{"id":26582,"date":"2015-05-27T08:24:32","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T15:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=26582"},"modified":"2015-05-27T18:37:37","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T01:37:37","slug":"usa-national-team-derrick-zechman","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=26582","title":{"rendered":"Derrick Zechman (USA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/usa-softball\/athletes\/Derrick-Zechman\" target=\"_blank\">One in a series of player profiles from ASA\/USA Softball.  Click here to view the complete\/official player profile. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ZechmanDerrick_150x250.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ZechmanDerrick_150x250.jpg\" alt=\"ZechmanDerrick_150x250\" width=\"150\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-26583\" \/><\/a><strong>Derrick Zechman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Uniform No: 9<br \/>\nHeight: 6&#8217;0<br \/>\nPosition: Utility<br \/>\nHometown: Watsontown, Pa<br \/>\nR\/R<br \/>\n&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>What it means to represent the United States:<span class=\"pullquote\">It is a true honor to represent USA and have &#8220;USA&#8221; across my chest. It is an amazing feeling being able to represent my country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The USA Men&#8217;s National team will be competing this summer in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?cat=82\" target=\"_blank\">2015 WBSC World Championships<\/a> at Saskatoon, SK, June 24-July 5, 2015, and in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=26007\" target=\"_blank\">Pan-Am Games at Toronto<\/a>, July 12-18, 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong>USA Men&#8217;s National Team Schedule at the<br \/>\n2015 WBSC World Championships, Saskatoon, Canada<br \/>\nJune 26-July 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>June 26<br \/>\n    3 p.m.  USA vs Mexico<br \/>\nJune 27     11:30 a.m.  USA vs Dominican Republic<br \/>\nJune 28     6 p.m.  USA vs Japan<br \/>\nJune 29     1 p.m.  USA vs Netherlands<br \/>\nJune 30     8:30 p.m.   USA vs Venezuela<br \/>\nJuly 1  6 p.m.  USA vs Australia<br \/>\nJuly 2  3:30 p.m.   USA vs Denmark  <\/p>\n<p>July 3-5    TBD     Playoffs\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>USA Men&#8217;s National Team Schedule at the<br \/>\n2015 Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada<br \/>\nJuly 12-18<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<strong>Date    Time (EDT)      Opponent    Media<\/strong><br \/>\nJuly 12     2 p.m.  vs. Dominican Republic<br \/>\nJuly 13     7 p.m.  vs. Canada<br \/>\nJuly 14     2 p.m.  vs. Venezuela<br \/>\nJuly 15     4:30 p.m.   vs. Argentina<br \/>\nJuly 16     7 p.m.  vs. Mexico<br \/>\nJuly 17-18  TBD     Playoffs\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nAbout ASA\/USA Softball<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_26350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26350\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/USA-Softball\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ASA-USA-dual-logo-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Click logo for official ASA\/USA website\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-26350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ASA-USA-dual-logo-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ASA-USA-dual-logo-100x100.jpeg 100w, http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ASA-USA-dual-logo.jpeg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo for official ASA\/USA website<\/figcaption><\/figure><em>Founded in 1933, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)\/USA Softball is the National Governing Body Softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. One of the nation\u2019s largest sports organizations, ASA\/USA Softball sanctions competition in every state through a network of 74 local associations and has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 165,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than 2.5 million.  ASA\/USA is responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball National Teams that compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women\u2019s National Team is one of only two women\u2019s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won nine World Championship titles as well as claimed eight World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about ASA\/USA Softball, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asausasoftball.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.asausasoftball.com\/<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One in a series of player profiles from ASA\/USA Softball. Click here to view the complete\/official player profile. Derrick Zechman Uniform No: 9 Height: 6&#8217;0 Position: Utility Hometown: Watsontown, Pa R\/R &#8230; What it means to represent the United States:It is a true honor to represent USA and have &#8220;USA&#8221; across my chest. 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