Category: Other ASA Fast Pitch

Fast Pitch Softball History – International Softball Championships

ASA / Other ASA Fast Pitch
November 7, 2020

International Softball Federation (ISF)/World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Men’s World Championships 1966-Present
International Softball Federation (ISF)/World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women’s World Championships 1965-Present
Pan-American Games Men’s Championships 1979-Present
Pan-American Games Women’s Championships 1979-Present
Olympic Games Women’s Championships 1996-2008
ASA/USA World Cup Championships 2005-present
Other International Events and Championships
ASA/USA Softball Athlete of the Year (Male and Female)

ISF/WBSC Worlds

MEN

International Softball Federation (ISF) Men's World Championship (1966-2013)
World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's World Championship (2014-)
Year	Champion (record)		Runner-up (record)		USA; RF-RA
1966	Mexico City, Mexico
	USA (12-0)			Mexico (9-3)			 93-10 	(7 shutouts)- Aurora Sealmasters, IL
	MVP- Charlie Richard (6-0, 39 IP, 61 Ks, 5 Shutouts, 0 ERs, 9 hits); 
	Note - Harvey Sterkel (3-0, 24 IP, 32 Ks); Pitched 6-0 Championship game; Joe Lynch (2-0, 12 IP, 15 Ks, Shutout)

Pool Play (Record; RF-RA)		Playoffs	Final
1. USA 			10-0 	85-10 	2-0 	12-0 	Gold
2. Mexico 		 8-2 	66-39 	1-1 	 9-3 	Silver
3. New Zealand 		 8-2 	45-15 	1-1 	 9-3 	Bronze
4. Puerto Rico 		 7-3 	53-40 	0-2 	 7-5 	4th
5. Venezuela 		 5-5 	70-58
6. Bahamas 		 5-5 	48-51
7. Canada 		 3-7 	44-48
8. Japan 		 3-7 	31-69
9. Domican Republic 	 3-7 	61-71
10. El Salvador 	 2-8 	29-78
11. Nicaragua 		 1-9 	25-77
NA. Panama 		 No Show

Playoffs
Mexico 5 - Puerto Rico 0
USA 2 - New Zealand 0 - Charlie Richard (2 hitter)
New Zealand 5 - Puerto Rico 1  - Bronze
USA 6 - Mexico 0  - Gold - Harvey Sterkal (1 hitter, 8 K)
NOTE - Leading Hitter - Carlos Choerena, Mexico (14-24) .583

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1968	Oklahoma City, OK
	USA (10-1)			Canada (8-3)			 56- 3	(9 shutouts)- Aurora Sealmasters, IL
	MVP- Harvey Sterkal (3-0 record, 21 IP, 42 K's, No-Hitter, 3 Shutouts), Joe Lynch (3-0, 22 IP, 45 Ks); 4-0 final score, 
	Note - Charlie Richard (2-1, perfect game with 15 Ks); Sterkal pitched both playoff games, had 18 Ks in final.

Pool Play (Record; RF-RA)		Playoffs	Final
1. USA 			8-1 	47- 3 	2-0 	10-1	Gold
2. Canada 		7-2 	21- 9 	1-1 	 8-3	Silver
3. Mexico 		6-3 	34-13 	1-1 	 7-4	Bronze
4. Philippines 		6-3 	22-15 	0-2 	 6-5	4th
5. New Zealand 		5-4 	 9- 5
6. Puerto Rico 		5-4 	14-17
7. Bahamas 		4-5 	16-19
8. US Virgin Islands 	2-7 	20-33
9. South Africa 	1-8 	 8-51
10. Japan 		1-8 	 6-35
NA. Venezuela 		(withdrew due to financial reasons)

Playoffs
Canada 5 - Philippines 3
USA 5 - Mexico 0 - Harvey Sterkal (15 Ks)
Mexico 1 - Philippines 0 (8 inn) - Bronze
USA 4 - Canada 0 - Gold  - Harvey Sterkal (18 Ks, had 2 hits), LP-Dick Hames, Canada
NOTE - Leading Hitter - Bill Stewart, USA (12-23) - .521

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1972	Manilla, Philippines
	Canada (12-1)			USA (9-3)			 38- 8	(6 shutouts)- Welty Way, Cedar Rapids, IA
	Note-Dick Hanes, Canada (5-0); pitched 1-0 11 inn. final; Dick Brubaker (4-1, 2 Shutouts, No-Hitter, 5-15, .333 Bat)
	Note-Richie Stephens (4-2, 3 Shutouts); Brubaker - 10 inn. final, Stephens in 11th w/bases loaded, gave up winning run.

Pool Play (Record; RF-RA)		Playoffs	Final
1. Canada 		8-1 	42-11 	2-0 	10-1 	Gold
2. New Zealand 		7-2 	41- 5 	1-2 	 8-4 	Bronze
3. USA 			7-2 	29- 6 	2-1 	 9-3 	Silver
4. Mexico 		6-3 	50-20 	0-2 	 6-5 	4th
5. Philippines 		5-4 	50-19
6. Japan 		5-4 	43-30
7. Guam 		3-6 	20-43
8. Chinese Taipei 	2-7 	26-40
9. Singapore 		2-7 	20-79
10. Hong Kong 		0-9 	13-81
(note: Chinese Taipai was known also as Nationalist China or Taiwan)

Playoffs
Canada 1 - New Zealand 0
USA 5 - Mexico 0 - Richie Stephens WP
USA 4 - New Zealand 0 - Dick Brubaker WP 2-hitter
New Zealand 1 - Mexico 0 - Bronze
Canada 1 - USA 0 (11 inn) - Gold - Dick Brubaker LP 10 IP/Richie Stephens 1 IP relief; WP - Dick Hanes, Canada (5-0)
NOTE - Kevin Herlihy, New Zealand (82 Ks set record)

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1976	Lower Hutt, New Zealand
	USA (11-2), Canada (11-3) and New Zealand (10-3) - (Tied -Rain)	 45- 9	(7 shutouts)- Reading Rising Sun Hotel, PA
	MVP- Ty Stofflet, USA (4-2, 98 Ks, 59 IP, 0 ER, 20 inn. 1-0 no-hitter with 33 Ks, had winning RBI, also batted .375)
	Note - George Ulmer (4-0, 30 IP, 45 Ks, 3 Shutouts), Larry Bergh (3-0, 22 IP, 35 Ks, 2 shutouts, No-Hitter)
	Note - Owen Walford, New Zealand (6-0); Stofflet retired 56 straight in that 20 inning game. 18 2/3 perfect IP.

Pool Play (Record; RF-RA)		Playoffs	Final (3-way tie due to Rain)
1. Canada 		11- 1 	59- 5 	0-1 	11-2 	Gold
2. USA 			10- 2 	44- 9 	1-0 	11-2 	Gold
3. New Zealand 		 9- 3 	53- 8 	1-0 	10-3 	Gold
4. Japan 		 6- 6 	47-36 	0-1 	6-7 	4th
5. Taiwan 		 3- 9 	26-76
6. Guam 		 2-10 	27-73
7. South Africa 	 1-11 	34-77
NA. Mexico 		No Show
NA. Philippines 	No Show
Note - Mexico and Philippines were suspended by the ISF for refusing to play due to South Africa's participation.

Playoffs - incomplete, rain halted play during Canada-New Zealand Semi Final play.
Winner was to play USA, but officials cancelled due to rain and awarded Tri-Champs
USA 1 - Canada 0 - Carl Walker HR won the game
New Zealand 2 - Japan 0
Canada vs New Zealand - game halted and rained out 
USA vs (Canada-New Zealand winner) - rained out
USA, Canada and New Zeleand Declared Tri-Champs due to Rain
NOTE - Leading Hitter - Basil McLean, New Zealand (17-40, .429)

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1980	Tacoma, WA
	USA (9-0)			Canada (9-2)			 33- 3	(8 shutouts)- Midland McArdle Pontiac, MI
	MVP- Owen Walford, USA (6-0 record, 6 shutouts, 39 IP, 47 Ks, 3-0, 9-inning 2-hit shutout in championship)
	Note- Bob Ryan (2-0) and Chuck D'Arcy (1-0). Jim Cawdry was the star pitcher for Canada.

Pool Play - Group A (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final 
1. USA 			6-0 	25- 3 	3-0 	9-0 	Gold
2. Bahamas 		5-1 	21- 5 	2-2 	7-3 	Bronze
3. Japan 		4-2 	19-22 	0-1 	4-3
4. Guam 		3-3 	12-18 	0-1 	3-4
5. Dominican Republic 	2-4 	25-11
6. US Virgin Islands 	1-5 	11-29
7. South Africa 	0-6 	 3-32

Pool Play - Group B (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final 
1. Canada 		6-0 	34- 0 	2-2 	8-2 	Silver
2. New Zealand 		5-1 	35- 2 	1-2 	6-3 	4th
3. Mexico 		4-2 	29-12 	1-1 	5-3
4. Chinese Taipei 	3-3 	35-17 	1-1 	4-4
5. Panama 		2-4 	21-15
6. Argentina 		1-5 	14-27
7. Papua New Guinea 	0-6 	 2-94
NOTE - Puerto Rico, Bermuda and Guernsey Channel Islands (Europe) dropped out citing financial reasons

Playoffs
Chinese Taipei 2 - Japan 1 (13 inn)
Mexico 6 - Guam 0
Canada 4 - Bahamas 1 - Jim Cawdry WP
USA 2 - New Zealand 0 - Owen Walford 9 Ks

Bahamas 2 - Mexico 0
New Zealand 2 - Chinese Taipai 1
USA 3 - New Zealand 0 (10 inn) - Owen Walford WP in relief of Chuck D'Arcy

Bahamas 2 - New Zealand 1 (19 inn)
Canada 4 - Bahamas 1  - Bronze - Jim Cawdry WP
USA 3 - Canada 0 (9 inn)  - Gold  - Owen Walford, 2-hitter, 7 Ks

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1984	Midland, MI
	New Zealand (9-1)		Canada (8-1)			 60-14	(3 shutouts)- Franklin Cardinals, CT, 3rd, 7-2
	Note- 5-3 final score; Kevin Herlihy, New Zeland outdueled Jim Cawdry, Canada (3 shutouts, 2 No-hitters, perfect game)
	Note- Owen Walford (3-1, 33 IP, 42 Ks), Dennis Amell (3-1, 28 IP, 40 Ks), Al Lewis (1-0)
	Note- Kevin Herlihy (4-1) and Michael White (3-1) for New Zealand; Jim Cowdrey, Canada (17 IP, 38 Ks)

Pool Play - Group A (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final 
1. USA 			7-0 	57- 5 	0-2 	7-2 	Bronze
2. New Zealand 		6-1 	40- 4 	3-0 	9-1 	Gold
3. Japan 		5-2 	76-18
4. Panama 		4-3 	15-24
5. Argentina 		3-4 	21-32
6. Mexico 		2-5 	21-26
7. Zimbabwe 		1-6 	 5-57
8. Hong Kong 		0-7 	 1-71

Pool Play - Group B (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final 
1. Canada 		7-0 	58- 0 	1-1 	8-1 	Silver
2. Chinese Taipei 	5-2* 	59-25 	2-1 	7-3 	4th
3. Dominican Republic 	5-2* 	48-20 	0-2 	5-4	
4. Bahamas 		4-3 	35-20
5. Neterlands Antilles 	3-4 	37-35
6. Guam 		3-4 	26-44
7. Botswana 		1-6 	 5-49
8. Bermuda 		0-7 	 8-83
*Note- Dominican Republic beat Chinese Taipei 9-3 in round robin. The teams tied for 2nd place,
this caused a playoff between the two teams. Dominican Republic only had to win 1 game, 
but Chinese Taipei had to win 2 due to already losing in the pool play game.

