2024 Armed Forces Men’s & Women’s Championship

About the event:

Four branches of the United States military will go toe-to-toe at Devon Park during the Armed Forces Men’s and Women’s Championship with the event held in Oklahoma City for the second year in a row. 

Following opening ceremony honors at 8:30 a.m. CT on Wednesday, August 14, the five-day, tournament will kick off at 9 a.m. CT, continuing into Sunday, August 18. With seeding determined via round-robin standings, each team will advance to a double-elimination bracket for a chance to compete in the Championship with the event’s 51st Men’s Championship game slated for 1:30 p.m. CT and the 45th Women’s Championship contest scheduled for 12 p.m. CT. All 38 games will be played on the Devon Park – OGE Energy Field.

Participants across all eight teams will have the chance to advance to the Armed Forces Team after being evaluated throughout the tournament by the U.S. Armed Forces Selection Committee. The selected athletes will go on to represent the Armed Forces at either the USA Softball Women’s Open Slow Pitch National Championship or the Men’s Super Slow Pitch National Championship taking place from August 30th to September 2nd, respectively.

An affiliated member of USA Softball, the Armed Forces offers over 20 sports for active military members, with softball competitions dating back to 1972. Looking to defend its 2023 title will be the Men’s Army team, while the Women’s Navy team hoisted the trophy in 2023. Overall, the Men’s Air Force leads with 25 National Championship titles, followed by the Army with 15, Marine Corps with six and Navy with four. Atop the Women’s leaderboard is the Women’s Army team with 22 titles, the Air Force with 18 and the Navy with four.

To be eligible to compete in the Armed Forces Championship, military personnel must maintain active duty, reserve or national guard status, with participants being selected from United States military installations from across the world.