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...]
Venezuela eliminates Mexico, to face the USA in Bronze Medal Game
Venezuela defeated Mexico 4-2 on Sunday morning, ending Mexico's hopes of their first Pan American medal. Venezuela's Erick Urbaneja picked up the win, with Mexican reliever Judiel Olais taking the loss. in a closely contested game. Mexico took an early 1-0 lead, but Venezuela tied the game at 1. Mexico tallied another for a 2-1 lead, but again, Venezuela tied the game at … [Read more...]
Medal Round Sunday in Final Day of 2017 Pan American Championship at Santo Domingo DR
Ten days after the tournament began, Medal Round Sunday has arrived, with just four teams battling for the three medals available. Four teams remaining - Argentina, USA, Mexico and Venezuela Argentina is in the gold medal game, having defeated the USA early Sunday morning, 7-2, in a game that spanned two days, and a seven hour rain delay due to rain. The game resumed Sunday … [Read more...]
Pools for 2017 Pan American Championship – Sept. 14-25
From the Federaction Dominicana de Softball, the pools for the upcoming X Pan-American Men's Softball Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Editor's note: Sixteen teams in this one, 2 pools of 8. 5 of the 16 teams competed in the 2017 WBSC Men's World Championship, 3 in Pool A (USA, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic) and 2 in Pool B (Canada and Argentina). Four … [Read more...]