Playoffs
Chinese Taipei 9 - Dominican Republic 4 - (playoff game-1 for Pool B 2nd place)
Chinese Taipei 3 - Dominican Republic 2 - (playoff game-2 for Pool B 2nd place, Chinese Taipei gets 2nd)
Canada 4 - USA 0 - LP Owen Walford 
New Zealand 3 - Chinese Taipei 0
New Zealand 5 - USA 3 - Bronze - LP Dennis Ammel
New Zealand 3 - Canada 1 - Gold - WP- Kevin Herlihy

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1988	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
	USA (14-2)			New Zealand (14-3)		122-14	(10 shutouts)- Team USA
	Note- Peter Meridith (6-0), Dave Scott (6-1, 4 Shutouts, 41 IP, 69 Ks), Brian Rothrock (19-37, .513, 8 HRs, 23 RBIs)
	Note- Steve Schultz (2-1, 2 no-hitters); Peter Meredith won 4-0 final (12 Ks) over MVP-Chubb Tangaroa of New Zealand

Pool Play (Record; RF-RA)		Playoffs	Final
1. USA 			12-1 	144- 9	2-1 	14-2 	Gold
2. New Zealand 		12-1 	 80- 8	2-2 	14-3 	Silver			(missing 5 pool play game scores)	
3. Canada 		11-2 	 99-12	1-1 	12-3 	Bronze			(missing 3 pool play game scores)
4. Cuba 		10-3 	 24-34	0-1 	11-4 	4th			(missing 6 pool play game scores)
5. Japan 		9-4	  9-11						(missing 8 pool play game scores)
6. Bahamas 		8-5	  5-17						(missing 8 pool play game scores)
7. Australia 		6-7	 27-39						(missing 5 pool play game scores)
8. Philippines 		6-7	 35-39						(missing 7 pool play game scores)
9. Mexico 		5-8	 20-25						(missing 8 pool play game scores)
10. Zimbabwe 		5-8	 10-60						(missing 6 pool play game scores)
11. Chinese Taipei 	4-9	 35-27						(missing 7 pool play game scores)
12. British Virgin Isle 2-11	 17-48						(missing 8 pool play game scores)
13. Bermuda 		1-12	  1-47						(missing 8 pool play game scores)
14. Denmark 		0-13	  2-103						(missing 6 pool play game scores)

Playoffs
USA 2 - New Zealand 1  - WP Peter Meredith; LP Chubb Tangaroa
Canada 12 - Cuba 0
New Zealand 3 - Canada 0 - Bronze
New Zealand 4 - USA 2  - LP Dave Scott LP 3 IP /Steve Schultz 4 IP; WP-Chubb Tangaroa
USA 4 - New Zealand 0 - Gold - WP Peter Meredith 3-hitter 12 Ks; LP Chubb Tangaroa

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1992	Manilla, Philippines
	Canada (10-0)			New Zealand (9-2)   		 79-13	(6 shutouts)- Team USA, 3rd, 8-2
	Note- Canada's pitching staff of Jody Hennigar, Mike Piechnik (5-0) and Darren Zack out pitched the strong
	New Zealand staff (Chubb Tangaroa, Peter Meredith and Michael White). Zack won the final 5-3 over White.
	Jimmy Moore (4-1, 3 Shutouts), Doug Middleton (2-1, Shutout, 23 IP, 37 Ks), Al Rebling 1-0 (perfect game)

Pool Play - Group A (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final - (only runs against are available)
1. USA		 	8-0 	76-2 	0-2 	8-2 	Bronze
2. Japan 		7-1 	?- 3 	0-1 	7-2 	4th
3. Argentina 		6-2 	?-22
4. Philippines 		5-3 	?-38
5. Netherlands 		4-4 	?-60
6. Botswana 		3-5 	?-46
7. CMNI-Saipan 		1-7 	?-59
8. Hong Kong 		1-7 	?-65
9. Papua New Guinea 	1-7 	?-61
(note - CNMI-Saipan is actually The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands "CNMI")

Pool Play - Group B (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final - (only runs against are available)
1. Canada 		8-0 	72-6 	2-0 	10-1 	Gold
2. New Zealand 		7-1 	?- 3 	2-1 	 9-2 	Silver
3. Australia 		6-2 	?-20
4. Mexico 		5-3 	?-38
5. Chinese Taipei 	4-4 	?-55
6. Indonesia 		3-5 	?-48
7. Guam 		1-7 	?-70
8. Czechoslovakia 	1-7 	?-69
9. Singapore 		1-7 	?-69

Playoffs
New Zealand 1 - Japan 0
Canada 7 - USA 2 - LP Jimmy Moore
New Zealand 4 - USA 1 - Bronze - WP Michael White; LP Doug Middleton
Canada 5 - New Zealand 3 - Gold - Jody Hennigar 3-Run Homer wins it for Canada

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1996	Midland, MI
	New Zealand (14-0)		Canada (13-2)	    		 94-21	(6 shutouts)- Team USA, 4th, 10-4
	Note- Michael White pitched a 4-0 no-hitter to defeat Canada's Darren Zack in the Championship Game.
	Peter Meredith and Doug Gillis pitched no-hitters. Jimmy Moore, Dough Middleton and Scott Plangger also pitched.

Pool Play - Group A (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final - (RF-RA not available)
1. Canada 		10-0 		3-2 	13-2 	Silver
2. USA 			 9-1 	86- 9	1-3 	10-4 	4th
3. Mexico 		 8-2 		1-1 	 9-3
4. Australia 		 7-3 		0-1 	 7-4
5. Puerto Rico 		 5-5
6. Czech Republic 	 5-5
7. Netherlands 		 5-5
8. CNMI-Mariana Islands  3-7
9. South Korea 		 2-8
10. Russia 		 1-9
11. Pakistan 		0-10

Pool Play - Group B (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final - (RF-RA not available)
1. New Zealand 		10-0 		4-0 	14-0 	Gold
2. Japan 		 8-2 		2-3 	10-5 	Bronze
3. Venezuela 		 8-2 		1-1 	 9-3
4. South Africa 	 7-3 		0-1 	 7-4
5. Argentina 		 7-3
6. Bahamas 		 5-5
7. Chinese Taipei 	 4-6
8. Denmark 		 3-7
9. Botswana 		 1-9
10. Papua New Guinea 	 1-9
11. Israel 		 1-9

Playoffs
Preliminary Round
Canada 4 - Japan 2
Mexico 3 - South Africa 1
New Zealand 3 - USA 2 (10 inn)
Venezuela 1 - Australia 0
Finals
Japan 8 - Mexico 0
USA 4 - Venezuela 2
Grand Final
Canada 5 - Japan 1
New Zealand 3 - USA 0
Championship Playoffs
New Zealand 4 - Canada 1 - WP Chubb Tangaroa
Japan 4 - USA 2 - 4th place - LP Scott Plangger
Final
Canada 1 - Japan 0 - Bronze
Grand Final
New Zealand 4 - Canada 0 - Gold - WP Michael White No-Hitter; LP Darren Zack

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2000	East London, South Africa
	New Zealand (11-1)		Japan (8-2)	    		 65-19	(4 shutouts)- Team USA, 3rd, 7-3
	Note- Marty Grant of New Zealand had 17 Ks to lead them to a 2-1 championship game win over Japan and Nobunori Nishimura.
	Note- Bill Hillhouse (2-1, perfect game), Pete Meredith (2-1, 21 IP, 37 Ks), Mike White (2-0), Doug Middleton (1-1)
	Note- Shawn Rychcik (9-25, .360, 5 HRs, 10 RBIs)

Pool Play - Group A (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final
1. New Zealand 		7-0 	65- 0 	4-1 	11-1 	Gold
2. USA 			6-1 	58-12 	1-2 	7-3 	Bronze
3. Czech Republic 	4-3 	23-34 	1-1 	5-4
4. South Africa 	3-4 	26-20 	0-1 	3-5
5. Philippines 		3-4 	11-17
6. Mexico 		3-4 	23-21
7. Denmark 		2-5 	11-19
8. Lesotho 		0-7 	 2-96
Note - Lesotho was previously known as Basutoland, the team was a last minute addition when Zimbabwe withdrew

Pool Play - Group B (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final
1. Japan 		6-1 	31- 6 	2-1 	7-3 	Silver
2. Venezuela 		6-1 	26- 7 	0-2 	6-3 
3. Canada 		5-2 	38- 5 	2-1 	7-3 	4th
4. Dominican Republic 	4-3 	23-29 	0-1 	4-4
5. Botswana 		3-4 	 7-14
6. Australia 		3-4 	21-26
7. Netherlands 		1-6 	11-52
8. Chinese Taipei 	0-7 	 8-35

Playoffs
Preliminary Round
Japan 1 - New Zealand 0
USA 6 - Venezuela 2 - WP Michael White
Czech Republic 4 - Dominican Republic 3
Canada 7 - South Africa 0
Finals
New Zealand 1 - Czech Republic 0
Canada 2 - Venezuela 0
Japan 2 - USA 0 - LP Doug Middleton
New Zealand 3 - Canada 2
Grand Finals
New Zealand 3 - USA 1 - Bronze - LP Peter Meredith
New Zealand 2 - Japan 1 - Gold
Leading Hitter - Mark Sorenson, New Zealand (16-34, .529)
Note - Nobunori Nishimura, Japan competed in his 5th ISF Worlds and has a record of 17-6

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2004	Christchurch, New Zealand
	New Zealand (9-1)		Canada (8-3) 	    		 53-21	(4 shutouts)- Team USA, 4th, 7-2
	Note- New Zealand won its third Worlds in a row and has a record of 34-2 over the last three events
	Note- Jimmy Wana, New Zealand (6-0); Andrew Kirkpatrick, Australia (6-1, 41 IP, 70 Ks, also 10-17, .588)
	Note- Mike White and Travis Price (2-0), Doug Middleton (2-1) and Doug Gillis (1-1) for USA with 5 shutouts

Pool Play - Group A (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final
1. Canada 		6-1 	39- 9 	2-2 	8-3 	Silver
2. New Zealand 		6-1 	62-20 	3-0 	9-1 	Gold
3. Australia 		5-2 	41-15 	3-1 	8-3 	Bronze
4. Samoa 		4-3 	31-31 	1-1 	5-4
5. South Africa 	2-5 	25-43 
6. Venezuela 		2-5 	19-39
7. Philippines 		2-5 	17-38
8. Netherlands 		1-6 	23-61

Pool Play - Group B (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final
1. USA 5 ShO 		6-0 	47- 3 	1-2 	7-2 	4th
2. Japan 		5-1 	33- 9 	0-2 	5-3
3. Czech Republic 	4-2 	21-22 	0-1 	4-3
4. Argentina 		3-3 	18-18 	0-1 	3-4
5. Great Britain 	2-4 	21-24
6. Botswana 		1-5 	 9-24
7. Hong Kong 		0-6 	 2-51

