Border Battle XVI
June 18-20, 2026
Winesburg, Ohio | Winesburg Park
Created in 2009, the annual Border Battle enters its 16th season of international matchups between USA Softball and Canada Slow Pitch National Teams with this year’s event set to take place in Winesburg, Ohio.
The action will kick off with exhibition contests ahead of the annual Slow Pitch Showdown where the Men’s Slow Pitch National Team (MSPNT) and Women’s Slow Pitch National Team (WSPNT) will face off against their respective U.S. Futures teams. Capping the weekend, Team USA will matchup against Team Canada for the Men’s and Women’s Border Battle XVI competition scheduled for Saturday, June 20.
Women’s
| Date | Time | Matchup | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, June 18 | 10 a.m. ET | USA vs Ohio | Field 1 |
| 11:30 a.m. ET | USA Futures vs Pennsylvania | Field 1 | |
| 11:30 a.m. ET | Canada vs Indiana | Field 2 | |
| 4 p.m. ET | USA vs Pennsylvania | Field 1 | |
| 5:30 p.m. ET | Ohio vs Indiana | Field 2 | |
| 7 p.m. ET | USA Futures vs Canada | Field 1 | |
| Friday, June 19 | 10 a.m. ET | USA Futures vs Ohio | Field 1 |
| 10 a.m. ET | Canada vs Pennsylvania | Field 2 | |
| 11:30 a.m. ET | Indiana vs Pennsylvania | Field 2 | |
| 1 p.m. ET | Canada vs Ohio | Field 2 | |
| 4 p.m. ET | USA vs Indiana | Field 1 | |
| 7 p.m. ET | USA vs USA Futures *Women’s Slow Pitch Showdown | Field 1 | |
| Saturday, June 20 | 11:30 a.m. ET | USA vs Ohio | Field 1 |
| 11:30 a.m. ET | Canada vs Indiana | Field 2 | |
| 1 p.m. ET | USA Futures vs Indiana | Field 2 | |
| 4 p.m. ET | USA Futures vs Pennsylvania | Field 1 | |
| 5:30 p.m. ET | Ohio vs Pennsylvania | Field 2 | |
| 7 p.m. ET | USA vs Canada *Women’s Border Battle | Field 1 |
men’s
| Date | Time | Matchup | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, June 18 | 10 a.m. ET | USA vs Ohio | Field 1 |
| 1 p.m. ET | Canada vs Indiana | Field 1 | |
| 2:30 p.m. ET | USA Futures vs Pennsylvania | Field 1 | |
| 4 p.m. ET | Ohio vs Indiana | Field 2 | |
| 5:30 p.m. ET | USA vs Pennsylvania | Field 1 | |
| 8:30 p.m. ET | USA Futures vs Canada | Field 1 | |
| Friday, June 19 | 11:30 a.m. ET | Canada vs Pennsylvania | Field 1 |
| 1 p.m. ET | USA Futures vs Ohio | Field 1 | |
| 2:30 p.m. ET | Canada vs Ohio | Field 1 | |
| 2:30 p.m. ET | Indiana vs Pennsylvania | Field 2 | |
| 5:30 p.m. ET | USA vs Indiana | Field 1 | |
| 8:30 p.m. ET | USA vs USA Futures *Men’s Slow Pitch Showdown | Field 1 | |
| Saturday, June 20 | 10 a.m. ET | Canada vs Indiana | Field 1 |
| 10 a.m. ET | Ohio vs Pennsylvania | Field 1 | |
| 1 p.m. ET | USA vs Ohio | Field 1 | |
| 2:30 p.m. ET | USA Futures vs Indiana | Field 1 | |
| 5:30 p.m. ET | USA Futures vs Pennsylvania | Field 1 | |
| 8:30 p.m. ET | USA vs Canada *Men’s Border Battle | Field 1 |