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News Headlines for July 2003

7/31/2003 - For Greenville team, it’s one ‘big happy family’ Steve Jacoby Dayton Daily News The Greenville girls 16-and-under slow-pitch softball team is ahead of its time. Despite about half the team members being only age 14 or younger, the Greenville club played beyond its years recently, winning the state American Softball Associati...more

7/28/2003 - Over 50 ASA National Champions to be decided this week Oklahoma City, OK---It's that time of year when teams across the country compete for the opportunity to call themselves the “Best of the Best” in their respective classification within the Amateur Softball Association. Over 50 ASA National Championships will be contested this we...more

7/25/2003 - USA Softball Women’s National Team honored as (USOC) June Team of the ... OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The United States Olympic Committee has announced its selection of the USA Women’s National Softball Team as the Team of the Month for its June accomplishments. Picking up where it left off in 2002 after capturing its fifth consecutive World Championship, the...more

7/24/2003 - Finch to appear on ‘Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn’ OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – On Thursday, July 24, 2003 USA Softball’s Jennie Finch (La Mirada, CA) will grace late night audiences with an appearance on ‘Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn.’ The 6’1 pitching phenom, along with Undefeated film star John Leguizamo will be guests on the CBS...more

7/21/2003 - USA Softball announces at-large players chosen from Open Junior Women'... OKLAHOMA CITY, OK--USA Softball announced today the 20 at-large players chosen from all the open tryouts to participate in the Junior Women's National Team tryout in Salem, Ore., August 12-14. From the tryout in Salem, USA Softball will select a roster of seventeen players to r...more

More headlines for July, 2003

7/19/2003	Klein propels USA Elite past Australia in final series of Pacifi...

7/18/2003	USA Elite comes out on top of marathon game versus Australia

7/17/2003	USA Elite sweeps Australia in opening series of Pacific Challeng...

7/15/2003	USA and Australia to compete in Pacific Challenge

7/14/2003	USA Elite wins Canada Cup with dramatic walk-off home run

7/13/2003	Battle Lines Determined For ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch National ...

7/13/2003	Farm Tavern Tops Circle Tap, 4-1,To Win First Asa Men’s Major Fa...

7/11/2003	Rain Suspends Play in ASA Men`s Major Fast Pitch National Champi...

7/11/2003	Standout pitcher Peter Meredith Absent From Men's Major Fast Pit...

7/11/2003	Osterman hurls no-hitter in 8-0 victory over Canada

7/11/2003	2003 Men's Major Fastpitch National Championship Coverage

7/10/2003	USA Elite defeats 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Australia 2-0

7/10/2003	USA National team blanks Illinois Elite Force 15-0

7/10/2003	15 of 18 member USA National Team competing in Men’s Major Fast ...

7/9/2003	Bustos rocks grand slam in USA National team 9-2 blasting of Blo...

7/9/2003	USA Elite remain perfect after 7-0 mercy-rule win over White Roc...

7/5/2003	USA edges Heflin 3-2 to secure No. 2 seed in playoffs

7/3/2003	USA Men’s National Team continues its winning ways with double-h...