USA Softball Team Bound 4 Beijing Tour

Bound 4 Beijing Tour
Dates19 February 2008 - 26 July 2008
Previous eventUSA Softball Team Aiming for Athens Tour

The "Bound 4 Beijing Tour" was a tour for the US Softball Team in preparation for the 2008 Olympics. The Team went to face many College, Professional, International, and ASA teams.[1][2]

Schedule

Date Location Team Result Score
February 19, 2008 Tucson, AZ Arizona Wildcats W 16-0
February 21, 2008 Palm Springs, CA Pacific Tigers W 8-0 (6)
February 22, 2008 Palm Springs All-Stars W 9-0
February 23, 2008 Florida Atlantic Owls W 9-0
Fordham Rams W 8-0
February 24, 2008 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine W 15-0
February 29, 2008 Altomonte Springs, FL UCF Knights W 1-0
March 1, 2008 Maryland Terrapins W 7-0
March 4, 2008 Hollywood, FL FIU Golden Panthers W 14-0
March 8, 2008 Clearwater, FL USF Bulls W 18-0
NC State Wolfpack W 13-0
March 19, 2008 Fullerton, CA Cal St. Fullerton Titans W 9-3
March 20, 2008 ULL Ragin' Cajuns W 1-0
March 21, 2008 New Mexico Lobos W 14-0
March 24, 2008 Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma St. Cowboys W 7-0
March 25, 2008 Oklahoma Sooners W 2-0
March 26, 2008 DePaul Blue Demons W 23-0
Virginia Tech Hokies L 1-0 Note: Angela Tincher throws no-hitter
April 6, 2008 Las Cruces, NM New Mexico St. Aggies W 21-0
April 8, 2008 Houston, TX Houston Cougars W 10-3
April 10, 2008 Greensboro, NC UNCG Spartans W 13-0
April 12, 2008 Knoxville, TN Tennessee Lady Volunteers W 4-2
April 13, 2008 Johnson City, TN Milligan College W 24-0
April 15, 2008 Birmingham, AL Alabama Crimson Tide W 7-0
April 17, 2008 Ridgeland, MS Mississippi St. Lady Bulldogs W 13-0
April 19, 2008 Sulphur, LA ULL Ragin' Cajuns W 2-0
April 22, 2008 Los Angeles, CA UCLA Bruins W 8-2
May 1, 2008 Washington, PA Robert Morris Colonials W 16-0
May 3, 2008 Plant City, FL Florida Southern Moccasins W 12-0
May 6, 2008 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Wolverines W 5-1
May 8, 2008 Williamsport, PA ASA Longstreth All-Stars W 15-0
May 10, 2008 Bowie, MD Washington Glory W 2-0
May 16, 2008 Visalia, CA ASA Visalia All-Stars W 13-1
May 18, 2008 Rohnert Park, CA ASA Northern California Assault All-Stars W 18-0
May 19, 2008 Sacramento, CA ASA Team Sacramento All-Stars W 22-0
May 22, 2008 Stockton, CA ASA Northern California Heat All-Stars W 10-0
May 23, 2008 Salinas, CA ASA Salinas Storm All-Stars W 10-0
May 25, 2008 Prescott, AZ ASA Prescott All-Stars W 15-0
June 5, 2008 Ft. Worth, TX ASA Fort Worth Diamonds All-Stars W 12-0
June 6, 2008 Oklahoma City, OK NPF All-Stars W 10-8
June 7, 2008  Canada W 9-5
June 8, 2008  China W 7-0 (5)
June 10, 2008 Topeka, KS ASA Kansas All-Stars W 17-0
June 12, 2008 St. Louis, MO ASA St. Louis All-Stars W 6-0
June 14, 2008 Normal, IL NPF All-Stars W 6-0
Bloomington Lady Hearts W 19-0 (4)
June 17, 2008 Stevens Pt., WI ASA Mid-West All-Stars W 20-1
June 19, 2008 South Bend, IN College All-Stars W 19-0
June 21, 2008 Midland, MI ASA Midland Lady Explorers All-Stars W 14-0
June 23, 2008 Ashland, OH MAC All-Stars W 20-0
June 25, 2008 Killeen, TX ASA Texas All-Stars W 13-0
June 27, 2008 Midland, TX ASA Texas All-Stars W 13-0
July 8, 2008 Portland, OR ASA Portland All-Stars W 19-0
July 10, 2008 Spokane, WA ASA Spokane All-Stars W 31-0 (9)
July 15, 2008 Rapid City, SD ASA Rapid City Gold All-Stars W 7-0
July 18, 2008 Springfield, MO ASA All-Stars W 15-0
July 20, 2008 Stratford, CN ASA Brakettes All-Stars W 9-0
July 22, 2008 Akron, OH Akron Racers W 6-2
July 24, 2008 Salem, VA ASA Salem All-Stars W 9-0
July 26, 2008 Irvine, CA Team Intensity W 6-2

Roster

The roster of the 2008 USA national softball team is listed below.

No. Name Position Hometown College
14 Monica Abbott Pitcher Salinas, California Tennessee
44 Laura Berg Outfield Santa Fe Springs, California Fresno St.
6 Crystl Bustos Infield Canyon County, California Palm Beach Community College
28 Andrea Duran Infield Selma, California UCLA
27 Jennie Finch Pitcher La Mirada, California Arizona
16 Lisa Fernandez Pitcher/3B Long Beach, California UCLA
11 Tairia Flowers Utility Tucson, Arizona UCLA
19 Vicky Galindo Infield Union City, California California
34 Alicia Hollowell Pitcher Fairfield, California Arizona
3 Lovieanne Jung Infield Fountain Valley, California Arizona
12 Kelly Kretschman Outfield Indian Harbour Beach, Florida Alabama
37 Lauren Lappin Catcher Anaheim, California Stanford
26 Caitlin Lowe Outfield Tustin, California Arizona
2 Jessica Mendoza Outfield Camarillo, California Stanford
33 Stacey Nuveman Catcher La Verna, California UCLA
8 Cat Osterman Pitcher Houston, Texas Texas
31 Jenny Topping Catcher Whittier, California Cal St. Fullerton
29 Natasha Watley Infield Irvine, California UCLA 
 [3]

Head Coach: Mike Candrea (Tucson, Ariz.. – Head Coach at the University of Arizona)
Full Time Assistant Coaches: Chuck D'Arcy, Karen Johns, John Ritterman

References

  1. ^ "Bound 4 Beijing". Team USA. Team USA. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. ^ Branch, John (May 30, 2008). "Riding the Road to Beijing Aboard the U.S.A. Local". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "2008". Team USA. Team USA. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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