{"id":12109,"date":"2023-06-29T02:02:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T02:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/usasoftball\/?page_id=12109"},"modified":"2025-07-27T00:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T05:06:29","slug":"competitions-mspnt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/usasoftball\/team-usa\/competitions\/competitions-mspnt\/","title":{"rendered":"Competitions – MSPNT\/Men’s Futures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Border Battle XV\/Slow Pitch Showdown<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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Men’s Slow Pitch National Team competitions are highlighted by the annual Border Battle competition against Team Canada and the Slow Pitch Showdown against the Men’s Futures. Below is a brief history of results from each competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Border Battle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Year<\/th>Finish<\/th>Results<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
2009<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 30<\/strong>, <\/strong>Canada 23<\/td>Oklahoma City, Okla.<\/td><\/tr>
2010<\/td>Loss<\/td>USA 29, Canada 30<\/strong><\/td>Oklahoma City, Okla.<\/td><\/tr>
2011<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 25<\/strong>, Canada 3<\/td>Oklahoma City, Okla.<\/td><\/tr>
2012<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 32<\/strong>, Canada 21<\/td>Oklahoma City, Okla.<\/td><\/tr>
2013<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 25<\/strong>, Canada 10<\/td>Oklahoma City, Okla.<\/td><\/tr>
2014<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 18<\/strong>, Canada 9<\/td>Kitchener, Ontario, Canada<\/td><\/tr>
2015<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 22<\/strong>, Canada 7<\/td>Midland, Mich.<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 27<\/strong>, Canada 8<\/td>Oklahoma City, Okla.<\/td><\/tr>
2017<\/td>Loss<\/td>USA 28, Canada 31<\/strong><\/td>Oklahoma City, Okla.<\/td><\/tr>
2018<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 30<\/strong>, Canada 13<\/td>Kitchener, Ontario, Canada<\/td><\/tr>
2019<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 30<\/strong>, Canada 14<\/td>Midland, Mich.<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 28<\/strong>, Canada 8<\/td>Oklahoma City, Okla.<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 16,<\/strong> Canada 9<\/td>Cleveland, Ohio<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 21, <\/strong>Canada 14<\/td>Oklahoma City, Okla.<\/td><\/tr>
2025<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 38, <\/strong>Canada 21 (5)<\/td>Oklahoma City, Okla.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Slow Pitch Showdown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2012<\/td>Loss<\/td>USA 37, Futures 38<\/strong><\/td>Oklahoma City, Okla.<\/td><\/tr>
2013<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 32<\/strong>, Futures 16<\/td>Oklahoma City, Okla.<\/td><\/tr>
2014<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 34<\/strong>, Futures 19<\/td>Kitchener, Ontario, Canada<\/td><\/tr>
2015<\/td>Loss<\/td>USA 8, Futures 28<\/strong><\/td>Midland, Mich.<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 25<\/strong>, Futures 24<\/td>Oklahoma City, Okla.<\/td><\/tr>
2018<\/td>Loss<\/td>USA 14, Futures 29<\/strong><\/td>Kitchener, Ontario, Canada<\/td><\/tr>
2019<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 41<\/strong>, Futures 23<\/td>Midland, Mich.<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/td>Loss<\/td>USA 25, Futures 33<\/strong><\/td>Oklahoma City, Okla.<\/td><\/tr>
2023 <\/td>Win<\/td>USA 32,<\/strong> Futures 27<\/td>Cleveland, Ohio<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 22,<\/strong> Futures 21<\/td>Oklahoma City, Okla.<\/td><\/tr>
2025<\/td>Win<\/td>USA 27,<\/strong> Futures 12 (5)<\/td>Oklahoma City, Okla.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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