USA Softball

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  1. 2. The 2004 U.S. Olympic Softball Team was dubbed "The Real Dream Team" by this prominent sports magazine.
  2. 4. Month that the National Softball HOF and Museum opened to the public.
  3. 7. Olympian and member of the National Softball HOF Class of 2023.
  4. 9. Known as "The Pipeline to the Women's National Team"
  5. 11. National Softball HOF Class of 2023 inductee and member of the ASA Union County Hall of Fame (2009) and the ASA New Jersey State Hall of Fame.
  6. 12. Invented the the game of softball in 1887.
  7. 14. The first President of the ASA.
  8. 15. The ASA called this city home for over 15 years.
  9. 17. A variety of softball which is split between 9-Man and 10-man tournaments.
  10. 18. ______ Ball — A popular playground sport in the early 1900s (also a baby animal).
  11. 21. Location of the first UIC Clinic.
  12. 22. ASA President among the representatives at the National Softball Hall of Fame ribbon-cutting ceremony in 1973.
  13. 24. Garners over 40 years of experience with the Raybestos/Stratford Brakettes program and is a member of the National Softball HOF Class of 2023.
  14. 29. The ASA's first official headquarters.
  15. 30. Earned 13 All-American honors and an induction to the National Softball HOF as a member of the Class of 2023.
  16. 32. Nickname of Men's Fast Pitch legend and the first member of the National Softball HOF.
  17. 33. The annual Slow Pitch event in which Team USA faces off against Team Canada.
  18. 34. The HOF Complex is home to this fan-favorite collegiate event.
  19. 36. The Boat House where softball was invented.
  20. 38. This division of Slow Pitch was added to the National Championship program in 1961.
  21. 39. Softball was introduced into this international event in 1979.
  22. 41. The pinnacle event for JO Girls' Fast Pitch which kicked off its inaugural year in 1994.
  23. 42. The first team inducted into the National Softball HOF.
  24. 43. Annual event created in 2017 to bring together 360 of the top 12U Girls' Fast Pitch Athletes.
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  1. 1. Named to the 1970 All-Decade Team and Class of 2023 National Softball HOF.
  2. 3. Head Coach of the first U.S. Olympic Softball team.
  3. 5. A form of softball in which the pitcher delivers the ball with a perceptible arch.
  4. 6. Nickname for the Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City.
  5. 8. ______ Ball — A nickname for softball in the early days (also a fall decoration).
  6. 10. Represented the U.S. WNT at the 1965 World Championship in Melbourne, Australia.
  7. 13. First Modified Pitch player inducted to the National Softball HOF.
  8. 16. City where the game of softball was created.
  9. 19. First Women's Slow Pitch player inducted to the National Softball HOF.
  10. 20. Tallied 100 home runs in a single season nine times in his career prior to his induction to the National Softball HOF as a member of the Class of 2023.
  11. 23. Fast Pitch team with 10 Men's Major National Championship titles.
  12. 25. Holiday on which the sport of softball was invented.
  13. 26. National Softball HOF Class of 2023 inductee and Team Manager for the MNT at the 1995 ISF World Championship.
  14. 27. Official Newspaper of ASA/USA Softball dating back to the 1930s.
  15. 28. Oklahoma City sculpture dedicated to all softball players and umpires worldwide.
  16. 31. A Chicago Sporting Goods salesman and co-founder of the ASA.
  17. 35. Served as UIC for 61 National Championships and is a member of the HOF Class of 2023.
  18. 37. A discipline of softball in which a "windmill" style is used to deliver a pitch.
  19. 40. Last name of the Denver YMCA official who introduced the name “softball” for the sport.