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News Headlines for November 2002

11/29/2002 - Softball’s place in the Olympics is safe for now (Compiled from AP Wi... Mexico City --- A decision on whether to drop softball, baseball and modern pentathlon from the Olympics has been postponed until after the 2004 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) chose Friday to put off a vote that could eliminate a Summer Games sport for ...more

11/26/2002 - USA Softball joins forces with USOC and Ebay to give fans an opportuni... COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – As the holiday season reaches its peak shopping time, USA Softball has joined forces with the official web site of the U.S. Olympic Team, usolympicteam.com, to launch one-of-a-kind Olympic auction items beginning November 26, 2002. The auctions includ...more

11/26/2002 - 2003 Rule Changes and Comments Rule 1 – ALTERED BAT. A bat is considered altered when the physical structure of a legal softball bat has been changed. A “flare” or “cone” grip attached to the bat handle, inserting material inside the bat, applying excessive tape (more than two layers) to the bat grip or pai...more

11/22/2002 - USA Men’s National Team wins gold medal at Pan Am Qualifier Guatemala City, Guatemala — The USA Men's National Team captured the 2002 Men's Pan Am Qualifier with a 6-5 win over arch rival Canada. The win advances the USA into the Pan Am Games as the No. 1 seed. The USA trailed for most of the game but rallied in the top of the sixth inn...more

11/21/2002 - USA advances to gold medal game with 2-1 win over Canada Guatemala City, Guatemala — The USA advanced to the gold medal game of the Men's Pan Am Qualifier with a 2-1 win over Canada on Wednesday. Michael White (Sioux City, IA) allowed only one run to improve to 5-0 in the tournament. Canada put up an early run in the second inning to...more

More headlines for November, 2002

11/11/2002	USA Men defeat Canada in exhibition games in preparation for Pan...

11/6/2002	Chuck D'Arcy named as assistant coach for Junior Women's Nation...