United States women's national softball team

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The United States women's national softball team is the national softball team of the United States. It is governed by the United States' Amateur Softball Association and takes part in international softball competitions. The US team has been dominant in international play, taking the gold medal in three straight Olympics and six straight world championships. They will go for their fourth consecutive gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. In the 2004 Olympics the team held its opponents to one run scored in 7 games. The lone run came in a 5-1 victory over the Australian team. It was the first run scored by an opponent against the US softball team in 9 games.

One of the most well-known US softball players is pitcher Jennie Finch.

On March 26, 2008, the United States Olympic softball team had their 185 game winning streak snapped at the hands of a no-hitter thrown by Virginia Tech's Angela Tincher, who struck out 10 batters in a a 1-0 exhibition win for the Hokies over the United States Olympic softball team. The no-hit win proved something extra special in this case, as Tincher had previously tried out and failed to make the 2008 US Olympic softball team. [1]