Playoffs
Preliminary Round
Australia 7 - Argentina 0 
Samoa 5 - Czech Republic 0
Canada 2 - Japan 1 - WP Darren Zack
New Zealand 9 - USA 0 - WP Jimmy Wana; LP Doug Gillis
Finals
Australia 5 - Japan 0 - WP Andrew Kirkpatrick
USA 3 - Samoa 2 - WP Doug Middleton
New Zealand 13- Canada 5 - WP Jimmy Wana; LP Dean Holoien
Australia 5 - USA 4 - WP Andrew Kirkpatrick; LP Doug Middleton 4th
Grand Finals
Canada 7 - Australia 0 - Bronze - WP Gerald Muizlaar; LP Andrew Kirkpatrick
New Zealand 9 - Canada 5 - Gold - WP Jimmy Wana; LP Brad Underhill

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2009	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
	Australia (9-1)			New Zealand (9-2)		 54-45	(1 shutout)- Team USA, 4th, 7-3
	Note- Adam Folkard (5-0 36 IP, 57 Ks) and Andrew Kirkpatrick (3-1, 19 IP, 34 Ks) combined 7 Shutouts for Australia
	Note- Marty Grant (4-0) and Jeremy Manley (3-1) led New Zealand. Todd Martin was 4-0 for Canada.
	Note- For USA, Travis Price (3-0), Paul Koert (2-3). Ty KcKinnon and Terry Luster won the other two games

Pool Play - Group A (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final
1. New Zealand 		7-0 	81- 0 	2-2 	9-2	Silver
2. USA 			6-1 	38-31 	1-2 	7-3	4th
3. Japan 		4-3 	44-27 	1-1 	5-4	
4. Great Britain* 	3-4 	28-36 	0-1 	3-5
5. Philippines 		3-4 	23-39
6. Denmark 		3-4 	19-49
7. Mexico 		1-6 	31-54
8. Botswana 		1-6 	16-40
*Note- Great Britain advances due to fewest runs allowed as the tie-breaker

Pool Play - Group B (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final
1. Canada 		7-0 	55-14 	1-2 	8-2	Bronze
2. Australia 		6-1 	57-12 	3-0 	9-1	Gold
3. Venezuela 		5-2 	65-15 	1-1 	5-4
4. Argentina 		4-3 	34-35 	0-1 	4-4
5. Czech Republic 	3-4 	33-36
6. Puerto Rico 		2-5 	38-57
7. South Africa 	1-6 	23-60
8. Indonesia 		0-7 	 2-76

Playoffs
Preliminary Round
Japan 7 - Argentina 6
Venezuela 10- Great Britain 3
Australia 7 - New Zealand 0 - WP Adam Folkard
Canada 6 - USA 4 - LP Paul Koert
Finals
New Zealand 10- Japan 6
USA 9 - Venezuela 1 - WP Travis Price
Australia 2 - Canada 0 - WP Andrew Kirkpatrick 14Ks
New Zealand 7 - USA 3 - 4th -  LP Paul Koert
Grand Finals
New Zealand 8 - Canada 5 - Bronze - WP Marty Grant; LP Dean Holoien
Australia 5 - New Zealand 0 - Gold - WP Adam Folkard No-Hitter, 10 Ks
Leading Hitter - Eduardo Galarza, Puerto Rico (9-17, .529, 5 HRs, 8 RBIs)

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2013	Auckland, New Zealand
	New Zealand (9-1)		Venezuela (7-5)			 44-34	(1 shutout)- Team USA, 8th, 4-4
	Note- Jeremy Manley, New Zealand (4-0); Worst showing ever by Team USA. 
	Note- Australia - Adam Folkard (4-1 43 IP, 71 Ks) and Andrew Kirkpatrick (3-1, 21 IP, 31 Ks) both had No-Hitters
	Note- USA - Josh Johnson (2-1), Travis Price (1-1), Gerald Muizelaar (1-2)

Pool Play - Group A (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final
1. Australia 		7-0 	48- 5 	2-2 	9-2 	Bronze
2. Venezuela 		5-2 	28-17 	2-2 	7-4 	Silver
3. Samoa 		4-3 	31-25 	0-1 	4-4
4. USA 			4-3 	42-25 	0-1 	4-4
5. Great Britain 	3-4 	20-18
6. Czech Republic 	3-4 	37-38
7. South Africa 	2-5 	13-37
8. Indonesia 		0-7 	14-67

Pool Play - Group B (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final
1. Canada 		6-1 	43-12 	0-2 	6-3
2. New Zealand 		6-1 	43-12 	3-0 	9-1 	Gold
3. Argentina 		5-2 	24- 6 	2-1 	7-3 	4th
4. Japan 		5-2 	45-13 	1-1 	6-3
5. Columbia 		3-4 	17-25
6. Mexico 		2-5 	19-41
7. Netherlands 		1-6 	14-57
8. Philippines 		0-7 	12-51

Playoffs
Preliminary Round
Japan 4 - Samoa 2
Argentina 9 - USA 2 - LP Travis Price
New Zealand 5 - Australia 4
Venezuela 3 - Canada 1
Finals
Australia 4 - Japan 0
Argentina 2 - Canada 1
New Zealand 2 - Venezuela 0
Australia 2 - Argentina 1
Grand Finals
Venezuela 2 - Australia 0 - Bronze - LP Andrew Kirkpatrick
New Zealand 4 - Venezuela 1 - Gold - WP Jeremy Manley

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NOTE - The International Softball Federation (ISF) Women's World Softball Championship merged with the 
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2015	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
	Canada (10-1)			New Zealand (7-3)		 40-26	(2 shutouts)- Team USA, 9th, 6-3
	Note- Canada defeated Venezuela 10-0 in the final and then New Zealand 10-5 in the Grand Final
	Note- USA - Tony Mancha (3-2, 28 IP, 45 Ks), Josh Johnson (2-0) and Gerald Muizelaar (1-1)

Pool Play - Group A (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final
1. Canada 		7-0 	55- 9 	3-1 	10-1 	Gold
2. Argentina 		5-2 	33-13 	0-2 	5-3 
3. Czech Republic 	5-2 	36-35 	0-1 	5-3
4. New Zealand 		5-2 	48-10 	2-1 	7-3 	Silver
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5. Great Britain 	3-4 	25-28 	1-1 	4-5
6. Guatemala 		2-5 	17-32 	1-1 	3-6
7. Philippines 		1-6 	16-54 	0-1 	1-7
8. Indonesia 		0-7	 0-49 	0-1 	0-8	Forfeit

Pool Play - Group B (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final
1. Dominican Republic 	6-1 	37-17 	0-2 	6-3
2. Australia 		5-2 	26-18 	1-2 	6-4 	4th
3. Venezuela 		5-2 	29-17 	2-1 	7-3 	Bronze
4. Japan 		4-3 	31-19 	1-1 	5-4
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5. USA 			4-3 	32-23 	3-0 	7-3 	Placement 1st
6. Mexico 		3-4 	36-33 	2-1 	5-5
7. Denmark 		1-6 	15-41 	0-1 	1-7
8. Netherlands 		0-7 	 2-37 	0-1 	0-8

Championship Playoffs (top 4 in each pool)
Quarterfinal
Canada 8 - Australia 3
Japan 8 - Czech Republic 3
Venezuela 3 - Argentina 1
New Zealand 8 - Dominican Republic 0
Semi Finals
Australia 3 - Japan 0
Venezuela 3 - Dominican Republic 0
Preliminary Finals
Venezuela 4 - Australia 0
New Zealand 9 - Canada 5
Grand Finals
Canada 10 - Venezuela 0 - Bronze
Canada 10 - New Zealand 5 - Gold

Placement Round Playoffs (bottom 4 in each pool)
Quarterfinal
Great Britain 3 - Netherlands 2
Mexico 7 - Philippines 0
USA 7 - Indonesia 0 (Forfeit)
Guatamala 3 - Denmark 1
Semi Finals
Mexico 7 - Great Britain 5
USA 4 - Guatamala 0
Final
USA 4 - Mexico 3 - 9th place game

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2017	Whitehorse, Yukon
	New Zealand (9-1)		Australia (8-4)			 65-32	(2 shutouts)- Team USA, 6th, 6-3
	Note- New Zealand defeated Australia 6-4 in the Final Championship Game
	Note- USA - Duane Weiler (2-0), Jeremy Manley (2-1) and Tony Mancha (2-2, 22 IP, 42 Ks)

Pool Play - Group A (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final
1. Canada 		7-0 	66-11 	1-2 	8-2 	Bronze
2. Australia 		5-2 	45-12 	3-2 	7-4 	Silver
3. USA 			5-2 	47-18 	1-1 	6-3
4. Argentina 		5-2 	45-25 	2-1 	7-3	4th
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5. Dominican Republic 	3-4 	52-36 	1-2 	4-6
6. South Africa 	2-5 	28-37 	2-1 	4-6
7. Hong Kong 		1-6 	 3-80 	1-1 	2-7
8. India 		0-7 	 3-72 	0-1 	0-8

Pool Play - Group B (Record; RF-RA)	Playoffs	Final
1. Japan 		6-1 	74-10 	0-2 	6-3
2. New Zealand 		6-1 	73-11 	3-0 	9-1 	Gold
3. Venezuela 		6-1 	78-19 	0-1 	6-2
4. Botswana 		3-4 	24-23 	0-1 	3-5
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5. Denmark 		3-4 	33-28 	1-2 	4-6
6. Czech Republic 	3-4 	40-33 	4-1 	7-5 	Placement 1st
7. Great Britain 	1-6 	24-55 	1-1 	2-7
8. Turkey 		0-7 	 1-169 	0-1 	0-8

Championship Round
Preliminary Round
Argentina 5 - Botswana 0
USA 11- Venezuela 3
Canada 2 - Japan 0
New Zealand 6 - Australia 2
Final
Argentina 5 - Japan 3
Australia 11- USA 7
New Zealand 12- Canada 11
Australia 4 - Argentina 1
Grand Final
Australia 7 - Canada 3 - Bronze
New Zealand 6 - Australia 4 - Gold

Placement Pool
Preliminary Round
Hong Kong 15- Turkey 0
Great Britain 8 - India 1
South Africa 8 - Czech Republic 7
Dominican Republic 6 - Denmark 0
Semi-Finals
Czech Republic 6 - Hong Kong 2
Denmark 6 - Great Britain 1
South Africa 11- Dominican Republic 2
Czech Republic 5 - Denmark 3
Finals
Czech Republic 7 - Dominican Republic 0
Czech Republic 8 - South Africa 0 - Placement Final 1st

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Total USA Record; 127-34	5 Gold Medals, 1 Silver Medal, 3 Bronze Medals		RF-RA; 951-272	(76 shutouts)

