Three Bulldogs are set to travel for international softball competitions this summer, with incoming pitcher Peja Goold representing Colombia at the Pan American Championships, MSU graduate Chloe Malau’ulu representing American Samoa at the Pacific Mini Games and assistant coach Zac Shaw joining the United States Men’s National Softball Team at both the 2025 WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup and World Games.
In MSU history, Bulldogs have represented six nations. Nine players have represented the U.S., while current and former players have also represented American Samoa, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela.
Goold, who joins the Bulldogs in the fall after transferring from Chattanooga, is the reigning Pitcher of the Year in the Southern Conference as well as a First-Team All-Region player. She will join her national team in Monteria, Colombia, today for their first matchup against Canada. They will play against Chile on Saturday and then a doubleheader of games against Argentina and Peru on Sunday.
Malau’ulu graduated from MSU in 2023 after a career that included multiple individual accolades, including SEC All-Defense, All-SEC and All-Region selections. The Long Beach, Cali. native helped lead the Bulldogs to host their first-ever Super regional in 2022 after a game-winning two-RBI hit against Florida State in Tallahassee.
Malau’ulu has been playing with the Orlando Monarchs in the Women’s Pro Softball League this year, but will step away to join the American Samoa team this weekend. Their stay at the Pacific Mini Games will begin on Monday with a game against the Federated States of Micronesia, and will continue through July 7 with games against the other six competing nations of Guam, Papua New Guinea, Palau, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Marshall Islands.
Shaw’s summer with Team USA will begin on July 8 at the Softball World Cup in Canada. They’ll begin pool play against Australia, followed by games against Japan and the Dominican Republic to earn a spot in the bracket-play round the following weekend. Shaw and Team USA will then travel to Chengdu, China, in August for the World Games.
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