{"id":41926,"date":"2023-09-04T07:33:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T14:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=41926"},"modified":"2023-09-04T11:31:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T18:31:54","slug":"usa-u18-men-set-to-go-at-wbsc-americas-world-cup-qualifier-sept-3-9-sincelejo-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=41926","title":{"rendered":"USA U18 Men Set to Go at WBSC Americas World Cup Qualifier &#8211; Sept. 3-9 &#8211; Sincelejo, Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First Game &#8211; 2pm Central Time Monday, September 4, 2023 vs. Venezuela (3pm EDT, 12pm PDT)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"491\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/USA-U18-day-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/USA-U18-day-2.jpg 804w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/USA-U18-day-2-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/USA-U18-day-2-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teams and 2023 World Ranking<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Argentina &#8211; 1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canada &#8211; 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USA &#8211; 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Venezuela &#8211; 8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colombia &#8211; 24<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peru &#8211; 28<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament is a qualifier for the&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2023-u18-mens-softball-world-cup\/home\" target=\"_blank\">WBSC U-18 Men\u2019s Softball World Cup<\/a><\/strong>, set to take place in Hermosillo, Mexico, from 11 to 19 November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of seven teams have so far been confirmed for the WBSC U-18 Men\u2019s Softball World Cup: No. 2 Australia, No. 3 Japan, No. 6 Czechia, No. 7 New Zealand, No. 10 Mexico (hosts), No. 12 Singapore and No. 17 Israel.<\/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\">?????? ?? ????.<br><br>? ?.?. ?? ???????? ? ?? USA ?? Venezuela ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/U18MNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#U18MNT<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC_AMERICAS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WBSC_AMERICAS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pb31R1ZfQA\">pic.twitter.com\/Pb31R1ZfQA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; USA Softball Junior Men\u2019s National Team (@USASoftballJMNT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USASoftballJMNT\/status\/1698456185777594636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\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\">??????? ?????????? ??<br><br>????? ??? to the city of Sincelejo for the warm welcome ?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/U18MNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#U18MNT<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC_AMERICAS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WBSC_AMERICAS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bZwxBymva8\">pic.twitter.com\/bZwxBymva8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; USA Softball Junior Men\u2019s National Team (@USASoftballJMNT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USASoftballJMNT\/status\/1698543913424883879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/USA-U18-2023-Team-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/USA-U18-2023-Team-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/USA-U18-2023-Team-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/USA-U18-2023-Team-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/USA-U18-2023-Team-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/USA-U18-2023-Team.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Held in Sincelejo, Colombia, the U.S. will look to qualify for the WBSC U-18 Men\u2019s Softball World Cup set to take place in Hermosillo, Mexico later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlighted by three veterans who competed in the 2020 U-18 Junior World Championship, the 14-player roster includes 11 rookies who will get their career debut in the Red, White and Blue. At the helm of the U-18 MJNT roster is first-time head coach Tony Aresco who previously served as an assistant coach with the 2018 and 2020 MJNT. Joining Aresco in Colombia will be returning assistant coaches Avon Meacham and Bob Piddock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;Streaming will be provided by WBSC Americas and Softball Premier&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_7PDO6CCrynKPkFoOyLHOQ\">here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">USA U18 Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"843\" height=\"527\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/USA-U18.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/USA-U18.jpg 843w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/USA-U18-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/USA-U18-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What are they feeding them in Wisconsin?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Game &#8211; 2pm Central Time Monday, September 4, 2023 vs. Venezuela (3pm EDT, 12pm PDT) Teams and 2023 World Ranking The tournament is a qualifier for the&nbsp;WBSC U-18 Men\u2019s Softball World Cup, set to take place in Hermosillo, Mexico, from 11 to 19 November. 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