{"id":41086,"date":"2022-09-29T17:53:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T00:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=41086"},"modified":"2022-09-29T18:38:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T01:38:46","slug":"usa-softball-reveals-mens-national-team-roster-set-to-compete-in-2022-wbsc-world-cup-in-new-zealand-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=41086","title":{"rendered":"USA Softball Reveals Men’s National Team Roster Set To Compete In 2022 WBSC World Cup in New Zealand in November"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 29, 2022
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OKLAHOMA CITY \u2013 USA Softball is proud to announce the 16-player roster selected to represent Team USA at the 2022 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Men\u2019s Softball World Championship slated for November 26 \u2013 December 4 in Auckland, New Zealand. Selected by members of the Men\u2019s National Team Selection Committee (MNTSC), the 2022 roster will look to add its 10th WBSC Men\u2019s Softball World Championship medal while competing alongside 11 countries including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa and Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representing the Red, White and Blue will be a roster that includes 10 veteran members from the most recent Men\u2019s National Team roster, which earned the the U.S. a spot in the WBSC Men\u2019s Softball World Championship after finishing fourth at the Americas Qualifier held in Parana, Argentina<\/a> in April of this year. Among the veterans are Blaine Milheim, Brad Kilpatrick, Cam Schiller, Erick Ochoa, Jonathan Lynch, Nick Mullins, Tyler Bouley, Tyler Johnson, Yusef Davis and Zac Shaw. Re-joining the squad after a one-year hiatus are two additional veterans, Jon Gwizdala and Matt Palazzo, who each helped lead the U.S. to a fifth-place finish at the 2019 WBSC Men\u2019s Softball World Championship and a silver medal finish at the 2019 Pan American Games \u2013 the program\u2019s first silver medal finish in 16 years. Also highlighting the 2022 roster are four rookies who will put on the Red, White and Blue for the first time in their career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to view the 2022 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship roster \u00bb<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n
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Ron Hackett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Remaining at the helm of the U.S. MNT for his third-straight season, Head Coach Ron Hackett<\/strong><\/a> will lead Team USA in its quest to the podium at the 2022 WBSC Men\u2019s Softball World Championship. Hackett joined the MNT as an Assistant Coach in 2019 where he helped lead the U.S. to a second-place finish at the Pan American Games and a fifth-place finish at the WBSC World Cup during the 2019 season before guiding the squad to a fourth-place finish at the 2022 WBSC Americas Qualifiers earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Gerald.Muizelaar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Rounding out the 2022 MNT coaching staff include assistant coaches Gerald Muizelaar, Greg Hicks and Roman Foore.<\/strong> Muizelaar returns to the coaching staff following the 2021 Americas Qualifier while Hicks prepares for his fifth overall appearance as an assistant coach. Entering his first stint as assistant coach, Foore packs years of experience and a wealth of knowledge as a former MNT player.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Greg Hicks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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The USA Softball Men\u2019s Fast Pitch National Team garners nine WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship medals, including five gold medals (1966, 1968, 1976, 1980 and 1988), one silver medal (1972) and three bronze medals (1984, 1992 and 2000). In the Pan American Games, Team USA has advanced to eight gold medal games while claiming the silver medal each time. To learn more about the USA Softball Men\u2019s National Team Program, visit USASoftball.com.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Roman Foore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

From <https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/USA-Softball\/News\/2022\/September\/29\/2022-Mens-National-Team-Roster-Announced<\/a>><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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