{"id":31236,"date":"2017-06-28T23:31:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T06:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=31236"},"modified":"2017-06-28T23:31:56","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T06:31:56","slug":"whitehorse-2017-team-usa-player-derrick-zechman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=31236","title":{"rendered":"Whitehorse 2017 – Team USA Player – Derrick Zechman"},"content":{"rendered":"

From USA Softball<\/a><\/p>\n

One in a series of player profiles for the USA Men’s National team, which will be competing in the 2017 WBSC Men’s World Championship, July 7-16, 2017 at Whitehorse, Yukon.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Derrick Zechman<\/h1>\n

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Height: 6’0
\nPosition: Infield
\nHometown: Watsontown, Pa
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A FEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joined the Team USA roster in 2013<\/p>\n

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TEAM USA EXPERIENCE<\/strong>
\n2015 National Team Member
\n<\/strong>Played in Pan American Games<\/div>\n

-Led the team with a .333 (4-for-12) batting average with one RBI<\/div>\n
\nPlayed in ISF Men’s World Championships<\/div>\n
– Hit .286 (6-for-21) with one home run, five RBI and four runs scored
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\n2014 National Team Member<\/strong>
\nPlayed in the Pan American Games Qualifier
\n– Hit .045 (1-for-22) with one RBI<\/p>\n

2013 National Team Member<\/strong>
\nPlayed in the ISF Men’s World Championship
\n– Hit .257 (9-for-35) with two HR, seven RBI and six runs scored<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

GETTING TO KNOW ZECHMAN<\/strong>
\nParents: <\/strong>Rick and Vickie Zechman
\nSpouse: <\/strong>Leslie Zechman
\nChildren: <\/strong>Cohen (son)
\nFavorite sport besides softball:<\/strong> Football
\nWhat it means to represent the United States: <\/strong>It means everything to be able to represent your country and have USA across your chest. I get chills every time I take the field.
\nWhat do you enjoy most about softball?\u00a0<\/strong>Traveling across the world and playing in different countries. I enjoy meeting different people and making new friends in different countries. Seeing how other people live and the different cultures is very interesting
\nHow did you get started in softball?\u00a0<\/strong>My dad played fastpitch softball and I watched him since I was a baby. I grew up on the field being a bat boy and eventually played on the same team with my dad.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Click here to read the complete profile of Derrick Zechman<\/a><\/div>\n

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