Popsugar Health & Fitness Softball Meet the 2020 US Olympic Softball Team Meet the 18 Members of the US Softball Team Who Will Compete For a 4th Olympic Gold 7 February 2020 by Emily Weaver Image Source: Getty / Leonardo Fernandez After being dropped from the Olympic lineup following the 2008 Games in Beijing, softball is set to return to the world's biggest stage this Summer in Tokyo — and Team USA is once again in the hunt for gold. Twelve years ago, when softball was last played at the Olympics, the American women suffered a 3-1 loss to longtime rival Japan in the gold medal final. It was the first time the team had to settle for silver. They'll look to reclaim the podium this Summer, and they're well equipped to do just that. The majority of the players on the roster were on the 2018 World Championship team that beat Japan 7-6, at the same time qualifying for the 2020 Games. Unfortunately, there's no guarantee that softball will be on the Olympic schedule in 2024 and beyond — even more reason to cheer on Team USA now as they attempt to take home the gold. Keep reading to learn more about these incredible athletes! 1 Monica Abbott View this post on Instagram A post shared by Monica Abbott OLY (@monicaabbott) on Feb 5, 2020 at 7:01am PST Position: pitcher Number: 14 Hometown: Salinas, CA 1 / 18 2 Ali Aguilar View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ali Aguilar (@ali_aguilar1) on Aug 3, 2019 at 5:07pm PDT Position: infield Number: 2 Hometown: Orangevale, CA 2 / 18 3 Valerie Arioto View this post on Instagram A post shared by Valerie Arioto (@valeriearioto) on Jan 23, 2020 at 2:55pm PST Position: infield Number: 20 Hometown: Pleasanton, CA 3 / 18 4 Ally Carda View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ally Carda (@acarda3) on Apr 2, 2018 at 7:18pm PDT Position: pitcher/infield Number: 3 Hometown: Elk Grove, CA 4 / 18 5 Amanda Chidester View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amanda Chidester (@chiddy3) on Oct 11, 2019 at 11:19am PDT Position: catcher Number: 19 Hometown: Allen Park, MI 5 / 18 6 Rachel Garcia View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rachel Garcia (@rachel_00_garcia) on Feb 7, 2019 at 7:57am PST Position: pitcher/infield Number: 21 Hometown: Palmdale, CA 6 / 18 7 Haylie McCleney View this post on Instagram A post shared by Haylie McCleney, MS, CSCS (@hayliemac8) on Dec 8, 2019 at 6:02pm PST Position: outfield Number: 8 Hometown: Morris, AL 7 / 18 8 Michelle Moultrie Image Source: Getty / Takashi Aoyama Position: outfield Number: 16 Hometown: Jacksonville, FL 8 / 18 9 Dejah Mulipola Image Source: Getty / Takashi Aoyama Position: catcher Number: 34 Hometown: Garden Grove, CA 9 / 18 10 Aubree Munro View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aubree Munro Watson (@aubree1munro) on Jan 25, 2020 at 9:59am PST Position: catcher Number: 1 Hometown: Brea, CA 10 / 18 11 Madi "Bubba" Nickles (right) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madi Nickles (@bubbanickles) on Nov 30, 2018 at 3:19pm PST Position: utility Number: 48 Hometown: Merced, CA 11 / 18 12 Cat Osterman Image Source: Getty / Takashi Aoyama Position: pitcher Number: 38 Hometown: Houston, TX 12 / 18 13 Janie Reed View this post on Instagram A post shared by Janie Takeda Reed (@_janiereed) on Jan 24, 2020 at 1:45pm PST Position: outfield Number: 9 Hometown: Placentia, CA 13 / 18 14 Delaney Spaulding View this post on Instagram A post shared by Delaney Lyn Spaulding ♡ (@delaneyylyn) on Jan 25, 2020 at 12:09pm PST Position: infield Number: 99 Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, CA 14 / 18 15 Kelsey Stewart View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kelsey Stewart (@kels7stew) on Jan 23, 2020 at 3:30pm PST Position: utility Number: 7 Hometown: Wichita, KS 15 / 18 16 Taylor Edwards Image Source: Getty / Takashi Aoyama Position: catcher Number: 12 Hometown: Murrieta, CA 16 / 18 17 Hannah Flippen View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hannah Flippen (@hannahflippen) on Oct 9, 2019 at 3:26pm PDT Position: infield Number: 37 Hometown: San Diego, CA 17 / 18 18 Keilani Ricketts View this post on Instagram A post shared by Keilani Ricketts Tumanuvao (@laniricketts10) on Jan 5, 2020 at 3:45pm PST Position: pitcher Number: 10 Hometown: San Jose, CA 18 / 18 SoftballSummer Olympics 2021AthletesSportsOlympics