ASA Celebrates 75th Anniversary
2/1/2008

ASA Celebrates 75th Anniversary

Oklahoma City, Okla. – The Amateur Softball Association, the National Governing Body for Softball in the U.S. is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2008. Founded in 1933, the ASA has become one of the nation's largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 83 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 230,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than four million.

Several items to commemorate the anniversary are on sale at www.softballoutlet.com. Items include a Limited Edition 14K gold etched ASA 75th Anniversary plate, 75th Anniversary Pins and 75th Anniversary Patches.

Coming Soon! (available early Fall 2008)

The Game America Plays! Celebrating 75 years of ASA Softball. A hard back coffee table style book published by Arnica Creative will recognize the remarkable achievements of the ASA through our rich beginnings in the city of Chicago. Check back to softballoutlet.com to purchase this historical piece of softball history!

About ASA

The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation’s largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 83 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 230,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit www.asasoftball.com.

About USA Softball

USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of the only two women’s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won eight World Championship titles including the last six consecutive as well as claimed two World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about USA Softball, please visit www.usasoftball.com.