BAT COUNTRY FC PREPARES TO COMPETE IN FIRST SEASON WITH THE WPSL

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AUSTIN, Texas (March 9, 2023) - The Women’s Premier Soccer League announced today that Bat Country FC will compete this season as the club becomes the league’s eighth 2023 expansion side for the South Region. With the announcement, the WPSL confirms Bat Country FC will compete in the newly aligned Texas Triangle Conference.
 

“We’re happy to join [the WPSL] and be part of a league with such a long history,” Tristan Long, Bat Country FC’s sporting director, said. “It’s a great opportunity to continue to grow for the players and we are just looking forward to playing and being around each other again.”
 

Founded in 2018, Bat Country FC has built its club with the intent to improve and support women’s soccer for both the players and the fans. Fielding rosters with local and international talent, the club continues to make its mark by creating opportunities that are designed to advance player development.
 

For its inaugural WPSL season, Long will lead the club as head coach. The German native played within the youth system with Eintracht Frankfurt before earning a one-year professional contract. Long also played Boldklubben af 1893 (B93) and FC Roskilde of Denmark. Long recently completed his degree from German Sport University in Cologne and is currently working on UEFA licenses.
 

The club is finalizing its season ticket structure and will offer student tickets as well as free admission to first responders. Tickets may be purchased online soon.
 

The WPSL schedule will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
 

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For more information about Bat Country FC visit its official website or social platforms on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  More information about the WPSL can be found at wpslsoccer.com

 

About the Women’s Premier Soccer League

Celebrating its 25th season of play in 2023, the Women’s Premier Soccer League is the most tenured and largest women’s soccer league in the world – with an all-time high 130 teams competing in 33 U.S. states and 73 metro areas. Team rosters feature current and former collegiate players, the nation’s top prep prospects, and international standouts. The amateur summer league produced more than 70 percent of the selections in the 2023 NWSL College Draft and WPSL alumnae represent 50 percent of the members of the United States women’s national team.