{"id":27155,"date":"2015-06-10T10:34:13","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T17:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=27155"},"modified":"2015-06-11T11:16:01","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T18:16:01","slug":"kevin-castillo-usa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=27155","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Castillo (USA)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

Uniform No. 13
\nHeight: 5’11”
\nPosition: Utility
\nB\/T: R\/R
\nHometown: Long Beach, Calif.<\/p>\n

A FEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS<\/strong>
\nWas a member of the 2005 Junior Men’s National Team
\n-Homered against Argentina
\n-Broke up Adam Folkard no-hitter
\nAttended Bacone College
\n3x Red River Conference Player of the Week, 2009 MVP<\/p>\n

GETTING TO KNOW KEVIN CASTILLO<\/strong>
\nParents: Paul and Toni Castillo
\nSiblings: Chris, Michelle, Frances, and Julie
\nDream job: To be the GM for the New York Yankees
\nFavorite sport besides softball: Baseball
\nWhat it means to represent the United States:<\/strong> It\u2019s an honor to represent the greatest country there is and a blessing to be able to represent it through sport.
\nHow did you get your start:<\/strong> My dad played when I was a kid and I would tag along. I played my first game when I was 12 filling in for a team who didn\u2019t have enough to play.
\nWho are your role models:<\/strong>Jason Porto. It\u2019s astonishing how much that guy knows about the game.<\/span>
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\nWho is your biggest supporter:<\/strong> My family. Starting with my grandparents.<\/span><\/p>\n

TRIPLE PLAY:<\/strong>
\nThree things I hate doing: Being Late, Being unprepared, and Talking about myself
\nThree things I love doing: Winning, Hitting Homeruns, Coming up clutch<\/p>\n

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

For more at Fastpitch West on Kevin Castillo, 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

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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 2015 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":"

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