{"id":29811,"date":"2016-07-25T21:27:09","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T04:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=29811"},"modified":"2016-07-25T21:27:09","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T04:27:09","slug":"usa-softball-junior-mens-national-team-backed-by-zane-chasons-13-strikeouts-en-route-to-14-0-win-over-botswana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=29811","title":{"rendered":"USA Softball Junior Men\u2019s National Team backed by Zane Chason\u2019s 13 strikeouts en route to 14-0 win over Botswana"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Click logo to view the box score<\/figcaption><\/figure>From Katie Willis, Communications Coordinator
\nAmateur Softball Association\/USA Softball<\/em><\/p>\n

MIDLAND, Mich. \u2013 Giving up just two hits over six innings and dealing 13 strikeouts, Zane Chason (Alma, Ga.) pitched a shutout to lift the USA Softball Junior Men\u2019s Softball Team (JMNT) to a 14-0 win over Botswana at Currie Stadium Monday, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)\/USA Softball announced today. Chason tossed six innings of shutout ball and allowed only two hits.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was aggressive in the zone and trusted the pitch call,\u201d Chason said about his performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the second day of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Men\u2019s Softball World Championship, Team USA jumped on the board early offensively with two runs in the first inning. After Bryce DuCharme (Hudson, Wis.) reached first on a single to left field, DuCharme scored USA\u2019s first run of the game following a fielder\u2019s choice and error. Entering the game as a courtesy runner for Peyton Hall (Prairie du Chien, Wis.) who reached on error, Isaac Hormann (Young America, Minn.) stole second and third to quickly put himself in scoring position. With Brogan Potter (Prairie du Chien, Wis.) at the plate for Team USA, Hormann scored USA\u2019s second run after a passed ball prior to the final out of the inning.<\/p>\n

The score remained 2-0 until the top of the third inning when DuCharme drew a walk, stole second and reached third on a passed ball. Fans would see No. 15 once again tack on a run to USA\u2019s lead after DuCharme made it home following a wild pitch.<\/p>\n

With two outs in the top of the fourth, Jeff Lewis (Amboy, Minn.) hit a single and took advantage of Botswana, reaching third and eventually scoring USA\u2019s fourth run of the game on a single by Matthew Martin. Before Botswana could get the third out, Martin would add another to the board after a passed ball and a single to right field by Jonathan Broadbear (Bloomington, Ill.).<\/p>\n

The sixth inning would prove to be a success offensively for Team USA as the JMNT scored on an RBI single by Matthew Martin, an RBI single by Broadbear, an error, an RBI single by DuCharme, an RBI single by Brady Parker (Midland, Tex.), a two-run single by Devin Martin (Stevens, Pa.), and a two-run single by Michael Douds (Erie, Pa.).<\/p>\n

Chason held Botswana scoreless through the game, combining for 13 strikeouts to hoist the USA Softball Junior Men\u2019s National Team to their first win of the 2016 WBSC Junior Men\u2019s World Championship. Team USA will resume action tomorrow when they take the field against Denmark at 1 p.m. ET and again at 8 p.m. ET for their game against the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n

For an updated schedule, live stats, streaming and more, click here | Box Score<\/a>
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\nAbout ASA\/USA Softball <\/strong>
\nFounded in 1933, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)\/USA Softball is the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. One of the nation\u2019s largest sports organizations, ASA\/USA Softball sanctions competition in every state through a network of 70 local associations and has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 165,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than 2.2 million. ASA\/USA is responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball National Teams that compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women\u2019s National Team is one of only two women\u2019s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won nine World Championship titles as well as claimed eight World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about ASA\/USA Softball, please visit http:\/\/www.asausasoftball.com\/.<\/p>\n

About the World Baseball Softball Confederation <\/strong>
\nHeadquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland — the Olympic Capital — the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) is the world governing body for baseball and softball. WBSC has 213 National Federation and Associate Members in 142 countries and territories across Asia, Africa, Americas, Europe and Oceania, which represent a united baseball\/softball sports movement that encompasses over 65 million athletes and attracts approximately 150 million fans to stadiums worldwide annually.<\/p>\n

The WBSC also governs all international competitions involving official National Teams. The WBSC oversees the Softball World Championships (Men, Women, U-19 Men, and U-19 Women), Premier12, World Baseball Classic, and Baseball World Cups (U-12, U-15, U-18, U-23 and Women’s).<\/p>\n

For further information, please go to www.WBSC.org or follow the WBSC on Twitter at @WBSC.
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