Jeff
Lewis

world championship experience

• 2025 WBSC Men’s World Cup Finals Bronze Medalist — Hit .238 (5-for-21) with 2 HR, 7 RBI and 4 runs scored
• 2018 WBSC Junior Men’s World Championship — Hit .438 (7-for-16) with two HR, six RBI, six runs scored and a 1.188 slugging percentage
• Member of the 2016 USA Softball Junior Men’s National Team — finished fifth at WBSC Junior Men’s World Championship

Career Highlights

• 2025 World Games Gold Medalist — Hit .300 (3-for-10) with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored
• 2024 WBSC Men’s World Cup Stage 1 – Hit .688 (11-for-16) with 1 HR, 1 triple, 8 RBI and 10 runs scored; Group C Most Outstanding Player
• 2015 USA Softball 16-and-Under Softball National Championship
• Finished fourth at 2017 USA Softball Men’s Fast Pitch Majors National Championship with Kegel Black Knights; named Second Team All-Tournament

Get to know…

• Favorite Food: Prime Rib
• Favorite TV Show/Movie: The Martian
• Favorite Sport Other Than Softball: Basketball
• What does it mean to you to represent the USA? “It’s a great honor to be able to represent the United States of America playing the game we all love. To be able to wear USA on the jersey is like no other feeling in the world.“
• Favorite Hobbies/Activities: He enjoys playing mostly any sport, being outdoors, bow hunting and hanging out with friends and family.
• Favorite Meal: His grandparents’ special mashed potatoes, gravy, corn and some type of meat
• Favorite Professional Sports Team: Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Twins and Timberwolves
• His Biggest Supporter(s): His family 
• What was your first memory of USA Softball? “My first memory was when my family traveled down to Argentina and watched my brother compete against Team Argentina in front of 6,000 people. It’s definitely a memory I will never forget.”
• What do you most enjoy about softball? “I enjoy meeting all of the new people from around the world that I would have never met without the game.”
• How did you get started playing softball? “I started playing the game because I grew up around the ball diamond watching my dad play and I’ve always wanted to play since then.”
• Who were your softball role models growing up? “I always looked up to my dad growing up because it was always fun for me to be able to go on the field and hang out in the dugout with the team.”
• Did you play any other sports growing up? “I played football, basketball and baseball all throughout high school.”
• What non-softball sport would you like to try? “Cricket”
• What is the best piece of advice you ever received? “Swing hard in case you hit it”
• What has been your proudest accomplishment? “Being selected last cycle (2016) to represent my country was a very proud moment for me because I was only 16 playing against some of the best 18/19 year olds from around the world.”
• What’s your personal motto? “Live everyday like it is your last.”