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USA Men's Pitching Records - ISF Worlds
Year Pitcher			W-L	IP	Ks	Shutouts	NH/PG		MVP
1966 Charlie Richard 		5-0 	39 	61 	5 Shutouts			MVP
1966 Harvey Sterkal 		3-0 	24 	32 	1 Shutout
1966 Joe Lynch 			2-0 	12 	15 	1 Shutout
1966 Chick Walsh 		1-0 	 7 		1 Shutout
1966 Don Proctor 		1-0 	 7 	10 	1 Shutout
1968 Harvey Sterkal 		3-0 	21 	42 	1 Shutout	No-Hitter 	MVP
1968 Joe Lynch 			3-0 	22 	45
1968 Steve Nielsen 		2-0 	16 	28
1968 Charlie Richard 		2-1 	21 	35 	1 Shutout	Perfect Game
1972 Richie Stephens 		4-2 	39 		3 Shutouts
1972 Dick Brubaker 		4-1 	45 		2 Shutouts
1972 George Tenhaus 		1-0 	 7 		1 Shutout
1976 Ty Stofflet 		4-2 	59 	98 	3 Shutouts 	No-Hitter	MVP
1976 George Ulmer 		4-0 	30 	45 	3 Shutouts
1976 Larry Bergh 		3-0 	22 	35 	2 Shutouts 	No-Hitter
1980 Owen Walford 		6-0 	39 	47 	6 Shutouts 			MVP
1980 Bob Ryan 			2-0 	14 	15 	2 Shutout
1980 Chuck D'Arcy 		1-0 	12 	26 	1 Shutout
1984 Owen Walford 		3-1 	33 	45 	1 Shutout
1984 Dennis Amell 		3-1 	28 	48 	1 Shutout
1984 Al Lewis 			1-0 	 5 	 8 	1 Shutout
1988 Peter Meredith 		6-0 	33 	66 	2 Shutout
1988 Dave Scott 		6-1 	41 	69 	4 Shutout
1988 Steve Schultz 		2-1 	19 		2 Shutout 	2 No-Hitters
1992 Jimmy Moore 		4-1 	31 		3 Shutout 	No-Hitter
1992 Scott Plannger 		1-0 	 5 		1 Shutout
1992 Al Rebling 		1-0 	 5 	11 	1 Shutout 	Perfect Game
1992 Doug Middleton 		2-1 	23 	37 	1 Shutout
1996 - no info in records
1996 Doug Gillis
1996 Pete Meredith
1996 Doug Middleton
1996 Jimmy Moore
2000 Doug Middleton 		1-1 	14 	30 	1 Shutout
2000 Mike White 		2-0 	16 	19 	1 Shutout 	No-Hitter
2000 Pete Meredith 		2-1 	21 	37 	1 Shutout
2000 Bill Hillhouse 		2-1 	11 	18 	1 Shutout 	Perfect Game
2004 - no info on shutouts or innings pitched
2004 Mike White 		2-0
2004 Travis Price 		2-0
2004 Doug Middleton 		2-1 	21 	26
2004 Doug Gillis 		1-1	
2009 Paul Koert 		2-3 	24 	32 	1 Shutout
2009 Travis Price 		3-0 	26 	22
2009 Terry Luster 		1-0 	 7 	 3
2009 Tyron McKinnon 		1-0 	 8 	 3
2013 Gerald Muizelaar 		1-2 	20 	23
2013 Travis Price 		1-1 	13 	15 	1 Shutout 	No-Hitter
2013 Josh Johnson 		2-1 	16 	18
2015 Tony Mancha 		3-2 	28 	45
2015 Gerald Muizelaar 		1-1 	17 	30
2015 Josh Johnson 		2-0 	13 	22
2015 Forfeit Win 		1-0
2017 Tony Mancha 		2-2 	22 	42
2017 Jeremy Manley 		2-1 	13 	14
2017 Duane Weiler 		2-0 	12 	16

ISF/WBSC Worlds

WOMEN

International Softball Federation (ISF) Women's World Championship (1965-2012)
World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's World Championship (2014-)
Year	Champion (record)		Runner-up (record)		USA; RF-RA
1965	Australia (11-1)		USA - Brakettes (8-3)		36-12	(6 shutouts)
	Note-  Bertha Tickey (4-1, .286 avg), Donna Lopiano (lost championship game 1-0 on wild pitch)

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1970	Japan (9-1)			USA - Orange Lionettes (8-2)	37- 5	(6 shutouts)
	Note- Nancy Welborn (6-1, 50 IP, but lost final 1-0 on error and unearned run), Jackie Rice (2-0)

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1974	USA - Brakettes (9-0)		Japan (8-1)			75- 0	(9 shutouts)
	MVP- Joan Joyce (5-0, 0.00 ERA, 36 IP, 76 K's, 3 no-hitters, 2 perfect games); 3-0 final score on no hitter

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	Note- Kathy Elliott (.444, 11 runs, 11 RBIs), Irene Shea (.500), Willie Roze (.455) and Joan Joyce (.417)
1978	USA - Brakettes (10-0)		Canada (7-1); 4-0 final score	60- 3	(8 shutouts)
	Note- Barbara Reinalda (5-0, 4 shutouts, beat Canada in final), Kathy Arendsen (5-0, 4 Shutouts, 3 no-hitters)

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1982	New Zealand (9-1)		Chinese Taipei (9-2)  		50- 4	(7 shutouts)- USA-Orlando Rebels (4th, 7-3)
	Note- USA (7-0 in Pool Play, 7 straight shutouts, then lost 2 to Chinese Taipei and 1-0 game to Australia)
	Note- Dot Richardson, USA led all players in hitting (14-25, .560)

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1986	USA - Brakettes  (13-0)		China (11-4)			41- 4	(10 shutouts)
	MVP- Kathy Arendsen, Brakettes (hurled a shutout in every game she pitched)
	Note- The Brakettes staff of Barbara Reinalda, Lisa Ishikawa and Michelle Granger (2 no hitters) was untouchable

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1990	USA (10-0)			New Zealand (9-2)		79- 2	(8 shutouts)- Team USA
	Note - Michele Smith (2-0, Won 6-1 Championship game, also pitched perfect game in earlier game)
	Note - Kathy Arendsen, Lisa Fernandez, Debbie Doom and Lisa Longaker all 2-0 and hurled shutouts

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1994	USA (10-0)			China (8-3)			70- 4	(8 shutouts)- Team USA
	Note - Lori Harrigan pitched a 6-0 Shutout in final, Dot Richardson, Lisa Fernandez and Laura Berg all had 2 hits.
	Sheila Douty (10-28, .357, 2 HRs). Harrigan was 2-0 with a no hitter, Michele Smith (2-0, perfect game),
	Susie Parra and Lisa Fernandez both 2-0.

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1998	USA (11-1)			Australia (9-1)			74- 2	(11 shutouts)-Team USA
	Note - Lisa Fernandez pitched a 1-0, 1-hit shutout in the Championship, Her HR was the game winner.
	Fernandez (5-1, 43 IP, 66 Ks, 4 Shutouts, Perfect Game) also hit 2 HRs. Sheila Douty led the USA with 4 HRs.
	Lori Harrigan (2-0, Shutout), Michele Smith (2-0, 18 IP, 36 Ks, no hitter), Christa Williams (1-0, perfect game)

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2002	USA (10-0)			Japan (9-2)			59- 0	(10 shutouts)- Team USA
	MVP - Natasha Watley (3-3 in final game); 1-0 final score; Lisa Fernandez pitches 3-hit Shutout in final.
	Whatley finished with a .516 batting average (16-31). Fernandez (4-0, 35 IP, 28 Ks, 4 Shutouts and 1 Save)
	Lori Harrigan (2-0, 2 Shutouts, perfect game), Jennie Finch (2-0), Michelle Smith (1-0, perfect game).

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2006	USA (10-1)			Japan (9-1)			71- 7	(7 shutouts)- Team USA
	Note - Cat Osterman pitched a 3-0, 1-hitter with 14 Ks. Jessica Mendoza and Crystal Bustos both 2 hits
	Note - Cat Osterman (6-0, 70 Ks, 41 IP), Jessica Mendoza (16-32, .500, 5 HRs, 16 RBIs)
	Note - Monica Abbott, Alicia Hollowell, Jennie Finch (1-1) and Jamie Southern all pitched a shutout

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2010	USA (10-0)			Japan (9-2)			94- 6	(5 shutouts)- Team USA	
	Note - Cat Osterman (4-0) was the winning pitcher in the final game won by Team USA 7-0. She struck out
	only one batter in the 3 innings she pitched, but Monica Abbott (2-0) came in and hurled the final 2 innings 
	to secure the win, Jessica Mendoza had 2 hits and Andrea Duren hit a home run to lead the offense.

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2012	Japan (10-1)			USA (9-1)			85- 6	(6 shutouts)- Team USA
	2-1 final score (10 innings); Keilani Ricketts hurled 9.2 IP in final. Rickets (4-0, 25 Ks, No Hitter)
	Chelsea Thomas (3-0, 16 IP, 24 Ks, shutout), Jordan Taylor (2-0, no hitter), Jackie Traina (1-1)
	Amanda Chidester led USA with (10-24, .417), 5 HRs and 14 RBIs.
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NOTE - The International Softball Federation (ISF) Women's World Softball Championship merged with the 
International Baseball Federation (IBF) to form the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) in 2013. 
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2014	Japan (7-0)			USA (9-2)			70-14	(6 shutouts)- Team USA
	4-1 final score; Raven Chavanne went 10-19 in the final 5 games for USA, but fell short. Jackie Traina
	(3-0, 17 IP, 29 Ks), Sara Nevins (2-0), Jolene Henderson (2-1), Jessica Moore (2-1). Amanda Chichester
	hit 3 HRs for the USA squad.

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2016	USA (9-0)			Japan (7-2)			83-10	(5 shutouts)- Team USA
	7-3 final score; Team USA showed the dominance it is back. Jessica Moore hurled title game. Michelle
	Moultrie HR, 3 RBIs led offense. Jessica Moore (4-0, 15 IP, 23 Ks), Ally Carda and Delanie Gourley (2-0)
	Jackie Traine (1-0). Amanda Chichester (13-22, .591, 7 HRs, 18 RBIs)

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2018	USA (10-0)			Japan (9-2)			71-13	(5 shutouts)- Team USA
	7-6 final score; Haylie McCleney (13-26, .500, 2 HRs, USA batted .357 as a team with 15 HRs)
	Note - Monica Abbott (5-0, 26 IP, 58 Ks), winning pitcher in championship game.

Total USA Record; 153-13	11 Gold Medals, 4 Silver Medals, 1 Fourth Place		RF-RA; 1051-92	(117 shutouts)	- 16 Events

United States (ISF) International Softball Hall of Fame Members
United States (WBSC) World Baseball Softball Confederation of Fame Members
(The ISF and the IBAF-International Baseball Federation merged to form the WBSC)

MEMBER			Catagory			Year Inducted
W.W. 'Bill' Kethan	Administrator/Organizer		1981
Don Porter		Administrator/Organizer		1983
Rocco Santilli		Coach				1991
Merle Butler		Administrator/Umpire		1993
Ralph Raymond		Coach				1993
Diane Schumacher	Player				1993
Andrew Loechner		Administrator			1997
Joe Barber		Administrator			1999
Joan Joyce		Player				1999
O.W. 'Bill' Smith	Administrator			2001
Harvey Sterkel		Player				2001
Kathy Arendsen		Player				2003
Michele Granger		Player				2005
Ty Stofflet		Player				2005
Shiela Cornell-Douty	Player				2007
RB Thomas		Administrator			2013

Other Players in the International Softball Hall of Fame that have played ASA/USA Softball
1991 Kevin Herlihy, New Zealand Player
1997 Owen Walford, New Zealand Player
2003 Cheri Kempf, New Zealand Player
2005 Lori Sippel, Canada Player
2009 Darren Zack, Canada Player
2009 Mark Sorenson, New Zealand Player
2011 Chubb Tangaroa, New Zealand Player
2013 Mike Piechnik, Canada Player
2013 Michael White, New Zealand Player
2017 Jarrod Martin, New Zealand Player

