Gold Ball Gala,

About the event

USA Softball will host the first-ever Gold Ball Gala at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City on May 29, 2019. The Gold Ball Gala serves as a fundraiser for the USA Softball National Teams Program, with all proceeds raised going directly to help fund both current and future National Teams in their efforts to stand atop the podium as they compete in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.  This event that will celebrate USA Softball National Team athletes past, present and future is set to become a staple in funding the future of Olympic hopefuls and the game of softball on the international stage. The Gala will also provide a send-off for athletes before the start of the 2019 season. 

Women’s National Team Head Coach Ken Eriksen will make an appearance, while athletes confirmed for attendance so far include: 

Monica Abbott, 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist, three-time World Champion, Pan American Games Gold Medalist
Valerie Arioto, Two-time World Champion, Pan American Games Gold and Silver Medalist
Jazmyn Jackson, 2016 World Champion

Sahvanna Jaquish, 2018 World Champion

Haylie McCleney, Two-time World Champion, Pan American Games Silver Medalist

Michelle Moultrie, Two-time World Champion, Pan American Games Gold and Silver Medalist

Janie Reed, Two-time World Champion, Pan American Games Silver Medalist

Delaney Spaulding, Two-time World Champion

A highlight of the evening for those in attendance will be a celebration of the Women’s National Team, who became back-to-back World Champions last August and became the first team to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.  This year’s event will also feature three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Leah O-Brien-Amico, and National Softball Fall of Fame member and Head Coach for UCLA Softball for 27 years, Sue Enquist who is making an appearance as the keynote speaker.

Why should you sponsor?

Baseball and Softball haven't had the opportunity to compete at the Olympic Games since 2008.  We are finally back in for 2020!  Not having the support we once had when consistently in the Olympics, we had to get creative.  The Gold Ball Gala was created to help us raise the funds for the athletes to train together more and compete with top of the line competition leading up to The Games.  USA Softball has an opportunity to bring home a Gold medal for our country, and we shouldn't settle for anything less.  

Andrea McKee

USA Softball is a 501(c)(3) not-for profit organization headquartered in Oklahoma City, Okla., and is designated as the National Governing Body (NGB) of Softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. One of the nation’s largest sports organizations, USA Softball sanctions competition through a network of Local Associations, which includes all 50 states and select metro associations.  USA Softball is dedicated to providing people of all ages the opportunity to play the game they love at a variety of levels by offering recreational, league, tournament and competitive play for fast pitch, slow pitch and modified pitch.  USA Softball annually conducts thousands of tournaments throughout the country including over 100 National Championships.  The USA Softball umpire program is among the nation’s largest and are widely known as the best trained umpires in the game. 
 
As the NGB for the sport of softball, USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball National Teams that compete in events such as the Olympics, Pan American Games, World Championships and other international and domestic events. For more information on USA Softball, including its founding and history as the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA), please visit, www.USASoftball.com.

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