University of Georgia Athletics
Baldwin Named to USA Softball WNT Coaching Staff
March 31, 2022 | Softball
OKLAHOMA CITY – University of Georgia head softball coach Tony Baldwin has been selected as an assistant coach for the USA Softball Women's National Team (WNT) at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, Alabama.
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"I am humbled and incredibly thankful to be selected to represent the Red, White, and Blue," said Baldwin. "There is no greater honor than being able to represent your country. On top of that, to be able to once again work alongside Coach Tarr, Coach Walton, and Coach Ball-Malone is so exciting. I can't wait to meet the team and go get after it this summer! Let's go!"
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Baldwin joins Head Coach Heather Tarr (Head Coach at Washington), Cindy Ball-Malone (Head Coach at UCF), and Tim Walton (Head Coach at Florida) to complete the World Games coaching staff after coaching alongside each other en route to a gold medal finish at the 2019 U-19 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's World Cup in Lima, Peru.
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The 2019 U-19 WNT brought home the bronze medal at the USA Softball International Cup. Team USA concluded its summer by walking off Japan to win the 2019 WBSC U-19 Women's Softball World Cup. With the win, Team USA became the first team in history to win three consecutive U-19 World Cup Titles and has seven titles overall.
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Baldwin is in his 10th season in Athens and first as the head coach of the Bulldogs.Â
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"I am humbled and incredibly thankful to be selected to represent the Red, White, and Blue," said Baldwin. "There is no greater honor than being able to represent your country. On top of that, to be able to once again work alongside Coach Tarr, Coach Walton, and Coach Ball-Malone is so exciting. I can't wait to meet the team and go get after it this summer! Let's go!"
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Baldwin joins Head Coach Heather Tarr (Head Coach at Washington), Cindy Ball-Malone (Head Coach at UCF), and Tim Walton (Head Coach at Florida) to complete the World Games coaching staff after coaching alongside each other en route to a gold medal finish at the 2019 U-19 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's World Cup in Lima, Peru.
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The 2019 U-19 WNT brought home the bronze medal at the USA Softball International Cup. Team USA concluded its summer by walking off Japan to win the 2019 WBSC U-19 Women's Softball World Cup. With the win, Team USA became the first team in history to win three consecutive U-19 World Cup Titles and has seven titles overall.
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Baldwin is in his 10th season in Athens and first as the head coach of the Bulldogs.Â
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