{"id":41157,"date":"2022-11-27T16:38:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T00:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=41157"},"modified":"2024-09-26T14:43:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T21:43:11","slug":"usa-mens-national-team-vs-czech-republic-wbsc-mens-softball-world-cup-at-new-zealand-game-14-underway-sunday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=41157","title":{"rendered":"USA Men\u2019s National Team vs. Czech Republic &#8211; WBSC Men&#8217;s\u00a0Softball World Cup at New Zealand (Game #14) &#8211; Underway Sunday night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gametime.sport\/events\/xjfztpyz\">Click here to watch the live stream, Sunday evening (after you purchase your pass)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gametime.sport\/events\/offers\/\">Click here to sign up for Live Streaming ($9.99 for All of the Games)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor\u2019s Note<\/strong>: If you\u2019re tuning in at 7pm Eastern time, 4pm in California\/West Coast. Lance Winn of the BPB crew will be on hand for the tournament from Auckland New Zealand.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gametime.sport\/events\/pzbbbijw\">Click here to watch, after purchasing your tournament pass.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? Game 14 Line-Ups! <br><br>?? ? ??<br><br>? LIVE Streaming<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1hIixsFUYp\">https:\/\/t.co\/1hIixsFUYp<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MensSoftballWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MensSoftballWC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6eyxyRfJHK\">pic.twitter.com\/6eyxyRfJHK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WBSC ?? (@WBSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC\/status\/1597020915988336640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>USA Roster<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/USA-Softball\/News\/2022\/April\/30\/MNT-finished-fourth-at-WBSC-Americas-Qualifier\">finishing fourth at the Americas Qualifier held in Parana, Argentina<\/a>&nbsp;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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/USA-Softball\/Team-USA\/Mens-Fast-Pitch\">Click here to view the 2022 WBSC Men&#8217;s Softball World Championship roster&nbsp;\u00bb<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.ron_.hackett-615x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41088\" style=\"width:91px;height:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.ron_.hackett-615x1024.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.ron_.hackett-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.ron_.hackett-768x1280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.ron_.hackett-922x1536.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.ron_.hackett.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ron Hackett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Remaining at the helm of the U.S. MNT for his third-straight season,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/USA-Softball\/News\/2021\/February\/10\/USA-Softball-announces-Head-Coaches-for-Mens-National-Team-program\"><strong>Head Coach Ron Hackett<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;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<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.gerald.Muizelaar-1-615x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41091\" style=\"width:99px;height:164px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.gerald.Muizelaar-1-615x1024.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.gerald.Muizelaar-1-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.gerald.Muizelaar-1-768x1280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.gerald.Muizelaar-1-922x1536.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.gerald.Muizelaar-1.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gerald.Muizelaar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>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<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.Greg_.Hicks_-615x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41092\" style=\"width:107px;height:178px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.Greg_.Hicks_-615x1024.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.Greg_.Hicks_-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.Greg_.Hicks_-768x1280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.Greg_.Hicks_-922x1536.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.Greg_.Hicks_.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Greg Hicks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The USA Softball Men\u2019s Fast Pitch National Team garners nine WBSC Men&#8217;s Softball World Championship medals, including five gold medals&nbsp;(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.&nbsp;To learn more about the USA Softball Men\u2019s National Team Program, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/USA-Softball\/Team-USA\/History\/Mens-Fast-Pitch\">USASoftball.com.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"365\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.RomanFoore.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41093\" style=\"width:102px;height:169px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.RomanFoore.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/usa.RomanFoore-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Roman Foore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>From &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/USA-Softball\/News\/2022\/September\/29\/2022-Mens-National-Team-Roster-Announced\">https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/USA-Softball\/News\/2022\/September\/29\/2022-Mens-National-Team-Roster-Announced<\/a>&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to watch the live stream, Sunday evening (after you purchase your pass) Click here to sign up for Live Streaming ($9.99 for All of the Games) Editor\u2019s Note: If you\u2019re tuning in at 7pm Eastern time, 4pm in California\/West Coast. 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