Adapted from: teamusa.org

OKLAHOMA CITY — USA Softball, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, and Marucci announced today that the company has become a supplier of the USA Softball Women's National Team (WNT) and Junior Women's National Team (JWNT) Programs.

“We are excited to welcome Marucci as a supplier for our Women’s National Team Program,” said USA Softball Executive Director, Craig Cress. “We look forward to this partnership, which includes providing members of our Women’s and Junior Women’s National Team program with equipment that will help their performance on the field as we strive for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and compete at the highest level.”

As a supplier of the WNT and JWNT Programs, the Baton Rouge, La.-based company’s line of gear includes gloves, bats, batting gloves, bags and other softball-related apparel.

"Marucci Softball could not be more proud to partner with USA Softball and bring our brand to an international stage,” said Marucci Director of Softball, Aly Sartini. "It is the hope of every young softball player to someday put on the red, white and blue and we are honored that today Marucci is a part of that dream."

"USA Softball is thrilled to add Marucci on our team of amazing suppliers,” said USA Softball Managing Director of Marketing, Dre McKee. "It is one of our goals to provide USA Softball athletes with top of the line equipment, and Marucci is helping us achieve that."

For more information on joining the USA Softball Fast Pitch National Teams supplier pool, contact Managing Director of Marketing Dre McKee at amckee@usasoftball.com.

About USA Softball

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 in every state through a network of 69 local associations and has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 150,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than 2 million. 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.