{"id":43744,"date":"2024-07-13T15:30:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T22:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=43744"},"modified":"2024-07-13T15:38:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T22:38:33","slug":"usa-softball-announces-roster-for-mens-world-cup-qualifier-c-in-oklahoma-city-sept-17-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=43744","title":{"rendered":"USA Softball announces roster for Men\u2019s World Cup Qualifier\/C in Oklahoma City \u2013 Sept. 17-21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">USA Will Host Third of Three Qualifiers for Next Year&#8217;s World Cup<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? ?????? ????????????!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USASoftball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USASoftball<\/a> has announced the 16-player <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USASoftballMNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USASoftballMNT<\/a> roster set to compete at the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WBSC<\/a> Men&#39;s World Cup Group Stage event later this year at Devon Park ?<br><br>???? ???? \u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BQW9BFDJLt\">https:\/\/t.co\/BQW9BFDJLt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FihjEbBCoL\">pic.twitter.com\/FihjEbBCoL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; USA Softball (@USASoftball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USASoftball\/status\/1811841191249375634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usasoftball.com\/news\/2024\/07\/12\/u-s-mens-national-team-roster-announced-for-2024-wbsc-world-cup-group-stage-event\/\">From the Official USA Softball website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>OKLAHOMA CITY (July 12, 2024) \u2014 USA Softball has announced the U.S. Men\u2019s National Team (MNT) roster that is set to compete in the 2024 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Men\u2019s World Cup Group Stage event. Slated for September 17-21, the 16-player roster will travel to the Softball Capital of the World\u00ae where they will look to qualify for the 2025 WBSC Men\u2019s World Cup Finals set to take place in Prince Albert, Canada next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is always an absolute honor to represent our country in any event, especially when it is on home soil,\u201d said head coach, Ron Hackett. \u201cWe are very pleased with where our program is currently and this team embodies the type of softball we want to play,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usasoftball.com\/team-usa\/mens-national-fast-pitch\/2024-mens-national-team\/\">Click here to view the 2024 WBSC Men\u2019s World Cup Stage Event roster \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first of its kind to be played under the new two-stage format, 18 teams will compete across three groups (Groups A, B and C) in Stage 1 followed by Stage 2, which will be held in 2025 and will include the top two teams from each group battling it out in the finals. With sights set on a gold medal finish, the No. 7 Team USA will compete in Group C alongside No. 17 Colombia, No. 13 Guatemala, No. 4 Japan, No. 19 Netherlands and No. 18 South Africa. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usasoftball.com\/news\/2024\/07\/12\/u-s-mens-national-team-roster-announced-for-2024-wbsc-world-cup-group-stage-event\/\">Click here to continue reading at the Official USA Softball website.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n    <title>USA Men&#8217;s National Team Roster<\/title>\n    <style>\n        table {\n            border-collapse: collapse;\n            width: 100%;\n            max-width: 800px;\n            margin: 20px auto;\n        }\n        th, td {\n            border: 1px solid #ddd;\n            padding: 8px;\n            text-align: left;\n        }\n        th {\n            background-color: #f2f2f2;\n            font-weight: bold;\n        }\n        tr:nth-child(even) {\n            background-color: #f9f9f9;\n        }\n        h1 {\n            text-align: center;\n            color: #333;\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n    <h1>USA Men&#8217;s National Team Roster<\/h1>\n    <table>\n        <thead>\n            <tr>\n                <th>Name<\/th>\n                <th>Position<\/th>\n                <th>Hometown<\/th>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n            <tr><td>Freddie Bradford<\/td><td>C<\/td><td>Union City, Michigan<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Javier Caballero<\/td><td>P<\/td><td>Miami, Florida<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Yusef Davis<\/td><td>OF<\/td><td>Long Beach, California<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Marco Diaz<\/td><td>P<\/td><td>Ensenada, Baja California<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Cody Gibbons<\/td><td>P<\/td><td>St. Paul, Minnesota<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Jon Gwizdala<\/td><td>P<\/td><td>Portland, Michigan<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Tyler Johnson<\/td><td>OF<\/td><td>Union, Missouri<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Frank Kimlinger<\/td><td>OF<\/td><td>St. Paul, Minnesota<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Jeff Lewis<\/td><td>INF<\/td><td>Amboy, Minnesota<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Jonathan Lynch<\/td><td>OF<\/td><td>Cape Girardeau, Missouri<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Blaine Milheim<\/td><td>Util.<\/td><td>Eaton Rapids, Michigan<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Nick Mullins<\/td><td>C<\/td><td>Wesley Chapel, Florida<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Erick Ochoa<\/td><td>INF<\/td><td>Yuma, Arizona<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Codi Pannebecker<\/td><td>INF<\/td><td>Denver, Pennsylvania<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Cam Schiller<\/td><td>INF<\/td><td>Prescott, Arizona<\/td><\/tr>\n            <tr><td>Zac Shaw<\/td><td>INF<\/td><td>Kansas City, Missouri<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n    <h2>Coaching Staff<\/h2>\n    <table>\n        <thead>\n            <tr>\n                <th>Name<\/th>\n                <th>Position<\/th>\n                <th>State<\/th>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n            <tr><td>Ron Hackett<\/td><td>Head Coach<\/td><td>Richmond, Virginia<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n&#8220;`\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By State<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Minnesota: 3 players <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michigan: 3 players <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Missouri: 3 players <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arizona: 2 players <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Florida: 2 players <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>California: 1 player <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pennsylvania: 1 player <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Baja California (Mexico): 1 player<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA Will Host Third of Three Qualifiers for Next Year&#8217;s World Cup From the Official USA Softball website OKLAHOMA CITY (July 12, 2024) \u2014 USA Softball has announced the U.S. Men\u2019s National Team (MNT) roster that is set to compete in the 2024 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Men\u2019s World Cup Group Stage event. 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