{"id":18602,"date":"2012-09-26T14:58:51","date_gmt":"2012-09-26T21:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=18602"},"modified":"2012-09-26T14:58:51","modified_gmt":"2012-09-26T21:58:51","slug":"colombia-earns-berth-to-the-isf-world-championship-in-new-zealand-in-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=18602","title":{"rendered":"Colombia earns berth to the ISF World Championship in New Zealand in 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Click flag for original news story and photo at ElUniversal.com.co<\/figcaption><\/figure>By JULIO C\u00c9SAR ACOSTA-EL COLOMBIANO | MEDELL\u00cdN\t Eluniversal.com.co<\/a><\/em>
\n<\/strong>
\nRough (Google) Translation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

There’s always a first time and this law of life touched the male softball Colombia, which will debut in a World Cup, the New Zealand next year.
\nLocals estuviron not in the final stages of Pan culminating Saturday in the diamond Oswaldo Osorio, but gained share as fifth in the tournament, after winning doubleheader on Thursday night to Bahamas (4-3) and Dominican Republic ( 4-2), which was the direct rival.<\/p>\n

It was an emotional day not only for the achievement, but so tight encounters. Fortunately there were good job on the offensive with men like Luis Altamar, Yesid Perez Lewis Lugo, Luis Mercado, Jamir Iriarte and Marwin Marin, who took charge of marking the eight races of the classification.<\/p>\n

And the result was worth the effort and the work of several months to show Medellin and achieve the purpose for which coach David Sanchez worked and each of the 17 players who were in the field.<\/p>\n

“Make for the first time in Medellin Pan was not easy. Fortante Most recon-was that got the prize, go for the first time to a more-Culino World”. Words of euphoria and happiness of President of the League, Benicio Marin.
\nIt was great to Colombia and not reached the end, because there were several powers ahead.<\/p>\n

This said
\nLuis Mercado,
\nplayer from Colombia<\/strong>
\n“Happiness is great because for the first time Colombia achieved its ranking to World men. Wanted to be in the semi-tions, but the opponents were tough.”
\n<\/em>
\nLewis Lugo,
\nplayer from Colombia<\/strong>
\n“Our goal was to be in the top five to win quota to New Zealand and was achieved. Study Here’s softball saw several world powers, we have an advantage in preparation.”
\n<\/em>
\nDavid Sanchez,
\nColombia coach<\/strong>
\n“We knew we had to win the last two games and especially the Dominican Republic that was our direct rival and fortunately was achieved.’s Goal was the World Cup and was achieved”.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Canada, champion<\/p>\n

With a party in tow, but here-oping rivals bats, non-vein of Canada was the best in the final doublet Pan American men’s softball, which ended on Saturday night in Medellin.
\nThe Americans, who had been the best in the phase of groups, but failed to give the Jornada de page on Friday, should defeat the toughest rivals for accdeder to win. Earlier, the Canadians beat Argentina and Juan Potolicchio releases, the Colt, with a score of 2-0, to challenge yourself with Venezuela in the final.<\/p>\n

In the finals match, the Canadians figure acuderon to Andy Skelton to win. First, hit two of his three shifts pro-ducing a homerun and pushing the winning runs, and then took the mound to close with victory commitment with marker 4-1 in favor of Nortea American countries.<\/p>\n

Original En Espanol:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Colombia tiene cupo al Mundial de S\u00f3ftbol en Nueva Zelanda 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Siempre hay una primera vez y esta ley de la vida le toc\u00f3 al s\u00f3ftbol masculino de Co-lombia, que har\u00e1 su debut en un Mundial, el de Nueva Zelanda, el pr\u00f3ximo a\u00f1o.
\nLos locales no estuviron en las fases finales del Panamericano que culmin\u00f3 el s\u00e1bado en el diamante Oswaldo Osorio, pero ganaron cupo como quintos del torneo, despu\u00e9s de vencer en doble jornada el jueves por la noche a Bahamas (4-3) y Rep\u00fablica Dominicana (4-2), que era el rival directo.
\nFue una fecha emotiva no solo por el logro, sino por lo apretado de los encuentros. Por fortuna hubo buen trabajo a la ofensiva con hombres como Luis Altamar, Yesid P\u00e9rez, Lewis Lugo, Luis Mercado ,Jamir Iriarte y Marwin Mar\u00edn, quienes se encargaron de marcar las ocho carreras de la clasificaci\u00f3n.
\nY ese resultado vali\u00f3 el esfuerzo y el trabajo de varios meses para mostrar a Medell\u00edn y conseguir el objetivo para el cual trabajaron el t\u00e9cnico David S\u00e1nchez y cada uno de los 17 jugadores que estuvieron en el campo.
\n“Hacer por primera vez un Panamericano en Medell\u00edn no fue nada f\u00e1cil. Lo m\u00e1s recon-fortante fue que se consigui\u00f3 el premio mayor, ir por pri-mera vez a un Mundial mas-culino”. Palabras de euforia y felicidad del presidente de la Liga, Benicio Mar\u00edn.
\nLo de Colombia fue grande, as\u00ed no se llegara a la final, porque hab\u00eda varias potencias por delante.<\/p>\n

Esto dijeron
\nLuis Mercado,
\njugador de Colombia
\n“La felicidad es muy grande, porque por primera vez Colombia logra su clasificaci\u00f3n a un Mundial de hom-bres. Quer\u00edamos estar en las semifi-nales, pero los rivales fueron duros”.<\/p>\n

Lewis Lugo,
\njugador de Colombia
\n“Nuestra meta fue estar entre los cinco primeros para ganar cupo a Nueva Zelanda y se logr\u00f3. Ac\u00e1 estu-vieron varias potencias del s\u00f3ftbol mundial, que nos llevan ventaja en preparaci\u00f3n”.<\/p>\n

David S\u00e1nchez,
\nt\u00e9cnico de Colombia
\n“Sab\u00edamos que ten\u00edamos que ganar los dos \u00faltimos partidos y especialmente a Rep\u00fablica Dominicana que era nuestro rival directo y por fortuna se consigui\u00f3. La meta era el Mundial y se logr\u00f3”.<\/p>\n

Canad\u00e1, campe\u00f3n<\/p>\n

Con un partido a cuestas, pero aca-llando los bates de los rivales, la no-vena de Canad\u00e1 fue la mejor en el doblete final del Panamericano de s\u00f3ftbol masculino, que termin\u00f3 en la noche del s\u00e1bado en Medell\u00edn.
\nLos norteamericanos, que hab\u00edan sido los mejores en la fase de gru-pos, pero que fallaron en las jorna-das de page del viernes, debieron derrotar a los dos rivales m\u00e1s duros para accdeder al triunfo. A primera hora, los canadienses vencieron a Argentina y los lanzamientos de Juan Potolicchio, el Potrillo, con marcador de 2-0, para retarse con Venezuela en la gran final.
\nEn el duelo de fondo, los canadien-ses acuderon a la figura de Andy Skelton para poder ganar. Primero, bate\u00f3 dos de sus tres turnos produ-ciendo un homerun y empujando las carreras ganadoras, y luego se hizo cargo del mont\u00edculo para cerrar con victoria el compromiso, con marca-dor de 4-1 en favor de los nortea-mericanos.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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