USA Softball Team Bound 4 Beijing Tour explained

Bound 4 Beijing Tour
Dates:	19 February 2008 - 26 July 2008
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The "Bound 4 Beijing Tour" was a tour for the US Softball Team in preparation for the 2008 Olympics. The Team went to face many College, Professional, International, and ASA teams.^[1] ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Location	Team	Result	Score
February 19, 2008			W	16-0
February 21, 2008			W	8-0 (6)
February 22, 2008		Palm Springs All-Stars	W	9-0
February 23, 2008			W	9-0
February 23, 2008			W	8-0
February 24, 2008			W	15-0
February 29, 2008			W	1-0
March 1, 2008			W	7-0
March 4, 2008			W	14-0
March 8, 2008			W	18-0
March 8, 2008			W	13-0
March 19, 2008			W	9-3
March 20, 2008			W	1-0
March 21, 2008			W	14-0
March 24, 2008			W	7-0
March 25, 2008			W	2-0
March 26, 2008			W	23-0
March 26, 2008			L	1-0 Note: Angela Tincher throws no-hitter
April 6, 2008			W	21-0
April 8, 2008			W	10-3
April 10, 2008			W	13-0
April 12, 2008			W	4-2
April 13, 2008		Milligan College	W	24-0
April 15, 2008			W	7-0
April 17, 2008			W	13-0
April 19, 2008			W	2-0
April 22, 2008			W	8-2
May 1, 2008			W	16-0
May 3, 2008		Florida Southern Moccasins	W	12-0
May 6, 2008			W	5-1
May 8, 2008		ASA Longstreth All-Stars	W	15-0
May 10, 2008			W	2-0
May 16, 2008		ASA Visalia All-Stars	W	13-1
May 18, 2008		ASA Northern California Assault All-Stars	W	18-0
May 19, 2008		ASA Team Sacramento All-Stars	W	22-0
May 22, 2008		ASA Northern California Heat All-Stars	W	10-0
May 23, 2008		ASA Salinas Storm All-Stars	W	10-0
May 25, 2008		ASA Prescott All-Stars	W	15-0
June 5, 2008		ASA Fort Worth Diamonds All-Stars	W	12-0
June 6, 2008	Oklahoma City, OK		W	10-8
June 7, 2008			W	9-5
June 8, 2008			W	7-0 (5)
June 10, 2008		ASA Kansas All-Stars	W	17-0
June 12, 2008		ASA St. Louis All-Stars	W	6-0
June 14, 2008			W	6-0
June 14, 2008		Bloomington Lady Hearts	W	19-0 (4)
June 17, 2008		ASA Mid-West All-Stars	W	20-1
June 19, 2008		College All-Stars	W	19-0
June 21, 2008		ASA Midland Lady Explorers All-Stars	W	14-0
June 23, 2008		MAC All-Stars	W	20-0
June 25, 2008		ASA Texas All-Stars	W	13-0
June 27, 2008		ASA Texas All-Stars	W	13-0
July 8, 2008		ASA Portland All-Stars	W	19-0
July 10, 2008		ASA Spokane All-Stars	W	31-0 (9)
July 15, 2008		ASA Rapid City Gold All-Stars	W	7-0
July 18, 2008		ASA All-Stars	W	15-0
July 20, 2008		ASA Brakettes All-Stars	W	9-0
July 22, 2008			W	6-2
July 24, 2008		ASA Salem All-Stars	W	9-0
July 26, 2008		Team Intensity	W	6-2

Roster

The roster of the 2008 USA national softball team is listed below.

No.	Position	Hometown	College
14	Pitcher	Salinas, California	Tennessee
44	Outfield	Santa Fe Springs, California	Fresno St.
6	Infield	Canyon County, California	Palm Beach Community College
28	Infield	Selma, California	UCLA
27	Pitcher	La Mirada, California	Arizona
16	Pitcher/3B	Long Beach, California	UCLA
11	Utility	Tucson, Arizona	UCLA
19	Infield	Union City, California	California
34	Pitcher	Fairfield, California	Arizona
3	Infield	Fountain Valley, California	Arizona
12	Outfield	Indian Harbour Beach, Florida	Alabama
37	Catcher	Anaheim, California	Stanford
26	Outfield	Tustin, California	Arizona
2	Outfield	Camarillo, California	Stanford
33	Catcher	La Verna, California	UCLA
8	Pitcher	Houston, Texas	Texas
31	Catcher	Whittier, California	Cal St. Fullerton
29	Infield	Irvine, California	UCLA

^[3] Head Coach: Mike Candrea (Tucson, Ariz.. – Head Coach at the University of Arizona)
Full Time Assistant Coaches: Chuck D'Arcy, Karen Johns, John Ritterman

Notes and References

Web site: Bound 4 Beijing. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808052627/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-softball/events/2008/february/19/bound-4-beijing. dead. August 8, 2014. Team USA. Team USA. 5 August 2014.
Web site: Riding the Road to Beijing Aboard the U.S.A. Local. The New York Times. May 30, 2008. Branch. John. https://archive.today/20140907021457/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/sports/olympics/30softball.html?_r=0. September 7, 2014. dead.
Web site: 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20140301023647/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/Team-USA/History/Women/2008. dead. March 1, 2014. Team USA. Team USA. 5 August 2014.