ISF International Softball Federation HOF
1993 - Diane Schumacher - Raybestos Brakettes/USA
1997 - Owen Walford - New Zealand
1999 - Joan Joyce - Raybestos Brakettes/USA
	1974 USA - 5-0 record, 36 scoreless innings, 76 Ks, 3 no hitters, 2 were perfect games
2001 - Harvey Sterkel - Aurora/USA (1966 MVP)
	2 ISF championships, never lost, record 8-0 in ISF and 19 Ks in 7 inn games. total 45 IP, 74 Ks
2003 - Kathy Arendsen - Raybestos Brakettes/USA
	Played in 3 ISFs, 11-0 record, Also 2 Pan Am Games, 69 Ks total
2005 - Michele Granger - USA
	WP in 1996 Olympic Gold Medal game, (2-0, .0.87, 25 Ks) - 1994 ISF Gold, 1991/1995 Pan Am Gold
2005 - Ty Stofflet - USA
	1979 and 1983 Pan Am (6-1 record), 1976 ISF (4-2 record, batted .375, 98 Ks, 59 IP)
	allowed just 4 runs all unearned. won the most famous game ever played against New Zealand
	20 inning 1-0 game he had perfect game for 18 2/3 inn, finished with no hitter and drove in winning run.
2007 - Sheila Cornell-Douty - USA
	Played over 100 games in Internationally; 3 ISF, 5 Pan Am and 2 Olympics, 9 Gold, 1 Silver Had .390 avg
2009 - Mark Sorenson - New Zealand
	7 ISFs, 5 Gold, 2 Silver, batted .400 or higher in 4
2009 - Darrin Zack - Canada 
	3 ISFs, 1 Gold, 2 Silvers, WP in 1992 title game, 3 Pan Am Golds
2011 - Robert 'Chubb' Tangaroa - New Zealand
	1988 and 1996 ISF Gold, 1992 Silver, total 12-1 record
2013 - Michael White - New Zealand/USA
2013 - Mike Piechnik - Canada/USA
	1995 and 1999 Pan Am Gold for Canada. 1992 Gold, 1996 Silver ISFs for Canada

Pan Am Games - Men's Softball Championships
Year	Champion (record)		Runner-up (record)		USA; RF-RA
1967	USA (Clearwater Bombers)	USA (Grand Forks, ND)		Demonstration Sport Only - see note (Not counted in Total Tallies)
1979	Canada (8-2)			USA (8-1)			44-10	(6 shutouts); 1-0 final score
1983	Canada (10-2)			USA (9-2)			80-28	(4 shutouts); 11-5 final score
1987	Canada (10-1)			USA (10-2)			70-17	(6 shutouts); 2-1 final score
1991	Canada (10-1)			USA (9-3)			43-21	(3 shutouts); 3-1 final score
1995	Canada (15-1)			USA (14-2)			86-15	(7 shutouts); 2-1 final score
1999	Canada (8-0)			USA (6-3)			64-11	(4 shutouts); 4-3 final score
2003	Canada (7-0)			USA (5-3)			24-14	(4 shutouts); 4-2 final score
2007	- Men's Softball not part of the 2007 competition
2011	- Men's Softball not part of the 2011 competition
2015	Canada (7-0)			Venezuela (5-3)			16-11	(1 shutout) ; USA-4th place 2-4 
2019	Argentina (7-0)			USA (5-2)			44-26	(1 shutout); 5-0 final score

Total USA Record; 68-22		8 Silver Medals				RF-RA; 471-153	(36 shutouts)

NOTE- 1967 Demonstration Sport (Men's Softball) Results
Standings 					Record	-Game Scores		RF-RA
1. USA (Clearwater Bombers, FL) 		3-0 	12-7, 4-3, 7-0 		23-10
2. USA (Matt's Tavern, Grand Forks, ND) 	2-1 	7-0, 3-0, 3-4 		13- 4
3. Canada (Vancouver Blue Boys) 		1-2 	7-12, 5-0, 0-3 		12-15
4. Canada (Winnipeg, Manitoba) 			0-3 	0-7, 0-7, 0-5 		 0-15

Pan Am Games - Women's Softball Championships
Year	Champion (record)		Runner-up (record)		USA; RF-RA
1967	USA (Raybestos Brakettes)	Canada (Fort Erie)		 * Demonstration Sport Only - see note (Not counted in Total Tallies)
1979	USA (13-1)			Puerto Rico			 74- 2	(13 shutouts);  2-0 final score
1983	Canada				USA (10-2)			104-23	( 6 shutouts);  4-5 final score
1987	USA (9-0)			Puerto Rico			 51- 1	( 8 shutouts);  4-1 final score
1991	USA (9-0)			Canada				 60- 3	( 7 shutouts); 14-0 final score
1995	USA (12-0)			Puerto Rico			 86- 1	(11 shutouts);  7-0 final score
1999	USA (12-0)			Canada (8-5)			 83- 1	(11 shutouts);  1-0 final score
2003	USA (9-0)			Canada (6-4)			 59- 1	( 8 shutouts);  4-0 final score
2007	USA (4-0)			Canada and Venezuela (tie)	 28- 0	( 4 shutouts); rained shortened
2011	USA (9-0)			Canada (7-3)			 78- 8	( 5 shutouts); 11-1 final score
2015	Canada (6-2)			USA (6-1)			 50-10	( 3 shutouts);  4-2 final score	
2019	USA (7-1)			Canada (5-2)			 45- 6	( 4 shutouts);  3-1 final score

Total USA Record; 100-5		9 Gold Medals, 1 Silver Medal		RF-RA; 718-56	(80 shutouts)

NOTE- 1967 Demonstration Sport (Women's Softball) Results
Standings 					Record	-Game Scores		RF-RA
1. USA (Raybestos Brakettes, CT) 		4-0 	11-1, 12-0, 6-1, 1-0 	30- 1
2. Canada (Fort Erie Atwoods, Ontario) 		2-2 	1-11, 6-2, 0-6, 6-5 	13-24
3. USA (Minneapolis Comets, MN) 		0-4 	2-6, 0-12, 0-1, 5-6 	 7-25

Women's World Cup Championship
Year	Champion (record)		Runner-up (record)		USA; RF-RA
2005	Japan (3-2)			USA (3-2)			23- 9	(1 shutout) ; 3-1 final score loss
2006	USA (6-0)			Japan (3-2)			59- 3	(4 shutouts); 5-2 final score
2007	USA (7-0)			Japan (4-2)			44- 3	(4 shutouts); 3-0 final score
2008	- Not Held - Olympic Year							
2009	USA (6-0)			Australia (3-3)			50- 4	(3 shutouts); 3-1 final score
2010	USA (6-1)			Japan (3-4)			33- 6	(5 shutouts); 5-1 final score
2011	USA (5-1)			Japan (4-2)			37-14	(1 shutouts); 6-4 final score
2012	USA (6-0)			Australia (4-2)			33- 1	(5 shutouts); 3-0 final score
2013	Japan (4-1)			USA (3-2)			28-16	(2 shutouts); 6-3 final score loss
2014	USA (7-0)			Canada (5-2)			53- 9	(2 shutouts); 5-2 final score	
2015	USA (7-1)			Japan (5-3)			49- 9	(3 shutouts); 6-1 final score	
2016	Japan (6-1)			USA (6-1)			57- 6	(3 shutouts); 2-1 final score loss
2017	Japan (7-1)			USA (7-1)			52- 8	(3 shutouts); 2-1 final score loss
Total USA Record; 69-9		8 Gold Medals, 4 Silver Medal		RF-RA; 518-88	(36 shutouts)

Women's Olympic Games - Softball Championships
Year	Champion (record)		Runner-up (record)		USA; RF-RA
1996	USA (8-1)			China (6-4)			41- 8	(4 shutouts)
2000	USA (7-3)			Japan (8-1)			25- 7	(6 shutouts)
2004	USA (9-0)			Australia (7-3)			51- 1	(8 shutouts)
2008	Japan (8-2)			USA (8-1)			58- 5	(6 shutouts)
2012	- Softball discontinued from Olympic Games
2016	- Softball not held, but reinstated for 2020
2020

Total USA Record; 32-5		3 Gold Medals, 1 Silver Medal		RF-RA; 175-21	(24 shutouts)

Olympic Statistics and Medals (includes all four Olympic Games: 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)

Batting

Total

Player

Avg

RBI

1996

2000

2004

2008

Gold

Jenny Topping

0.667

Gold

Vicky Galindo

0.600

Silver

Dionna Harris

0.409

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Gold

Natasha Watley

0.362

Gold

Silver

Caitlin Lowe

0.357

Silver

Crystl Bustos

0.353

Gold

Silver

Kelly Kretschman

0.341

Gold

Silver

Lovie Jung

0.317

Gold

Silver

Lisa Fernandez

0.303

Gold

Andrea Duran

0.300

Silver

Jessica Mendoza

0.295

Gold

Silver

Jennifer Brundage

0.281

Gold

Sheila Cornell-Douty

0.267

Gold

Laura Berg

0.259

Gold

Silver

Gillian Boxx

0.250

–

Gold

Lauren Lappin

0.250

Silver

Julie Smith

0.238

–

Gold

Dot Richardson

0.230

Gold

Leah Amico-O’Brien

0.227

Gold

Kim Maher

0.219

–

Gold

Stacey Nuveman

0.212

Gold

Silver

Tairia Flowers

0.174

Gold

Silver

Amanda Freed

0.167

Gold

Dani Tyler

0.167

–

Gold

Shelly Stokes

0.167

–

Gold

Michele Smith

0.150

Gold

Christie Ambrosi

0.063

Gold

Lori Harrigan

0.000

–

Gold

Jennie Finch

0.000

–

Gold

Michele Granger

0.000

–

Gold

Danielle Henderson

0.000

Gold

Cat Osterman

0.000

Gold

Silver

Monica Abbott

0.000

Silver

Christa Williams

0.000

–

Gold

Michelle Venturella

0.000

Gold

Jennifer McFalls

0.000

Gold

Pitching

Total	Player	G	GS	W	L	Sv	IP	R	ER	K	ERA	1996	2000	2004	2008	Gold
3	Lisa Fernandez	11	7	7	2	1	74	6	4	93	0.38	Gold	Gold	Gold		3
2	Cat Osterman	12	9	5	1	1	34	2	2	56	0.41			Gold	Silver	1
3	Lori Harrigan	6	4	4	0	0	28	0	0	29	0.00	Gold	Gold	Gold		3
2	Christa Williams	7	2	4	0	2	26	0	0	38	0.00	Gold	Gold			2
2	Jennie Finch	5	4	4	0	0	19	0	0	27	0.00			Gold	Silver	1
1	Monica Abbott	6	3	3	0	0	24	3	1	32	0.29				Silver	0
2	Michele Smith	5	4	2	2	0	41	7	3	60	0.51	Gold	Gold			2
1	Michelle Granger	3	3	2	0	0	16	2	2	25	0.87	Gold				1
1	Danielle Henderson	1	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	7	0.00		Gold			1

TEAM USA Women HISTORY for (ISF-WBSC World Championships, USA World Cup, Pan Am Games and Olympics) (1965-2019)

Event 				Record 		RF - RA 	ShO 	Gold 	Silver 	Other 		Total Events
World Championship 		153-13 		1051- 92 	117 	11 	 4 		(1) 4th	16
Pan Am Games 		100- 5 		 718- 56 	 80 	 9 	 1 		0		10
World Cup 			 69- 9 		 518- 88 	 39 	 8 	 4 		0		12
Olympics 			 32- 5 		 175- 21 	 24 	 3 	 1 		0		 4
Totals 			354-32 		2462-257 	257 	31 	10 		(1) 4th	42

USA Women have an incredible 91.7% Winning Percentage. In 42 Total Events, they have finished 1st or 2nd in 41 of
the total 42 events. They have allowed 0.6 runs per game and of the 354 games they won, 257 have been shutouts.
74% of their wins were by way of shutout. 72% of the events they entered have produced Gold Medals. Incredible

TEAM USA Men HISTORY for (ISF-WBSC World Championships and Pan Am Games) (1966-2019)

Event 				Record 		RF - RA 	ShO 	Gold 	Silver	Bronze 	Other 				Total Events
World Championship 		127- 34 		 951-272 	 76 	 5 	 1 	3		(3) 4th, (1) 6th,8th,9th	15
Pan Am Games 		 68- 22 		 471-153 	 36 	 0 	 8 	0		(1) 4th			 9
Totals 			195- 56 		1322-425 	112 	 5 	 9 	3		(4) 4th, (1) 6th,8th,9th	24

USA Men have a 77.7% Winning Percentage. In 24 Total Events, they have finished 1st or 2nd in 14 of
the total 24 events. They have allowed 1.7 runs per game and of the 195 games they won, 112 have been shutouts.
58% of their wins were by way of shutout. 21% of the events they entered have produced Gold Medals.

