Have a steady and standout presence on the mound you can rely on, and a college softball team can do just about anything.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Softball Capital of the World® will turn Red, White and Blue as 29 Olympic hopefuls arrived in Oklahoma City for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Softball Team Selection Trials. Held through October 6 on Field 3 at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex, athletes will vie for a spot on the 15-player roster and three replacement athlete roles on the 2020 Women’s National Team (WNT).

IRVINE, California – The U-19 Women’s National Team (WNT) defeated Japan 4-3 in walk-off fashion to win the 2019 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-19 Women’s Softball World Cup. With the win, Team USA became the first team in history to win three consecutive U-19 World Cup Titles and has seven titles overall.

By the end of Montana Fouts’ junior year in high school, the emerging softball preps star already had an awe-dropping stat line, compiling a 111-14 record and 1,483 strikeouts in 797 innings pitching for East Carter High School in Grayson, Kentucky. Her ERA was 0.39 and 77 of her victories were shutouts.

There are things I rally love about my job… like profiling this outstanding freshman with a first name of Montana who’s from West Virginia, lives in Kentucky and plays for an Ohio-based club team.