{"id":43094,"date":"2024-04-15T09:40:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=43094"},"modified":"2024-04-15T09:42:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:42:07","slug":"argentina-repeat-as-pan-american-champions-earn-ticket-to-wbsc-mens-softball-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=43094","title":{"rendered":"Argentina repeat as Pan American champions, earn ticket to WBSC Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/news\/argentina-repeat-as-pan-american-champions-earn-ticket-to-wbsc-mens-softball-world-cup-along-with-colombia-dominican-republic-guatemala-and-venezuela\">Click here for the Official Recap \/ Full Story  at WBSC<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Argentina has successfully defended their Men&#8217;s Softball Pan American Championship title by defeating Venezuela 4-3 in a thrilling final held in Sincelejo, Colombia. Along with <strong>Argentina <\/strong>and <strong>Venezuela<\/strong>, <strong>Guatemala, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic<\/strong> have also qualified for the upcoming WBSC Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup, which will begin with the group stage this summer. Argentina&#8217;s center fielder Teo Migliavacca, who was the tournament&#8217;s top hitter with a .611 batting average, played a crucial role in the final by hitting a home run. Despite Venezuela&#8217;s late comeback attempt in the seventh inning, Argentina&#8217;s pitcher Nahuel Saenz secured the victory by retiring the final two batters.<\/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\">??ARGENTINA Congratulations<br>on winning the Gold Medal | PanAM Champions <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xjRAqFVSPG\">pic.twitter.com\/xjRAqFVSPG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SOFTBALL AMERICAS (@WBSC_AMERICAS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC_AMERICAS\/status\/1779743106969039163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The WBSC Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup will commence this year with the group stage. Group A will take place in Hermosillo, Mexico, from 12-16 June, followed by Group B in Prince Albert, Canada (10-14 July) and Group C in Oklahoma City, USA (17-21 September).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top two teams in each group&#8217;s final standings, plus two wild cards, will move to the WBSC Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup