Shaw Travels To China For World Games With U.S. Men’s National Team
August 05, 2025 | Softball
CHENGDU, China – Mississippi State softball assistant coach Zac Shaw and the United States' Men's National Team will be competing in The World Games in Chengdu, China August 5-10. The World Games is the only global multi-sport event that includes men's softball.
Shaw and the Americans took home a bronze medal from the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup in early July. While serving as captain of the national team, the Bulldog assistant was errorless through 17 chances and recorded two RBIs.
Team USA will start opening round by facing Canada on Tuesday night at 9 p.m. CT. The Eagles will then play Singapore at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday and Australia at midnight the morning of Aug. 8. Following pool play, the top two teams in each group will play in the semifinals on Aug. 9. The remaining four teams will play in placement rounds.
The bronze medal game will be played at 9 p.m. on Aug. 9 for fans back home in the United States, and the gold medal game is scheduled for midnight the morning of Aug. 10. Games can be streamed on The World Games and WBSC websites.
Shaw is a veteran for Team USA as he has played for the national team since 2018. The past two summers he has been named team captain.
The Odessa, Missouri, native joined the staff at Mississippi State in the fall of 2022 as a volunteer assistant before being elevated to a full-time role prior to the 2024 season. He works primarily with the Bulldog infielders and assists with hitting. Shaw played a key role in helping Sierra Sacco transition from a slapper to an All-American power hitter in 2025 before she was drafted to play professionally in the AUSL.
Team USA has not medaled in the World Games since 2019 when they took home silver in Lima, Peru. With Shaw leading the way for the third consecutive global tournament, the Americans will look to reach a global final for the first time in 37 years.
Since the very first edition in Santa Clara, California, in 1981, The World Games have become the second-most important global multi-sport event in the world. The World Games is a multi-sport event for sports and disciplines that are not on the Olympic Games program. With the event taking place only every four years, the 11-day event aspires to equal and exceed the importance of World Championships for the represented sports and disciplines. For The World Games 2025, approximately 4,000 athletes from over 100 countries will compete in 253 medal events.
For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateSB."
Shaw and the Americans took home a bronze medal from the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup in early July. While serving as captain of the national team, the Bulldog assistant was errorless through 17 chances and recorded two RBIs.
Team USA will start opening round by facing Canada on Tuesday night at 9 p.m. CT. The Eagles will then play Singapore at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday and Australia at midnight the morning of Aug. 8. Following pool play, the top two teams in each group will play in the semifinals on Aug. 9. The remaining four teams will play in placement rounds.
The bronze medal game will be played at 9 p.m. on Aug. 9 for fans back home in the United States, and the gold medal game is scheduled for midnight the morning of Aug. 10. Games can be streamed on The World Games and WBSC websites.
Shaw is a veteran for Team USA as he has played for the national team since 2018. The past two summers he has been named team captain.
The Odessa, Missouri, native joined the staff at Mississippi State in the fall of 2022 as a volunteer assistant before being elevated to a full-time role prior to the 2024 season. He works primarily with the Bulldog infielders and assists with hitting. Shaw played a key role in helping Sierra Sacco transition from a slapper to an All-American power hitter in 2025 before she was drafted to play professionally in the AUSL.
Team USA has not medaled in the World Games since 2019 when they took home silver in Lima, Peru. With Shaw leading the way for the third consecutive global tournament, the Americans will look to reach a global final for the first time in 37 years.
Since the very first edition in Santa Clara, California, in 1981, The World Games have become the second-most important global multi-sport event in the world. The World Games is a multi-sport event for sports and disciplines that are not on the Olympic Games program. With the event taking place only every four years, the 11-day event aspires to equal and exceed the importance of World Championships for the represented sports and disciplines. For The World Games 2025, approximately 4,000 athletes from over 100 countries will compete in 253 medal events.
For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateSB."
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