Other Men's International Events

IWGA World Games (International World Games Association)
Year	Champion (record)			Runner-up (record)		Note
1981 	USA-I (Guanella Bros-Santa Rosa, CA)	USA-II (Peterbilt Western, Seattle, WA)	3-0 final score - Peter Brown, Winning Pitcher for Guanella
1985 	- Men's Softball Discontinued at World Games

ISF World Cup of Softball
Year	Champion (record)			Runner-up (record)		USA; RF-RA
2007 	Japan (9-1) 				USA (8-3)			79-36 RF-RA, 1 Shutout
2009 	- Men's Softball Discontinued at World Cup

Other Women's International Events

Japan Softball Cup
Year	Champion (record)		Runner-up (record)		USA; RF-RA
2002 	USA (4-0)			Japan (2-2)			12- 1 RF-RA, 3 Shutouts
2003 	USA (3-0)			Japan (2-1) 			17- 3 RF-RA, 2 Shutouts; rain shortened
2004 	- Not Held - Olympic Year
2005 	Japan (4-0)			USA (2-2)			14- 4 RF-RA, 2 Shutouts
2006	USA (4-0)			Japan (2-2)			25- 4 RF-RA, 3 Shutouts
2007 	USA (3-1)			Japan (3-1)			14- 9 RF-RA, 0 Shutouts
2008	- Not Held - Olympic Year
2009 	USA (4-0)			Japan (1-3)			28- 5 RF-RA, 1 Shutout
2010 	USA (3-1)			Japan (3-1) 			16- 8 RF-RA, 1 Shutout
2011 	- Not Held
2012 	- Not Held
2013 	- Not Held
2014 	- Not Held
2015 	USA (3-1)			Japan				14- 7 RF-RA, 1 Shutout
2016	Japan (4-0)			USA (3-1)			17-13 RF-RA  1 Shutout
2017	Japan (4-0)			USA (3-1)			22-16 RF-RA  0 Shutouts
2018	USA (4-0)			Japan 				31- 4 RF-RA  3 Shutouts
Total USA Record; 36-7		8 Gold Medals, 3 Silver Medals		RF-RA; 210-74	(17 shutouts)

Team USA "Aiming for Athens Tour" - (Summer of 2004, prior to the 2004 Olympics)
Year	Champion (record)		Runner-up (record)		USA; RF-RA
2004 	USA (58-0)			Various Teams (0-58)		525-14 	(51 shutouts)
	NOTE- no championship held, just a series of games and tournaments promoting the US Olympic Team. 
	USA Pitchers: Cat Osterman (16-0), Jennie Finch (15-0), Lisa Fernandez (13-0) and Lori Harrigan (9-0)

Team USA "Bound for Bejing Tour" - (Summer of 2008, prior to the 2008 Olympics)
Year	Champion (record)		Runner-up (record)		USA; RF-RA
2008 	USA (59-1)			Various Teams (1-59)		701-30 	(50 shutouts)
	NOTE- no championship held, just a series of games and tournaments promoting the US Olympic Team. 
	USA Pitchers: Jennie Finch (19-1), Monica Abbott (16-0), Cat Osterman (15-0) and Lisa Fernandez (5-0)
	Note - The only blemish on their record was a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Virginia Tech University

United States USA Softball American Challenge Series
Year	Champion (record)		Runner-up (record)		USA; RF-RA
1998 	USA (12-0) 			N/A				88-1 	(11 shutouts)
	NOTE- no championship game held, Just a round robin series- Ashland Blaze, Buckeye Slammers, Landoll's Flames and
	Stiles All-Stars all (0-1), Team Canada and Team Demarini both (0-2), Tennessee All Stars (0-4).
1999 	USA Gold (8-5-1) 		USA Blue (5-8-1)		38-29 	(6 shutouts)
	NOTE- no championship game held, Just a round robin series- USA Blue (29 RF, 38 RA, 5 shutouts)

United States Cup - (Called the US Olympic Cup in 1999)
Year	Champion (record)		Runner-up (record)		USA; RF-RA
1999 	USA (4-0)			Australia (2-2)			19-3 	(2 shutouts); 5-0 final score
2000 	- Not Held - Olympic Year
2001 	USA (4-0)			China (2-2) 			12-1	(3 shutouts); 4-0 final score
2002 	USA (4-1)			Japan (4-1)			13-6 	(4 shutouts); 1-0 final score 
2003 	USA (7-0)			Canada (3-4)			60-5 	(4 shutouts); 6-0 final score
2004 	- KFC Women's World Cup started in 2005
Total USA Record; 19-1		4 Gold Medals				RF-RA; 104-15	(13 shutouts)

Canada Cup
Year	Champion (record)		Runner-up (record)		USA; RF-RA
1990 	Redding Rebels, CA 		?				MVP-Michele Smith
1991 	? 				?				MVP-?
1992 	?				Redding Rebels, CA		MVP-?
1993 	Redding Rebels, CA 		Australia			MVP/MOP-Dee Dee Weiman, Rebels
	- Phoenix Sunbirds and White Rock Renegades also played
1994 	Redding Rebels, CA 		California A's, CA		MVP-Jen Brundage, RR; MOP-Michele Granger, Cal Comm.
	- California Commotion and Phoenix Sunbirds also played
1995 	California Commotion, CA 	Redding Rebels, CA		MVP-Lori Harrigan, CC; MOP-Michele Granger, Redding
	- California Activist, California Jazz, Decatur Lady Pride and Phoenix Sunbirds also played
1996 	Canada				Phoenix Sunbirds, AZ		MVP-Chris Parris, Canada; MOP-Lori Sippel, Canada 
	- White Rock Renegades also played
1997 	-- Not held 
1998 	Australia 			China 				MVP- Zhang Chunfang, China; MOP-Melanie Roche, Aust. 
	- Phoenix Sunbirds and California Jazz also played - Team USA did not play
1999 	USA Gold (11-0)			Australia (6-4)			MVP-Lisa Fernandez (3-0, 40 Ks, 21 IP, 4 ShO); 1-0 final, 92-8 RF-RA, 8 ShO; 
	- Michele Smith (3-0, 26 Ks, 14 IP), Christie Ambrosi (15-32, .469), Crystl Bustos (.419, 5 HRs, 9 RBIs), Dot Richardson 4 HRs, 11 RBIs)
	- USA Blue (Christa Williams, 4-1 -MOP; 3rd, 9-2, 52-25 RF-RA, 6 ShO) and Phoenix Sunbirds also played
2000 	Australia 			China 				MVP-Peta Edebone, Australia; 7-0 final
	- Phoenix Storm (MOP-Jennie Finch, Phoenix; 4th) - Team USA did not play
2001 	Japan Red (11-1)		Australia (9-4) 		MVP-Haruka Saito, JR; MOP-Yukiko Ueno, JR; 6-1 final 
	- USA Red (3rd, 9-4, 65-20 RF-RA, 5 ShO), USA Blue (5th, 8-2, 50-14, 3 ShO), Phoenix Storm also played
2002 	USA World (10-1)		USA Elite (8-1)			MVP-Stacey Nuveman (8 HRs), 4-0 final, 	USA World RF-RA 93-18, 5 ShO
	- USA Elite (53-17 2 ShO);  		MOP-Tanya Harding, Australia,  Jenny Finch, World (3-0), Kat Osterman, Elite (4-1)
2003 	USA Elite (11-1)		Australia (9-2) 		MVP-Jodie Cox; 2-0 final score, 	USA National RF-RA 54-7, 7 ShO, 
	- USA World (3rd, 10-2, 70-8, 7 ShO); 	MOP-Melanie Roche, Australia
2004 	Japan 				Australia 	 		MVP-Yukiko Ueno, Japan; 2-1 final; MOP-Melanie Roche, Aust.
	- USA "Schutt" Elite (6th, 8-3, RF-RA-48-11, 4 Shutouts) - Team USA did not play
2005 	Australia (10-2)		USA Elite (10-1)		MVP-Natalie Ward; MOP-Melanie Roche, Aust.; 3-0 final, 
	- USA Elite (RF-RA 47-18 4 Shutouts), Triple Crown Colorado also played
2006 	Australia 			Canada 				MVP-Stacey Porter, Aust.; 6-4 final score,
	- MOP-Danielle Lawrie, Canada; Florida Quicksilver and Schutt Hurricanes also played - Team USA did not play
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2007 	USA (10-0) 			Japan 				MVP-Tairia Flowers (13-20, .650, 3 HRs, 10 RBIs, 5 BBs); 
	-  USA; 96-2 RF-RA, 8 Shutouts - MOP-Jenny Finch, 5-0 final
2008 	Japan 				Australia 			MVP-Ayumi Karino, MOP-Hiroko Sakai, Japan; 4-2 final score,
	- Oregon Elite played - Team USA did not play
2009 	USA (12-0) 			Canada 				MVP-Natasha Watley; MOP-Cat Osterman 3-2 final score,
	-  USA; 78-5 RF-RA, 9 Shutouts;
2010 	- Cancelled, tournament discontinued (The Canadian Open Fast Pitch International started in 2011)
Total USA Record; 22-0			2 Gold Medals				RF-RA; 174-7	(17 shutouts)
Total USA National Record; 11-1		1 Gold Medal				RF-RA;  54-7	(7 shutouts)
Total USA Elite Record; 37-3		1 Gold Medal, 2 Silver Medals		RF-RA; 202-63	(12 shutouts)
Total USA Gold Record; 11-0		1 Gold Medal				RF-RA;  92-8	(3 shutouts)
Total USA World Record; 10-2		0 Gold Medals				RF-RA;  70-8	(5 shutouts)
Total USA Blue Record; 17-4		0 Gold Medals				RF-RA; 102-49	(9 shutouts)
Total USA Red Record; 9-4		0 Gold Medals				RF-RA;  65-20	(2 shutouts)

