From Telegram Sports In what can only be described as a shocker in the Dominican Republic, the Canadian men’s fastpitch softball team failed to qualify for the 2019 Pan American Games following a sixth-place finish at the qualifying tournament, which finished up Sunday in Santo Domingo. In the final game of the 2017 Pan American Championship, Cuba scored three runs in … [Read more...]
Interview with Canada’s Blake Underwood about the 2017 Pan Ams
Cap tip Blair Setford Port Elgin's Blake Underwood talks with Bayshore Broadcasting's Fred Wallace about Softball Canada's ten days in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic at the 2017 Pan American Championship. Click here to listen. … [Read more...]
Men’s National Team claims Bronze Medal at Pan American Championship (special from USA Softball)
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 … [Read more...]
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. … [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 … [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 … [Read more...]