CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball and the Durham Bulls are set to host the All-American Women’s Baseball Classic from August 1-3 at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park (DBAP) in Durham, North Carolina, in conjunction with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) and American Girls Baseball (AGB), with support from Major League Baseball (MLB).
The Classic will be an identification event for future Women’s National Team programming while paying tribute to the AAGPBL. Players will be split into four teams and represent the four original AAGPBL teams of 1943: the South Bend Blue Sox, Racine Belles, Kenosha Comets, and Rockford Peaches. The event format will follow a round-robin format with each team competing in a total of three games apiece across the three days, and a champion will be crowned based on a point system. All six games will be broadcast for free on MLB.com, MLB.TV, and in the MLB App.
Athletes will also have the option to join an optional morning workout on August 2 that will be led by USA Baseball and select coaching staff as an extra opportunity to be evaluated for future selection to Women’s National Team programming.
The event will include multiple off-field opportunities to celebrate the achievements of women in baseball. A reception will be held on July 31 for all participants that will include a panel discussion and a showing of “A League of Their Own.” Additionally, athletes will serve as clinicians for a free PLAY BALL event that will be held on August 1 at the DBAP for youth ages four to twelve-years old. PLAY BALL is MLB’s signature youth engagement activity and global effort to encourage young people and communities to engage in baseball-related activities while having fun with friends and learning how to play the sport at its most basic levels.
The All-American Women’s Baseball Classic powered by USA Baseball event schedule is as follows (all times in EST):
Friday, August 1
4:00 p.m. – Racine Belles vs. Kenosha Comets
7:00 p.m. – Rockford Peaches vs. South Bend Blue Sox
Saturday, August 2
4:00 p.m. – South Bend Blue Sox vs. Kenosha Comets
7:00 p.m. – Rockford Peaches vs. Racine Belles
Sunday, August 3
11:00 a.m. – Rockford Peaches vs. Kenosha Comets
1:30 p.m. – Racine Belles vs. South Bend Blue Sox
The application portal for the All-American Women’s Baseball Classic powered by USA Baseball is now open. Applications will remain open until July 1, 2025. Athletes must be born in the year 2009 or before to be eligible for the Classic. Upon closing, all submissions will be reviewed internally by designated USA Baseball staff and applicants may be contacted for additional information as part of the review process. Selected participants will receive an official invitation via email directly from USA Baseball, which will require a formal RSVP.
Weekend passes and day passes for the event, as well as additional details about coverage of the event, will be announced at a later time. For more information about USA Baseball’s Women’s National Team, visit USABaseball.com or follow @USABaseballWNT on Twitter.
