The Amateur Softball Association has announced the 2008 Bound 4 Beijing Tour schedule. The 2008 Softball Women’s National Team will be competing in over 40 cities to prepare for the Beijing Olympics. Starting February 9, the Bound 4 Beijing Tour will play their first game against the University of Arizona Wildcats.

Also as part of their tour, the women’s team will make two stops in Oklahoma City at the ASA Hall of Fame Complex on March 24 and again on June 6. The final game will be in Irvine, CA on July 26 giving the team plenty of time to depart for Beijing on August 4th.

At the 2008 Olympic Games, the women’s softball team will be defending their three previous gold-medals in hopes of winning a fourth.

The Olympic Games competition will begin on August 12th.

Over 20 hours of softball will be shown on the ESPN family of networks including six consecutive weekly national games on ESPN 2 in April and May. The complete listing of 2008 Bound 4 Beijing Schedule is below:
Dates Location Opponent
Jan. 29-Feb. 11 Australia Various International Opponents
Feb. 19 Tucson, Ariz. University of ArizonaFeb. 21-23 Palm Springs, Calif. Various D1 Opponents
Feb. 29- March 2 Altamonte Springs, Fla. Various D1 Opponents
March 4 Miami, Fla. D1 Opponents
March 6-8 Clearwater, Fla. Various D1 Opponents
March 19-21 Fullerton, Calif. Various D1 Opponents
March 24 Oklahoma City, Okla. Oklahoma State
March 25 Oklahoma City, Okla. Oklahoma
March 26 Oklahoma City, Okla. Northwestern
April 6 Las Cruces, NM ASA Regional All-Stars
April 10 Greensboro, NC UNC-Greensboro
April 12 Knoxville, Tenn. University of Tennessee
April 15 Birmingham, Ala. University of Alabama
April 17 Ridgeland, Miss. Mississippi State
April 19 Sulfur, La. ULL
May 3 Plant City, Fla. Florida Southern College
May 6 Ann Arbor, Mich. University of Michigan
May 8 Pittsburg, PA ASA Regional All-Stars
May 10 Bowie, MD Washington Glory - NPF
May 16 Visalia, Calif. ASA Regional All-Stars
May 18 Santa Rosa, Calif. ASA Regional All-Stars
May 19 Sacramento, Calif. ASA Regional All-Stars
May 22 Stockton, Calif. ASA Regional All-Stars
May 25 Prescott, Ariz. ASA Regional All-Stars
June 5 Fort Worth, Texas ASA Regional All-Stars
June 6 Oklahoma City, Okla. NPF All-Stars
June 7 Oklahoma City, Okla. NPF All-Stars
June 8 Oklahoma City, Okla. Olympic Opponent
June 10 Topeka, Kan. ASA Regional All-Stars
June 12 St. Louis, Mo. ASA Regional All-Stars
June 14 Normal, Ill. ASA Regional All-Stars
June 17 Stevens Point, Wis. ASA Regional All-Stars
June 19 South Bend, Ind. ASA Regional All-Stars
June 21 Midland, Mich. ASA Regional All-Stars
June 23 Ashland, Ohio ASA Regional All-Stars
June 25 Killeen, Texas ASA Regional All-Stars
June 27 Midland, Texas ASA Regional All-Stars
July 8 Portland, Ore. ASA Regional All-Stars
July 10 Spokane, Wash. ASA Regional All-Stars
July 15 Rapid City, SD ASA Regional All-Stars
July 18 Springfield, Mo. ASA Regional All-Stars
July 20 Stratford, Conn. ASA Regional All-Stars
July 22 Xenia, Ohio ASA Regional All-Stars
July 24 Salem, Va. ASA Regional All-Stars
July 26 Irvine, Calif. ASA Regional All-Stars