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The U.S. Slow Pitch National Team Program features Men’s and Women’s teams that represent the United States at the annual Border Battle and Slow Pitch Showdown.

Men’s Slow Pitch National Team Program

2026 MPSNT & Men’s Futures Roster

Competition History

Roster Archives

Women’s Slow Pitch National Team Program

2026 WPSNT & Women’s Futures Roster

Competition History

Roster Archives

History of Border Battle

Launched in 2009, the annual Border Battle showcases international competition between USA Softball and Canada’s Slow Pitch National Teams, alongside appearances from select local teams. The Men’s Futures program was introduced in 2012, followed by the addition of the Women’s Slow Pitch National Team in 2017 and the Women’s Futures program in 2019—further expanding the event’s competitive pipeline.

The event begins with exhibition play before shifting to the Slow Pitch Showdown, where the Men’s and Women’s Slow Pitch National Teams face off against their respective U.S. Futures squads. The event culminates in the marquee matchup, as Team USA and Team Canada go head-to-head in the Border Battle XV competition for both the men’s and women’s divisions.

Competition History

Border Battle

Since the inaugural Men’s Border Battle in 2009, the Men’s Slow Pitch National Team has clinched 13 titles – outnumbering the Canadian Men’s Slow Pitch National Team 13-2.

YearFinishResultsLocation
2009WinUSA 30, Canada 23Oklahoma City, Okla.
2010LossUSA 29, Canada 30Oklahoma City, Okla.
2011WinUSA 25, Canada 3Oklahoma City, Okla.
2012WinUSA 32, Canada 21Oklahoma City, Okla.
2013WinUSA 25, Canada 10Oklahoma City, Okla.
2014WinUSA 18, Canada 9Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
2015WinUSA 22, Canada 7Midland, Mich.
2016WinUSA 27, Canada 8Oklahoma City, Okla.
2017LossUSA 28, Canada 31Oklahoma City, Okla.
2018WinUSA 30, Canada 13Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
2019WinUSA 30, Canada 14Midland, Mich.
2022WinUSA 28, Canada 8Oklahoma City, Okla.
2023WinUSA 16, Canada 9Cleveland, Ohio
2024WinUSA 21, Canada 14Oklahoma City, Okla.
2025WinUSA 38, Canada 21 (5)Oklahoma City, Okla.

Slow Pitch Showdown

In an annual Showdown competition against the Men’s Futures Slow Pitch Team, the Men’s Slow Pitch National Team has finished on top seven times since the event’s inception in 2012.

YearFinishResultsLocation
2012LossUSA 37, Futures 38Oklahoma City, Okla.
2013WinUSA 32, Futures 16Oklahoma City, Okla.
2014WinUSA 34, Futures 19Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
2015LossUSA 8, Futures 28Midland, Mich.
2016WinUSA 25, Futures 24Oklahoma City, Okla.
2018LossUSA 14, Futures 29Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
2019WinUSA 41, Futures 23Midland, Mich.
2022LossUSA 25, Futures 33Oklahoma City, Okla.
2023 WinUSA 32, Futures 27Cleveland, Ohio
2024WinUSA 22, Futures 21Oklahoma City, Okla.
2025WinUSA 27, Futures 12 (5)Oklahoma City, Okla.

Border Battle

Since the inaugural Women’s Border Battle in 2017, the Women’s Slow Pitch National Team has cliched six titles – outnumbering the Canadian Women’s Slow Pitch National Team 6-1.

YearFinishResultsLocation
2017LossUSA 8, Canada 12Oklahoma City, Okla.
2018WinUSA 14, Canada 5Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
2019WinUSA 15, Canada 5Midland, Mich.
2022WinUSA 11, Canada 4Oklahoma City, Okla.
2023WinUSA 14, Canada 7Cleveland, Ohio
2024WinUSA 12, Canada 0 (5)Oklahoma City, Okla.
2025WinUSA 12, Canada 5Oklahoma City, Okla.

Slow Pitch Showdown

The Women’s Slow Pitch National Team has proven to be superior in each of its Slow Pitch Showdown competitions with five wins over the Women’s Futures Slow Pitch Team.

YearFinishResultsLocation
2019WinUSA 7, Futures 6Midland, Mich.
2022WinUSA 9, Futures 7Oklahoma City, Okla.
2023WinUSA 8, Futures 5Cleveland, Ohio
2024WinUSA 13, Futures 3 (5)Oklahoma City, Okla.
2025WinUSA 13, Futures 9Oklahoma City, Okla.