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It's the day that the U.S. Softball Team has waited four years for -- the opportunity to defend its Olympic gold medal and play for a fourth. Not surprisingly, the anticipation has kept Jessica Mendoza awake nights.

The field is where softball players compete and what is familiar to what they have been doing for almost their entire lives. But Jessica Mendoza blogs on how the athlete village is like walking into a dream world.

There are many things Jessica Mendoza could try to predict for the Olympics. Having the U.S. game against Canada canceled because of rain wouldn't be one of them. She blogs about how the team kept itself entertained.

The USA Softball team is 2-0 at the Olympics with victories over Venezuela and Australia. The players are also 2-0 versus the coaches during team "presentations."

From pranking the president to attending the Opening Ceremony, Jessica Mendoza blogs about how much fun the U.S. Olympic Softball Team has been having in Beijing ahead of the start of the softball tournament.

After 46 tour stops in 45 cities over six months, it's sad in a sense for the U.S. Softball Team to see its Bound 4 Beijing Tour come to and end.

Just when the USA Softball team thought they had seen and experienced it all on the Bound 4 Beijing Tour, then came their trip to Mount Rushmore...in Blackhawk helicopters.

Clark Easter is a softball umpire and the father of three daughters who play softball. Alan Abrahamson writes how the lieutenant colonel paid tribute to the U.S. national team from Iraq.

USA Softball's Bound 4 Beijing Tour has been crazy for the players. But one of the coolest parts for Jess has been seeing different parts of the country.