{"id":26929,"date":"2015-06-06T12:07:47","date_gmt":"2015-06-06T19:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=26929"},"modified":"2015-07-17T11:13:56","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T18:13:56","slug":"tony-mancha-usa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=26929","title":{"rendered":"Tony Mancha (USA)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note:<\/strong> At the end of round robin play at the Pan-American games in Toronto Canada, the USA’s Tony Mancha had the best\/lowest ERA of any pitcher in the competition, with a microscopic 0.41.<\/em><\/p>\n

One in a series of player profiles from ASA\/USA Softball. Click here to view the complete\/official player profile. <\/a><\/p>\n

\"ManchaTony_150x250\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Uniform No. 11
\nHeight: 6’2″
\nPosition: Pitcher
\nB\/T: R\/R
\nHometown: Las Cruces, N.M.<\/p>\n


\nA FEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS<\/strong>
\nTwo-time Team USA member
\nNamed 2014 USA Softball Male Fast Pitch Athlete of the Year
\n<\/p>\n

TEAM USA EXPERIENCE<\/strong>
\n2014 National Team Member
\nPlayed in the Pan American Games Qualifier
\n– Hit .375 (3-for-8) with one RBI
\n– Led the pitching staff with 35 innings pitched and 55 strikeouts with a 1.60 ERA
\n
\nGETTING TO KNOW MANCHA<\/strong>
\nParents: Tony & Elva Mancha
\nSiblings: Ricardo, Flora, Vanessa and Alex Mancha
\nSpouse: Denise Trujillo
\nChildren: Jacob, Joshua, Jaileen, Joseph, Jacqlyn
\nDream job: NCAA Division I Head Softball Coach
\nHow did you get started in softball: When I was young my dad played so I kind of followed in his footsteps. I started pitching and was the wildest pitcher out there! I had a coach that told me you’re going to be good if you keep throwing so I kept throwing and here I am. Thanks Gary Galindo! <\/span><\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to view the complete\/official player profile for Tony Mancha.<\/p>\n

For more at Fastpitch West on Tony Mancha, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

The USA Men’s National team<\/a> will be competing this summer in the 2015 WBSC World Championships<\/a> at Saskatoon, SK, June 24-July 5, 2015, and in the Pan-Am Games at Toronto<\/a>, July 12-18, 2015.<\/p>\n

USA Men’s National Team Schedule at the
\n2015 WBSC World Championships, Saskatoon, Canada
\nJune 26-July 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

June 26
\n 3 p.m. USA vs Mexico
\nJune 27 11:30 a.m. USA vs Dominican Republic
\nJune 28 6 p.m. USA vs Japan
\nJune 29 1 p.m. USA vs Netherlands
\nJune 30 8:30 p.m. USA vs Venezuela
\nJuly 1 6 p.m. USA vs Australia
\nJuly 2 3:30 p.m. USA vs Denmark <\/p>\n

July 3-5 TBD Playoffs\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

USA Men’s National Team Schedule at the
\n2015 Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada
\nJuly 12-18<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nDate Time (EDT) Opponent Media<\/strong>
\nJuly 12 2 p.m. vs. Dominican Republic
\nJuly 13 7 p.m. vs. Canada
\nJuly 14 2 p.m. vs. Venezuela
\nJuly 15 4:30 p.m. vs. Argentina
\nJuly 16 7 p.m. vs. Mexico
\nJuly 17-18 TBD Playoffs\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n


\nAbout ASA\/USA Softball<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Click<\/a>
Click logo for official ASA\/USA website<\/figcaption><\/figure>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. For more information about ASA\/USA Softball, please visit http:\/\/www.asausasoftball.com\/<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note: At the end of round robin play at the Pan-American games in Toronto Canada, the USA’s Tony Mancha had the best\/lowest ERA of any pitcher in the competition, with a microscopic 0.41. One in a series of player profiles from ASA\/USA Softball. Click here to view the complete\/official player profile. Tony Mancha throws […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26931,"parent":26900,"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-26929","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\/26929","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=26929"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28018,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26929\/revisions\/28018"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}