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Men’s National Team member Erick Ochoa honored as 2017 USA Softball Male Athlete of the Year

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BY KATIE WILLIS (KWILLIS@USASOFTBALL.COM) OKLAHOMA CITY – USA Softball, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, is proud to announce the selection of Erick Ochoa (Imperial, Calif.) as the 2017 USA Softball Male Athlete of the Year.  Competing as part of the 2017 Men’s National Team (MNT) in two international events last summer, Ochoa was a key factor … [Read more...]

Venezuela tops Argentina for 2017 Pan American Gold

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Venezuela won three games on Medal Round Sunday, with wins over Mexico (4-2), the USA (5-4), and Argentina, (9-2) to capture the 2017 Pan American Championship gold medal. Editor's note: An earlier version of this story called it Venezuela's first Pan Am gold. It was not. My error mixing the records from the Pan American GAMES, held every four years and the Pan American … [Read more...]

2017 Pan Ams – Bronze Medal for USA as they fall to Venezuela, 5-4

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A valiant effort by Team USA fell just short in the Bronze Medal game as they fell to Venezuela, 5-4.  Trailing 4-2, they tied the game 4-4 on a 2 out single by Cameron Schiller.  Venezuela came right back to score the winning run in the bottom of the 6th. For the USA, the bronze medal was the first in international competition since 2003, some 14 years. Kevin Castillo and … [Read more...]

Hurricane Maria in the Dominican Republic

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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 6 – USA Men Beat Cuba 5-1 behind Mancha 2 hitter

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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 !)

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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...]