHogs Stadium | 6 p.m.
Ticket Information
Tickets are on sale now, $25 for a reserved seat or $10 for general admission. You can purchase tickets here:
http://roadtogoldsoftball.com/
ACU in 2020
The Wildcats started the season by playing a tough non-conference tournament schedule. ACU has faced Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Northwestern, and North Texas in their non-conference slate. The team has gone 7-14 through the first three weeks of action and will be back in action this week as they head to Louisiana to take on McNeese, Friday and Saturday.
About USA Softball
USA Softball (USAS) is a 501(c)(3) not-for profit organization headquartered in Oklahoma City, Okla., and is designated as the National Governing Body (NGB) of Softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. One of the nation's largest sports organizations, USAS sanctions competition through a network of Local Associations, which includes all 50 states and select metro associations. USAS is dedicated to providing people of all ages the opportunity to play the game they love at a variety of levels by offering recreational, league, tournament and competitive play for fast pitch, slow pitch and modified pitch. USAS annually conducts thousands of tournaments throughout the country including over 100 National Championships. The USAS umpire program is among the nation's largest and are widely known as the best trained umpires in the game.
As the NGB for the sport of softball, USAS is responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball National Teams that compete in events such as the Olympics, Pan American Games, World Championships and other international and domestic events. For more information on USAS, including its founding and history as the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA), please visit,
www.USASoftball.com.
