From the WBSC: SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The round robin has finished at the X Men’s Softball Pan American Championship held in the Dominican Republic and the playoffs were set with the eight teams to compete for the five spots for Lima 2019 Pan American Games. Venezuela ended unbeaten in Pool A and clinch first place in the standings, followed by USA, Cuba and … [Read more...]
Hurricane Maria in the Dominican Republic
For those following the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, we share this news report on the effects of Hurricane Maria on that island. Fortunately, the Dominican Republic not hit as hard as in Puerto Rico and other places. Click here to read the story at the Washington Post. No games today, by the way. Playoffs/Medal Round begins Friday, see further … [Read more...]
USA 2017 Pan Ams Game 7 – Second win of the day for USA, 9-0 over Puerto Rico
From USA Game Changer Two Pitchers Team Up As USA Men's National Team Shuts Out Puerto Rico USA Men's National Team defeated Puerto Rico 9-0 on Thursday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Duane Weiler induced a fly out from Emanuel Colon to finish off the game. USA Men's National Team secured the victory thanks to eight runs in the third inning. USA Men's … [Read more...]
USA 2017 Pan Ams – Game 6 – USA Men Beat Cuba 5-1 behind Mancha 2 hitter
USA Men's National Team beat Cuba 5-1 on Wednesday. USA Men's National Team took an early lead in the first inning. Erick Ochoa drove in one when he doubled in the first inning. In the bottom of the third inning, Cuba tied things up at one. Cuba scored one run when Juan Yasmani Rios singled with one out in the third inning. USA Men's National Team took the lead for good with … [Read more...]
USA 2017 Pan Ams Game 6 – USA vs. Cuba – Wednesday, Sept 20 – 2:30pm EDT/11:30am PDT (* RAIN DELAY, but now, GAME ON !)
Game on ! ** RAIN DELAY ** Follow @USASoftball for updates USA Pan Ams Game 6 - USA vs. Cuba - 2:30pm EDT/11:30am PDT LIVE VIDEO STREAM (ppv): Watch it live here. LIVE SCORING: Game Changer Live Scoring (Katie Willis/USA Softball) TWITTER: @Fastpitchwest and @USASoftball (Remember you can also find out Twitter feed in the right hand side bar at … [Read more...]
Update on Team Canada (6-0) at the 2017 Pan Ams
Editor's note: As readers might have noticed, we've been covering the exploits of the USA men's team at the Pan-American games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on a game by game basis, thanks in large part to the great coverage coming from Katie Willis/USA Softball communication staff, as well as the Live Video Stream, which has been excellent. Information on other teams … [Read more...]
USA Pan Ams Game 5 – USA falls to Columbia 3-2, to face Cuba Wednesday
From USA Softball Game Changer (thank you Katie Willis) USA Men's National Team Loses Lead Early In Defeat USA Men's National Team watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 3-2 loss to Colombia on Tuesday. Colombia took the lead on a single in the second inning. The pitching was strong on both sides. Colombia pitchers struck out six, while USA Men's National … [Read more...]