Canadian Open Fast Pitch International
Year	Champion (record)		Runner-up (record)		Notes
2010 	USA and Canada played a 4-Game Series, each winning 2. Canada won 4-3 & 5-0. USA won 12-5 & 3-1 - Exhibition
2011 	Japan 				USA (10-3) 			MVP-Yu Yamamoto, Japan; 		76-21 RF-RA, 6 Shutouts
2012 	Japan 				USA (7-1) 			MVP-?; 					53-14 RF-RA, 6 Shutouts
2013 	Japan 				Australia 			MVP-Yukiko Ueno, Japan -USA (6-2, 3rd), 45-26 RF-RA, 0 Shutouts
2014	Japan				USA (8-2)			MVP-?; 					69-26 RF-RA, 4 Shutouts
2015	Japan				Puerto Rico			- USA did not play
2016	- Not Held - WBSC World Championships held in Canada
Total USA Record; 31-8		0 Gold Medals, 3 Silver Medals, 1 Bronze Medal		RF-RA; 243-87	(16 shutouts)

IWGA World Games (International World Games Association)
Year	Champion (record)			Runner-up (record)		Note
1981 	USA (Brakettes, Stratford, CT)		Canada				3-0 final score
	- Brakettes (6-0) Kathy Arendsen (4-0, perfect game in final-16 Ks)- 28 IP/55 Ks, 0 Runs, 5 hits
1985 	USA (Brakettes, Stratford, CT)	6-0	Chinese Taipei	4-2		1-0 final score
	- Lisa Ishikawa, USA, one-hitter (28 RF- 1 RA)
1989 	- Women's Softball Discontinued at World Games
2012 	- Women's Softball reinstated in 2012 for 2013 after Olympics cancelled Softball
2013 	Cuba (6-1) 				Venezuela (6-2) 		USA did not participate
2017	- Softball not currently scheduled

World University Softball Championships
Year	Champion (record)		Runner-up (record)		USA; RF-RA
2004 	USA (8-1) 			Chinese Taipei (7-3)		26- 4 RF-RA, 6 Shutouts, 1-0 final score
2006 	USA (6-2) 			Chinese Taipei			45-17 RF-RA, 2 Shutouts, 4-3 final score

International Sports Invitational Festival (ISI)
Year	Champion (record)		Runner-up (record)		USA; RF-RA
2005 	USA (5-0) 			Australia (3-3)			34-2 RF-RA, 2 Shutouts, 9-0 final score

Intercontinental Cup
Year	Champion (record)		Runner-up (record)		USA; RF-RA
2005 	USA Elite (6-1) 		Italy				47-4 RF-RA, 6 Shutouts, 6-0 final score

40th Annual Title IX Games
Year	Champion (record)		Runner-up (record)		USA; RF-RA
2012 	USA (1-0) 			Canada (0-1)			 9-1 RF-RA
	- Sara Nevins, USA, pitched the victory winning 9-1. Raven Chavanne was 2-2, with 3 RBIs.

ASA/USA Softball Athlete of the Year

ASA/USA Softball Male Athlete of the Year
1980 (FP) Owen Fog Walford 	(SP) Joe Young
1981 (FP) Dave Scott 		(SP) Rick Scherr
1982 Dave Scott
1983 John Anquillare
1984 Jim Quick
1985 Jimmy Moore
1986 Jimmy Moore
1987 Graeme Robertson
1988 Peter Meredith
1989 Bill Boyer
1990 Steve DeFazio
1991 Mike Parnow
1992 Bill Boyer
1993 Bill Boyer
1994 Richard Dohogne
1995 Steve Schott
1996 Tod Stevenson
1997 Robert Brush
1998 - no male player nominated
1999 Shawn Rychcik
2000 Shawn Rychcik
2001 Daniel Helkowski
2002 Michael White
2003 Mike Pryer
2004 Chad Boom
2005 John Kelly
2006 Landy Rodriguez
2007 - no male player nominated
2008 - no male player nominated
2009 Matt Palazzo
2010 - no male player nominated
2011 - no male player nominated
2012 - no male player nominated
---- Male Fast Pitch Player of the Year
2013 Matt Palazzo
2014 Tony Mancha
2015 Matt Palazzo
2016 ?- no information available
2017 Erick Ochoa
2018 ?

---- Male Slow Pitch Player of the Year
1980 Joe Young, Steele's Sports
1981 Rick Scherr, Howard's/Western Steer
----				Border Battle Stats and/or Other
2010 Johnn McCraw, Team USA 	(3 Games- 14-14, 1.000, 5 HRs, 14 RBIs, 14 Runs)
2011 Greg Connell, Team USA 	(8 Games- 29-35, .853, 10 HRs, 27 RBIs, 25 Runs)
2012 Dennis Rulli, Team USA 	(4 Games- 14-19, .778,  5 HRs, 10 RBIs, 13 Runs)
2013 Brian Wegman, Team USA 	(4 Games- 14-17, .824,  5 HRs, 13 RBIs, 14 Runs)
2014 Bryson Baker, Team USA 	(9 Games- 35-43, .815, 12 HRs, 37 RBIs, 34 Runs)
2015 Denny Crine, Team USA	(7 Games- 17-25, .680,  7 HRs, 18 RBIs, 13 Runs, ASA Stadium Power Tour Champ)
2016 Travis Clark, Team USA	(5 Games- 13-15, .857,  4 HRs, 11 RBIs, 10 Runs, 4-1 Pitching Record
2017 Dale Brungardt, Team USA	(2 Games-  5- 5, 1.000, 0 HRs,  3 RBIs,  4 Runs, ASA Super & Class-A; 23-27, .852, 6 HRs, 23 RBIs)
2018 Kyle Pearson, Team USA	(4 Games- 19-20, .950,  8 JRs, 22 RBIs, 16 Runs)
2019

---- Female Slow Pitch Player of the Year
1980 Sherri Pickard
1981 Darby Cottle
1982 Branda Smith
----
2017 Christan Dowling
2018 ?

ASA/USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year
1980 Lou Piel
1981 Kathy Arendsen
1982 Dot Richardson
1983 Pat Dufficy
1984 Sue Lewis 
1985 Lisa Ishikawa 
1986 Michele Granger 
1987 Michele Granger 
1988 Michele Granger 
1989 Dot Richardson 
1990 Michele Smith 
1991 Lisa Fernandez 
1992 Lisa Fernandez 
1993 Michele Smith 
1994 Michele Smith 
1995 Dot Richardson 
1996 Dot Richardson 	(US Olympic Team)
1997 Trinity Johnson 	(US National Team)
1998 Lisa Fernandez 	(US National Team)
1999 Lisa Fernandez 	(US National Team)
2000 Lisa Fernandez 	(US Olympic Team)
2001 Lauren Bauer 	(US Red Team)
2002 Stacy Nuveman 	(US National Team)
2003 Natasha Watley 	(US National Team)
2004 Lisa Fernandez 	(US Olympic Team)
2005 Jennie Ritter 	(US National Team)
2006 Jessica Mendoza 	(US National Team)
2007 Monica Abbott 	(US National Team)
2008 Crystl Bustos 	(US Olympic Team)
2009 Jennie Finch
2010 Natasha Watley
2011 Stacy May-Johnson
2012 Valerie Arioto
2013 Valerie Arioto
2014 Michelle Moultrie
2015 Kellie Fox
2016 Jessica Moore
2017 Michelle Moultrie
2018 ?

USA Team of the Year
2004 Women's Softball Olympic Team

OTHER AWARDS

Note-Only Softball Players listed

Sullivan Award Winner -Amateur Athlete of the Year
1991 Kathy Arendsen

Sportswomen of the Year (Presented by the Women's Sports Foundation)
1994 Lisa Fernandez 
2005 Cat Osterman
2007 Monica Abbott
2008 Jessica Mendoza

Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
2007 Taryne Mowatt

Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award
2005 Cat Osterman
2006 Cat Osterman
2007 Taryne Mowatt

Amateur Athletic Foundation Athlete of the Year Award
1996 Dot Richardson

Babe Zaharias Award Best Female of the Year Award
1997 Dot Richardson

Sports Legends Award
1998 Dot Richardson

Kittenball and Diamondball Championships

Other ASA Fast Pitch
January 1, 2019

Before Fast Pitch Nationals started, Kittenball and Diamondball was played. And it originated in Minneapolis. These are the earliest known types of Fast Pitch Championships in the country.

Minneapolis City Kittenball Championships

Year Location Champion Runner-up Series Result

1919 Minneapolis Kozlaks, Minneapolis, MN Thorns, Minneapolis, MN (1-0); 6-4, 2-2*

NOTES- Danaher (WP) 9Ks, Greb Martonick (LP) 10K. The 2-2 game* stopped due to dispute.

1920 Minneapolis Oak Commercials, Minneapolis, MN Sinclair Oil, Minneapolis, MN (2-0); 6-2, 2-1

NOTES- Bill Addison (2-0, 20 Ks), Greb Martonik (0-2, 24 K)

1921 Minneapolis Sinclair Oil, Minneapolis, MN Bertch Furniture, Minneapolis, MN (2-0); 2-0, 2-0

NOTES- Game 1, Greb Martonick (WP) 2-0, 1-hitter with 14 K, also RBI double and scored a run on a hit.

NOTES- Game 2, Greb Martonick (WP) 1 hitter with 10 K, he was 2-3 hitting, RBI triple and a single.

1922 Minneapolis Red Crown, Minneapolis, MN Bertch Furniture, Minneapolis, MN (2-0); 6-5, 4-0

NOTES- Greb Martonick won both games for Red Crown, in the final game, he pitched a 2- hitter with 15 K

Twin City Kittenball Championships (Minneapolis, MN champ vs St. Paul, MN champ)

Year Location Champion Runner-up Series Result

1923 Minneapolis Bertch Furniture, Minneapolis, MN Parisian, Cleaners, St. Paul, MN (2-1); 5-2, 3-5, 11-0

NOTES- Pitcher Tubby Burns won both games for Bertch

1924 St. Paul – * Not played due to a delay in St. Paul’s playoffs over a protest, championship never played

Minneapolis Red Crowns, Minneapolis, MN St. Bonafice, Minneapolis, MN (2-0; 3-2, 4-2)

NOTES – Game 1, Greb Martonick threw a 3-hitter with 8 K, Hank Keller (3-3), and Eddie Flavin (2-3, 2 RBIs)

NOTES – Game 2, Greb Martonick threw a 4-hitter with 18 K, and 2-run double. Keller was 1-3 with an RBI

St. Paul Minnehaha Cleaners, St. Paul, MN St. Francis Casinos, St. Paul, MN (1-0); 4-2 (Semi-final)

NOTES – St. Francis filed a protest as it was called on account of darkness after only 3 1/2 innings

St. Paul Minnehaha Cleaners, St. Paul, MN Weequah Canoe Club, St. Paul, MN (1-0); 14-1 (Final)

NOTES- Even though Minnehaha won the city title, St. Francis still has the semi-file under protest.

1925 Minneapolis Bertch Furniture, Minneapolis, MN St. Francis Casinos, St. Paul, MN 7-2, 4-2

NOTES – Greb Martonick had 12 K and pitched a 4-hitter. Bertch had 12 hits total.

St. Francis Casinos defeated Northern District Champion, M. Cook & Sons of Duluth and in the other semifinal, Bertch Furniture of Minneapolis defeated Winona Milk Co. of Winona.

Minnesota State Kittenball Championships

Year Location Champion Runner-up Final Game Result

1926 Duluth M. Cook & Sons, Duluth, MN Watkins, Winona, MN 5-4

NOTES- Mainatl and DiMarco both went 2-3 in the game.

1927 Duluth Bubbles Cafe, St Paul, MN Dinty Moore, St Cloud, MN 7-0

NOTES- Flaherty struck out 15 batters and pitched a shutout

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St. Cloud Kittenball Association sanctioned by State Playground Association in 1928

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1928 St. Cloud St. Paul, MN Duluth, MN 5-2

NOTES- Polovny was 3-0 with a shutout in the tournament and went 2-3 at the plate in the final.

