Abbott Named to USA Softball 2018 Japan Cup Roster

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Monica Abbott, a former Tennessee softball All-American and standout coming off a WBSC Women's World Championship with USA Softball in Japan, has been named one of a 20-player roster for the Women's National Team (WNT) that will represent the United States at the 2018 Japan Cup.  Held in Takasaki City, Japan from November 2-4, the team is comprised of athletes from both the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) World Championship and Japan All-Star Series rosters.

Click here to see the Japan Cup roster.

The U.S. will return to Japan for the first time since claiming the WBSC Women's World Championship and becoming the first United States team to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.  Thirteen members of the World Championship team and seven athletes from the Japan All-Star Series roster will suit up for the Red, White and Blue.

Joining Team USA at the Japan Cup are No. 2 Japan, No. 4 Australia and No. 5 Chinese Taipei.  Teams will compete in round-robin action before being placed into seeded Championship rounds.

Click here for more information on the Japan Cup.

Leading Team USA at the Japan Cup is Head Coach Ken Eriksen (Tampa, Fla./Head Coach South Florida), while Laura Berg (Corvallis, Ore./Head Coach Oregon State), John Rittman (Valencia, Calif./Head Coach Clemson) and Heather Tarr (Redmond, Wash./Head Coach Washington) will serve as Assistant Coaches.

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