{"id":26593,"date":"2015-05-27T08:34:51","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T15:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=26593"},"modified":"2015-07-13T10:12:56","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T17:12:56","slug":"usa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=26593","title":{"rendered":"USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/usa-softball\/team-usa\/men\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to view the official webpage for the USA Men&#8217;s National Softball Team.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=27860\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Mancha throws a no-hitter as Team USA dominates in 10-0 win over the Dominican Republic at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2015 USA National Men&#8217;s Team Players:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=27256\" target=\"_blank\">Kris Bogach, Hugeunot, N.Y.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=27219\" target=\"_blank\">Freddy Carmona, San Antonio, Texas<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=27155\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Castillo, Long Beach, Calif.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=27095\" target=\"_blank\">Frank DeGroat Jr., Ringwood, N.J.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=27081\" target=\"_blank\">Nate Devine, Sonora, Calif.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=27010\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Johnson, El Paso, Texas<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=26929\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Mancha, Las Cruces, N.M.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=26879\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Miljavac, Easton, Mo.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=26830\" target=\"_blank\">Gerald Muizelaar, Grand Forks, N.D.<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=26786\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Mullins, Toms River, N.J.<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=26775\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Palazzo<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=26763\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Rosthenhausler<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=26726\" target=\"_blank\">Pat Sagdal<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=26706\" target=\"_blank\">Rylan Sandoval<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=26669\" target=\"_blank\">Marcus Tan<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=26629\" target=\"_blank\">Chase Turner<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=26582\" target=\"_blank\">Derrick Zechman<\/a><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_22354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22354\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/USA-Softball\/Team-USA\/Men\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Team_USA-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Click logo for official USA MNT Softball website\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22354\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Team_USA-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Team_USA-300x300.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Team_USA-200x200.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Team_USA.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo for official USA MNT Softball website<\/figcaption><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/USA-Softball\/Team-USA\/Men\">Click here to view the 2015 USA Men&#8217;s National Team Roster at the official USA Softball page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>OKLAHOMA CITY &#8211; Seventeen athletes will wear &#8220;USA&#8221; across their chest this summer as a member of the USA Softball Men&#8217;s National Team, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today. Twenty-seven men&#8217;s fast pitch players participated in the selection camp in Irvine, Calif. over the weekend, where they were evaluated by members of the Men&#8217;s National Team Selection Committee.  The athletes selected will compete later this summer in the International Softball Federation (ISF) Men&#8217;s World Championship in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada as well as the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"pullquote\">&#8220;I think this roster is going to produce a very strong team,&#8221; said Men&#8217;s National Team Head Coach Denny Bruckert (Gillespie, Ill.).  &#8220;Our pitching staff is solid, probably the strongest I&#8217;ve seen in a while, and our defense will be fundamentally sound.  We&#8217;ve still got to improve on our offense a bit and work on limiting strikeouts at the plate, but overall it&#8217;s a strong roster that&#8217;s ready to prove itself this summer.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/USA-Softball\/Team-USA\/Men\">Click here for the complete 2015 USA Softball Men&#8217;s National Team roster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In all, 14 veterans and three rookies make up the 2015 USA Men&#8217;s National Team roster that will compete in two international competitions this summer.  Team USA qualified for both the ISF Men&#8217;s World Championship and 2015 Pan American Games after placing fourth at the IX Conpasa Men&#8217;s Fastpitch Panam Championship in Parana, Argentina in October.  The U.S. Men finished with a 4-4 record and as a team compiled a .175 batting average.<\/p>\n<p>With Denny Bruckert at the helm of the Men&#8217;s Program, the U.S. coaching staff also includes Greg Hicks (Bakersfield, Calif.), Gregg Leather (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Nick McCurry (Ashland, Ohio).<br \/>\nFor updates on the USA Softball Men\u2019s National Team and events throughout the 2015 season visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.USASoftball.com\">www.USASoftball.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2015 USA Men&#8217;s National Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Kris Bogach*<br \/>\nHugeunot, N.Y.<\/p>\n<p>Freddy Carmona*<br \/>\nSan Antonio, Texas<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Castillo*<br \/>\nLong Beach, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>Frank DeGroat Jr.<br \/>\nRingwood, N.J.<\/p>\n<p>Nate Devine*<br \/>\nSonora, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Johnson*<br \/>\nEl Paso, Texas<\/p>\n<p>Tony Mancha*<br \/>\nLas Cruces, N.M.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Miljavac*<br \/>\nEaston, Mo.<\/p>\n<p>Gerald Muizelaar*<br \/>\nGrand Forks, N.D.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Mullins*<br \/>\nToms River, N.J.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Palazzo*<br \/>\nPleasant Hill, Iowa<\/p>\n<p>Bobby Rosthenhausler*<br \/>\nTucson, Ariz.<\/p>\n<p>Pat Sagdal*<br \/>\nRichland, Wash.<\/p>\n<p>Rylan Sandoval*<br \/>\nCastro Valley, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Tan<br \/>\nUnion City, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>Chase Turner*<br \/>\nSan Jose, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>Derrick Zechman*<br \/>\nWatsontown, Penn.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>*Athletes have been nominated to the USOC for the Pan American Games<\/p>\n<p><strong>COACHES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Denny Bruckert<br \/>\nGillespie, Ill.<br \/>\nHead Coach<\/p>\n<p>Greg Hicks<br \/>\nBakersfield, Calif.<br \/>\nAssistant Coach<\/p>\n<p>Gregg Leather<br \/>\nStaten Island, N.Y.<br \/>\nAssistant Coach<\/p>\n<p>Nick McCurry<br \/>\nAshland, Ohio<br \/>\nAssistant Coach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to view the official webpage for the USA Men&#8217;s National Softball Team. Tony Mancha throws a no-hitter as Team USA dominates in 10-0 win over the Dominican Republic at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games 2015 USA National Men&#8217;s Team Players: Kris Bogach, Hugeunot, N.Y. Freddy Carmona, San Antonio, Texas Kevin Castillo, Long [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27236,"parent":5359,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-26593","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26593"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27888,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26593\/revisions\/27888"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}