Team Canada defeated Venezuela 4-1 to claim the VIII Pan American championship
But why wasn’t Team USA entered in the competition? My curiosity was triggered by a quote from Canadian pitcher and player, Andy Skelton.
Skelton said, “We had two goals going into the tournament; first was to finished in the top five to qualify for the ISF world championship in New Zealand (in February 2013)…”
So if it’s true that a country had to actually compete in the Pan-Am tournament to QUALIFY for a spot in the ISF World Championship, then where was the USA National Team? Was the U.S. given a free pass into the ISF, the most prestigious men’s fastpitch softball tournament in the world? And if so, why?
Is Team USA skipping the ISF World Championship (I’m being facetious here)?
the answer as to why one country was given a free pass should come from the ISF