NOTES- Karsner, Duluth was 2-1 with a no-hitter in the tournament,

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National Diamondball Association recognized by the AAU Starting in 1928

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1928 Minneapolis Christian Lindsay, Minneapolis, MN Watkins, Winona, MN 7-2

NOTES- Arnie Simso was 3-0 with 2 shutouts in the tournament. He gave up only 2 runs.

NOTES- Keller led the offense as he went 4-6 in the final two games.

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Due to their being 2 State champs in 1928, both were invited to play for the overall state title, neither accepted.

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1929 St. Paul Bubbles Cafe, St. Paul, MN Clyde Iron Works, Duluth, MN ?-?

1930 Hibbling St. Paul Cleaners, St. Paul, MN St. Cloud, MN ?-?

1931 St. Paul Bubbles Cafe, St. Paul, MN Roberts Hotel, Winona, WI 6-2

Northwest Diamondball Association Championships

Year Location Champion Runner-up Final Game Result

1929 Minneapolis Christian Lindsay, Minneapolis, MN Olson’s, Sioux Falls, SD 10-0

NOTES- Boots Nelson (2-0, 2 shutouts one a 1 no-hitter. He had 22 strikes outs and gave up 3 hits total.

NOTES- Red Anderson won the other game for Olsens. Fredell and Keller (2 2Bs) had 3 hits each in the final.

1930 Minneapolis Fort Dodge Dodgers, Fort Dodge, IA Lion Signs, Minneapolis, MN 4-2

NOTES- Stan Nelson (3-0, 17 Ks, 3-8, .375 batting), RBI double gave team lead for good in the final.

1931 Minneapolis Stephen Buicks, Minneapolis, MN Quality Parks, St. Paul, MN 2-0

NOTES- Pitchers Arnie Simso (3-0, 17 IP, 24 Ks, 2 hitter in final) and Boots Nelson (2-0, 10 IP, 13 Ks)

NOTES- Hank Keller (9-11, .818, 2 2Bs), Dutch Scherer (8-13, .615, 2B, 3B). The Buicks had 9 2Bs and 4 HRs.

NOTES- Stan Nelson pitched for Fort Dodge and was 1-1 in the tournament

National Diamondball Association Championship

Year Location Champion Runner-up Final Game Result

1932 Wausau, WI Bodegas, La Crosse, WI Sathers, Minneapolis, MN 2-1 (see below)

NOTES – Frank Smith, La Crosse, Pitched the final 2-1 victory. Clarence Beranek also pitched.

NOTES – North Ends, Wausau, WI defeated Hammond, IN 15-5 in the 3rd place game.

NOTES – Standings BELOW

1933 – The National Diamondball Association suspended operations

1932 Wassau, WI – National Diamond Ball Championship Final Standings

Bodegas, LaCrosse, WI (won 2-1) 4-0
Sathers, Minneapolis, MN 2-1
North Ends, Wausau, WI (won 15-5) 3-1
Hammond, IN 1-2
Escanaba Insurers, Escanaba, MI 1-1
Litening Bugs, Sioux Falls, SD 0-1
Brandt Cardinals, Wausau, WI 1-1
Rothschild Papers, Rothschild, WI 1-1
Ashland, WI 0-1
Jaegers Bakery, Wausau, WI 0-1
Antigo, WI 0-1
Gladstone Outlaws, Escanaba, MI 0-1
Ahdawagams Bear Cats, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 0-1

1932 National Diamondball Championship Scores

First Round

Rothschild – Gladstone Outlaws, Escanaba, MI 8-6

Escanaba Insurance, MI – Jaegers Bakery, Wausau 2-1

North Ends – Ashland

Quarter-Finals

LaCrosse, WI – Rothschild Papers 3-2

North Ends Wausau, WI – Escanaba Insurance, MI 29-7

Hammond, IN – Wausau Cardinals, WI 10-9

Minneapolis, MN – Sioux Falls, SD 4-0

Semi-Final

Minneapolis defeated Wassau 4-0

LaCrosse defeated Hammond 16-8

3rd Place Game

Hammond defeated Wassau 15-5

Championship

LaCrosse defeated Minneapolis 2-1

International Softball Association Championship

Year Location Champion Runner-up Final Result

1933 Milwaukee, WI Wemcos, Lake Mills, WI Miller High Life, Kenosha, WI 5-4 (10 Inn)

NOTES – Ben ‘Moonie’ Vondrashek doubled to center field scoring Norquist (who also doubled) with the winning run.

NOTES – Winning Pitcher Red Anderson was 5-0 with 2 Shutouts in the Tournament. He gave up only 10 runs.

NOTES – Clarence Beranek, Lake Mills was used as a relief pitcher for the Wemcos.

NOTES – Losing Pitcher Harry Kraft (HR in the Final) was 4-1 in the tournament with 35 Ks, and gave up 13 Runs.

NOTES – Bill Pecnik, Three Aces (3-1, 2 shutouts, no hitter – in the 4 games, he gave up 6 runs and had 49 Ks)

NOTES – Standings BELOW

1933 International Softball Championship Standings

Wisc. Evap Milk Co. (Wemco), Lake Mills, WI 5-0
Miller High Life, Kenosha, WI 5-1
B. Peck & Sons, Milwaukee, WI 3-1
Three Aces, Milwaukee, WI 3-1
Clearwater All Stars, Clearwater, FL 2-1
Bodegas, LaCrosse, WI 2-1
Sathers, Minneapolis, MN 3-1
Trail’s End, Alliance, OH 3-1
Sunset AC, Cohoes, NY 1-1
Flashes, Indianapolis, IN 1-1
Western Printers, Racine, WI 1-1
Plymouth Creameries, Milwaukee, WI 1-1
Schlitz Brewery, Milwaukee, WI 1-1
Jesch-Schaefer Sausages, Oshkosh, WI 1-1
Transfer & Storage, Racine, WI 1-1
Square Deal Food Shops, Milwaukee, WI 1-1
Schoyers, Dayton, OH 1-1
Hunkel Seeds, Milwaukee, WI 1-1
Wauwatosa All Stars, Wauwatosa, WI 1-1
St. Petersburg Stars, St. Petersburg, FL 1-1
Blue Jays, Oconomowoc, WI 0-1
Black Bear, Cudahy, WI 0-1
Winter Clothiers, Milwaukee, WI 0-1
Young Men’s Hebrew Assoc, New Orleans, LA 0-1
Masers Grocery, Lincoln, NE 0-1
Centralia, IL 0-1
Menomonee Falls, Waukesha, WI 0-1
Second Ward Democrats, St. Louis, MO 0-1
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 0-1
Belleville, IL 0-1
Jersey Bread, Paterson, NJ 0-1
Modern Laundry, LaCrosse, WI 0-1
Golden Drops, Two Rivers, WI 0-1
Hootkin Grocers, Milwaukee, WI 0-1
Curlee Taverns, Milwaukee, WI 0-1
Westport All Stars, Westport, CT 0-1
Cardinals, New Holstein 0-1
Momence Buick, Kankakee, IL 0-1
Jaeger Bakery, Wausau, WI 0-1
Matuschka Lithia Beer, Milwaukee WI 0-1

1933 International Softball Championship Scores

1st Round

Trail’s End, Alliance, OH – Matuschka Lithia Beer, Milwaukee WI

St. Petersburg Stars, St, Petersburg, FL – Jaeger Bakeries, Wausau, WI 3-1

Schoyers, Dayton, OH – Golden Drops, Two Rivers, WI 2-0

Plymouth Creameries, Milwaukee, WI – Hootkin Grocers

Wemcoes Evaporated Milk Co., Lake Mills, WI – Centralia, IL 11-0 (Red Anderson WP)

Western Printers, Racine, WI – Maser Grocery, Lincoln, NE

Square Deal Food Shops, Milwaukee, WI – Modern Laundry, LaCrosse, WI

Three Aces, Milwaukee, WI – Belleville, IL 5-0

Flashes, Indianapolis, IN – YMHC, New Orleans, LA 14-10

Clearwater All Stars, Clearwater, FL – Winter Clothiers, Milwaukee, WI

Jesch-Schaefer Sausages, Oshkosh, WI – Hamilton, Ontario

Hunkel Seeds, Milwaukee, WI – Westport All Stars, Westport, Ct 7-0

Miller High Life, Kenosha, WI – Momence Buicks, Kankakee, IL 5-1

Wauwatosa All Stars, Wauwatosa, WI – New Holstein, WI 10-0

Sunset AC, Cohoes, NY – Black Bears, Cudahy, WI 2-1

Peck & Sons, Milwaukee, WI – Blue Jays, Oconomowoc, WI

Sathers, Minneapolis, MN – Curlee Taverns, Milwaukee, WI 1-0

Sclitz Brewery, Milwaukee, WI – Democratic Club, St. Louis, MO

Transfer & Storage, Racine, WI – Jersey Breads, Paterson, NJ

Bodegas, LaCrosse, WI – Menomonee Falls, Waukesha, WI 20-0

2nd Round

Jesch-Schaefer Sausages, Oshkosh, WI – Hunkel Seeds, Milwaukee, WI

Trail’s End, Alliance, OH – St. Petersburg Stars, St, Petersburg, FL 9-0

Bodegas, LaCrosse, WI – Plymouth Creameries, Milwaukee, WI 10-5

Wemcoes Evaporated Milk Co., Lake Mills, WI – Western Printers, Racine, WI 11-5

Trail’s End, Alliance, OH – Square Deal Food Shops, Milwaukee, WI

Miller High Life, Kenosha, WI – Wauwatosa All Stars, Wauwatosa, WI 2-1

Sathers, Minneapolis, MN – Schlitz Brewery, Milwaukee, WI 1-0

Plymouth Creameries, Milwaukee, WI – Schoyers, Dayton, OH 5-3

Trail’s End, Alliance, OH – Square Deal Food Shops, Milwaukee, WI

Miller High Life, Kenosha, WI – Jesch-Schaefer Sausages, Oshkosh, WI 2-1

Sathers, Minneapolis, MN – Hunkel Seeds, Milwaukee, WI 9-2

Clearwater All Stars, Clearwater, FL – Flashes, Indianapolis, IN

Peck & Sons, Milwaukee, WI – Sunset AC, Cohoes, NY

Wauwatosa All Stars, Wauwatosa, WI – Transfer & Storage, Racine, WI 1-0

Quarter-Finals

Peck & Sons, Milwaukee, WI – Clearwater All Stars, Clearwater, FL 11-2

Wemcoes Evaporated Milk Co., Lake Mills, WI – Bodegas, LaCrosse, WI 3-1

Three Aces, Milwaukee, WI – Trail’s End, Alliance, OH 1-0 (Bill Pecknik 18 inn WP)

Miller High Life, Kenosha, WI – Sathers, Minneapolis, MN 5-2

Semi-Finals

Miller High Life, Kenosha, WI – Three Aces, Milwaukee, WI 4-3

Wemcoes Evaporated Milk Co., Lake Mills, WI – B. Peck & Sons, Milwaukee, WI 4-0

Final

Wemcoes Evaporated Milk Co., Lake Mills, WI – Miller High Life, Kenosha, WI 5-4 10 inn

This tournament was held a week before the first ASA Nationals in Chicago in 1933.

Many teams came up to Milwaukee to play in this tournament

And then stayed and played in the First ASA in Chicago.