TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 The Longest Game 5 CHAPTER 2 Early Years 11 CHAPTER 3 Olympic Dreams 17 ATHLETE BIO Cat Osterman 22 CHAPTER 4 Softball Worldwide 25 Focus on Women in Softball 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32
CHAPTER 1 THE LONGEST GAME By 11 00 p m on June 5 2017 many people were asleep But in Oklahoma City Oklahoma the people in the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex were wide awake And more than 1 5 million people were watching the softball game on TV Two teams were facing off in the Women’s College World Series WCWS The USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex began hosting the WCWS in 1990 5
