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News Headlines for June 2005

6/30/2005 - 13 Men's Slow Pitch Teams Competing in Major Qualifier LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The 26th Busch/Pepsi Softball Classic, one of the nation's best slow pitch invitationals, will be held the fourth of July weekend with 120 teams from 15 states entered, including 13 teams vying for a spot in the ASA Men's Major Slow Pitch National Championshi...more

6/30/2005 - USA Junior Men keep hopes alive Summerside, P.E.I, Canada---It took extra innings but the USA Junior Men kept their hopes alive at the ISF Junior Men with a dramatic 5-3 win over Mexico to improve to 4-3 in round-robin competition. Camden Decker (Aurora, Ill.), who was an alternate when the team was first selec...more

6/29/2005 - USA Junior Men defeat Denmark 20-0 Summerside, P.E.I, Canada---The USA Junior Men exploded for 20-runs in just four innings to defeat Denmark 20-0 on day six of the ISF Junior Men’s World Championship. With the win, the U.S. improves to 3-3 in the championship and remains hopefully of earning a spot in the champio...more

6/28/2005 - Girls' 16-Under HOF Winners Oklahoma City, Okla. ---The California Athletics rallied from the loser’s bracket to win the ASA Girls’ 16-Under Hall of Fame National Qualifier and a berth into the USA/ASA Girls’ 16-Under Fast Pitch National Championship being held August 1-7 in Sioux Falls, SD. The Athletics ...more

6/28/2005 - USA Junior Men unable to hold off Canada at ISF World Championships Summerside, P.E.I. Canada---The USA Junior Men dropped to 2-3 at the ISF Junior Men’s World Championship after losing 6-2 to Canada on day five of the tournament. The U.S. led for the majority of the game but a sixth inning rally by Canada proved to be too much to overcome. The...more

More headlines for June, 2005

6/27/2005	USA Junior Men rebound with win

6/25/2005	USA Softball Junior Men shutout at World Championship

6/24/2005	Women’s National Team on ESPN

6/24/2005	USA Junior Men open ISF World Championship with 6-5 win over Cze...

6/23/2005	Girls 16-Under HOF Tournament

6/22/2005	One Day Left for Ebay!!

6/22/2005	USA Junior Men ready to take on the World

6/20/2005	2005 USA Softball Women’s National Teams Announced

6/20/2005	Georgia Xtreme reaches its goal

6/16/2005	HOF Qualifier’s continue…

6/15/2005	Michigan finishes season at No. 1

6/14/2005	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium celebrates World Softball Day by host...

6/13/2005	Four additional athletes invited to June 13-17 USA Softball Nati...

6/13/2005	12-Under HOF Tournament

6/13/2005	Tacoma Dodge goes undefeated (4-0) to win Best of the Northwest ...

6/11/2005	USA moves into gold medal game with win over Australia

6/10/2005	Mendoza leads U.S. in 7-0 run rule against China

6/9/2005	U.S. opens 2005 International Sports Invitational with a 3-1 win...

6/7/2005	HOF Tournaments Set to Begin

6/6/2005	USA Softball Women's National Team Arrives in Chula Vista

6/1/2005	Osterman Player of the Year