From USA Softball Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — The USA Softball Men’s National Team (MNT) claimed the Bronze Medal at the Pan American Championship Sunday, its first international medal for the U.S. since 2003, USA Softball announced. After advancing to the medal round following their 6-5 victory over Canada, Team USA dropped a 7-2 decision to Argentina before falling to Venezuela, 5-4, in the Bronze Medal “I am tremendously proud of this team and what we accomplished here at the Pan … [Read More...]
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Venezuela, Pan American Champion 2017
From the official Pan American Championship website: Venezuela, Pan American Champion September 24, 2017 Venezuela crowned today two-time Pan American champions beating Argentina in the final by 9-2 in six innings. Venezuelan team had to play and win three consecutive games this Sunday to claim the title. The runner up was Argentina, while USA finished in third place. Besides, Cuba defeated Canada by 3-2 and clinched the last ticket to Lima 2019 Pan American Games. Venezuela and Argentina … [Read More...]
Venezuela tops Argentina for 2017 Pan American Gold
Venezuela won three games on Medal Round Sunday, with wins over Mexico (4-2), the USA (5-4), and Argentina, (9-2) to capture the 2017 Pan American Championship gold medal. Editor's note: An earlier version of this story called it Venezuela's first Pan Am gold. It was not. My error mixing the records from the Pan American GAMES, held every four years and the Pan American Championship (including this 2017 tournament). We thank readers that brought it to our attention, and apologize for the … [Read More...]
2017 Pan American Championship – Gold Medal Game – Venezuela v. Argentina
The 2017 Pan American Championship's Gold Medal Game will feature Venezuela vs. Argentina. In the 2015 Pan Ams held in Toronto, Venezuela won silver, and Argentina bronze. (Canada winning gold) Since the inception of the tournament in 1979, no country other than Canada has ever won gold. Watch it live (PPV) here. … [Read More...]
2017 Pan Ams – Bronze Medal for USA as they fall to Venezuela, 5-4
A valiant effort by Team USA fell just short in the Bronze Medal game as they fell to Venezuela, 5-4. Trailing 4-2, they tied the game 4-4 on a 2 out single by Cameron Schiller. Venezuela came right back to score the winning run in the bottom of the 6th. For the USA, the bronze medal was the first in international competition since 2003, some 14 years. Kevin Castillo and Yusef Davis each had two hits in the losing effort, each a double and single. Venezuela advances to the gold medal game … [Read More...]
2017 Pan Ams – USA Game 10 – Bronze Medal Game – USA v. Venezuela 1:45pm EDT/10:45 PDT
2017 Pan Ams - USA Game 10 - Bronze Medal Game - USA v. Venezuela Game Changer Live Scoring -(thank you USASoftball / Katie Willis) Live Stream here. (PPV - and worth every penny) … [Read More...]
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