{"id":27219,"date":"2015-06-11T11:37:18","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T18:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=27219"},"modified":"2015-06-11T16:29:16","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T23:29:16","slug":"freddy-carmona-usa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=27219","title":{"rendered":"Freddy Carmona (USA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/usa-softball\/athletes\/Freddy-Carmona\" 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\/06\/CarmonaFreddy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/CarmonaFreddy.jpg\" alt=\"CarmonaFreddy\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-27222\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Uniform No. 5<br \/>\nHeight: 5&#8217;11&#8221;<br \/>\nPosition: Catcher<br \/>\nB\/T: R\/R<br \/>\nHometown: San Antonio, Texas<\/p>\n<p><strong>A FEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS<\/strong><br \/>\nFirst time Team USA member<br \/>\nAttended Eastern New Mexico University<br \/>\n4x All-Conference and All-Region selection<\/p>\n<p><strong>GETTING TO KNOW CARMONA<\/strong><br \/>\nParents: Alfred and Kathy Carmona<br \/>\nSiblings: Becky, Lena, Matt, Ashley, Aaron, and Zachary<br \/>\nSpouse: Sharity Carmona<br \/>\nChildren: Madilynn Grace and Freddy III<br \/>\nDream job: Head Coach for Baseball at a DI University<br \/>\nFavorite sport besides softball: Baseball<br \/>\n<strong>What it means to represent the United States:<\/strong> <span class=\"pullquote\">Having these three letters across my chest bring so much honor, respect, and gratitude. Knowing how proud my family is of me for reaching my goals is the best feeling in the world.  <\/span>I hope to be able to continue to strive in order to make my wife, children and family proud with everything that I do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"pullquote\"><strong>Who are your role models:<\/strong> Every pitcher who I have been able to catch for, every teammate that has stood next to me, every coach who has asked me to play for him are my role models, for one simple reason&#8230; they keep the game alive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who has been the biggest supporter of your career:<\/strong> My biggest supporters are my wife, children, father, and grandfather. My wife and children make every softball game they can. My wife, children, and family have always been on the sidelines cheering and pushing me to exceed. My grandfather who finds it difficult to walk, hear, and see, supports me.  My wife does everything she can to keep me focused on the game thus allowing me to continue to attain my aspirations. I would not be where I am today without the continued support of my wife, children, and family.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/usa-softball\/athletes\/Freddy-Carmona\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to view the complete\/official player profile for Freddy Carmona<\/p>\n<p>For more at Fastpitch West on FreddyCarmona, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/?gws_rd=ssl#q=site:+www.fastpitchwest.com+%22Carmona%22\" target=\"_blank\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/usa-softball\/team-usa\/men\" target=\"_blank\">USA Men&#8217;s National team<\/a> 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 2015 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.  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. Uniform No. 5 Height: 5&#8217;11&#8221; Position: Catcher B\/T: R\/R Hometown: San Antonio, Texas A FEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS First time Team USA member Attended Eastern New Mexico University 4x All-Conference and All-Region selection GETTING TO KNOW CARMONA Parents: Alfred [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27222,"parent":26898,"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-27219","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\/27219","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=27219"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27239,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27219\/revisions\/27239"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}