Six Huskies To Represent Four Teams At World Cup Of Softball XII
July 04, 2017 | Softball
SEATTLE -- The World Cup of Softball XII in Oklahoma City, Okla., is just around the corner and six current and former Huskies will be vying for the gold medal.
Recent graduate, Ali Aguilar, is playing for the US Women's National Team for the second straight summer. Last summer Aguilar was on the Elite team and was called up to play with the National Team. During the 2016 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's World Softball Championship, Aguilar went 2 for 3 and drove in the game's first run in the first inning as the USA Women's National Team jumped out to a 4-0 lead and downed Japan, 7-3, in the gold medal game.
Incoming sophomore, Sis Bates, will represent the United States on the Junior Women's National Team.
Washington's battery unit, Taran Alvelo and Morganne Flores, will be playing with the Puerto Rican National Team.
Former Husky greats, Jenn Salling and Victoria Hayward will represent Canada. Salling began her career with the Canadian Women's National Team in 2006. Since then, she has competed in three WBSC Women's World Softball Championships, the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and two Pan American games. Hayward made her first appearance with Canada in 2009, playing for both the Junior Women's and Women's National teams since then. She was a bronze medalist at the 2010 WBSC Women's World Championships, played on the Women's National Team at the 2009 and 2013 Pan American Softball Championships and the 2011 Pan American Games. She also competed at the 2012 and 2014 WBSC Women's World Championships.
The tournament begins on July 5 when Flores, Alvelo and No. 7 ranked Puerto Rico face Bates and the JWNT at 9 a.m. PT. At the same time, Hayward, Salling and the No. 3 Canadian National Team will face No. 1 Japan.
Immediately following their first games, Canada and the JWNT will face each other at 11:30 a.m. PT.
No. 2 USA opens their weekend against the No. 17 Philippines at 2 p.m. PT.
All games will be live streamed for free on USASoftball.com and 10 hours of competition will be televised on ESPN and ESPN2 throughout the five-day tournament.
The first game to be aired on ESPN will be the USA-Canada game on Thursday, July 6 at 4 p.m. PT.
The full schedule for the World Cup of Softball XII can be found here.
Recent graduate, Ali Aguilar, is playing for the US Women's National Team for the second straight summer. Last summer Aguilar was on the Elite team and was called up to play with the National Team. During the 2016 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's World Softball Championship, Aguilar went 2 for 3 and drove in the game's first run in the first inning as the USA Women's National Team jumped out to a 4-0 lead and downed Japan, 7-3, in the gold medal game.
Incoming sophomore, Sis Bates, will represent the United States on the Junior Women's National Team.
Washington's battery unit, Taran Alvelo and Morganne Flores, will be playing with the Puerto Rican National Team.
Former Husky greats, Jenn Salling and Victoria Hayward will represent Canada. Salling began her career with the Canadian Women's National Team in 2006. Since then, she has competed in three WBSC Women's World Softball Championships, the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and two Pan American games. Hayward made her first appearance with Canada in 2009, playing for both the Junior Women's and Women's National teams since then. She was a bronze medalist at the 2010 WBSC Women's World Championships, played on the Women's National Team at the 2009 and 2013 Pan American Softball Championships and the 2011 Pan American Games. She also competed at the 2012 and 2014 WBSC Women's World Championships.
The tournament begins on July 5 when Flores, Alvelo and No. 7 ranked Puerto Rico face Bates and the JWNT at 9 a.m. PT. At the same time, Hayward, Salling and the No. 3 Canadian National Team will face No. 1 Japan.
Immediately following their first games, Canada and the JWNT will face each other at 11:30 a.m. PT.
No. 2 USA opens their weekend against the No. 17 Philippines at 2 p.m. PT.
All games will be live streamed for free on USASoftball.com and 10 hours of competition will be televised on ESPN and ESPN2 throughout the five-day tournament.
The first game to be aired on ESPN will be the USA-Canada game on Thursday, July 6 at 4 p.m. PT.
The full schedule for the World Cup of Softball XII can be found here.
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