By Mark Nadolny Digital & Social Media Coordinator Olympics.ca On the final day of competition at Toronto 2015, Canada’s women’s softball team beat the USA 4-2 to win the gold medal. After seven innings of play (the regulation length of a softball game), the score was still locked at 0-0. That meant extra innings would be needed to determine the gold medallist. Sara … [Read more...]
USA Women drop extra-inning 4-2 decision to Canada to earn silver at Toronto 2015 Pan American Games
From Codi Warren, ASA/USA Softball Click for PDF Box Score TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — The USA Softball Women’s National Team suffered their sole loss of the Pan American Games in a 4-2 extra-inning decision against host country Canada to earn a silver medal finish at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. With the game scoreless through regulation play, the game entered into … [Read more...]
It’s softball gold and goodbye for Townsend’s Ian Fehrman
Cap tip ISC Canada East From the Hamilton Spectator By Janie Ginsberg Team Canada's Ian Fehrman is retiring with gold. The 35-year-old softball player grew up playing ball in Jarvis and Hagersville — a shortstop all his life — and capped it all off when Canada beat Venezuela 2-1 in the gold medal final. "It as an exciting game, pretty much a draw right until the sixth … [Read more...]
Softball veteran Paul Koert calls it a career after Pan Am Games gold
Cap tip Bob SimmsFrom the Durham Region Daily By Brian McNair Former Brooklin resident has spent plenty of years in Oshawa and District Fastball League AJAX -- Team Canada's Paul Koert wound up a pitch during men's softball action against Venezuela at the President's Choice Pan Am Ball Park. July 16, 2015 Ajax News Advertiser By Brian McNair AJAX — If Saturday, July 18 … [Read more...]
Kellie Fox blasts two home runs as Team USA blanks the Dominican Republic 11-0 (four innings) at Toronto 2015 Pan American Games
From Codi Warren/ASAUSASoftball TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — Team USA closed out the preliminary rounds of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games with an 11-0 (four inning) shutout win over the Dominican Republic the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball announced today. Team USA utilized the long ball as Kellie Fox (San Diego, Calif.) sent two out of the park while … [Read more...]
Horn of plenty for Waterloo softball player at Pan Am Games
Cap tip ISC Canada East From the Waterloo Region Record By Christine Rivet Brandon Horn's gold rush continued unabated as Team Canada's reigning world championship softball squad mined its second title this month, this time at the Pan American Games. The Waterloo native and Canada's second baseman recorded one put-out and an assist in the field, but did not get a hit as … [Read more...]
Raven Chavanne blasts USA Women’s National Team to 9-2 (six inning) win over Puerto Rico at Toronto 2015 Pan American Games
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — A five-run, sixth inning helped propel the USA Softball Women's National Team (WNT) to a 9-2 (six inning) run-rule over Puerto Rico to open play at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. Team USA's offense combined for nine hits through the six-inning contest, including a walk off, three-run blast by Raven Chavanne (Thousand Oaks, Calif.). Click here … [Read more...]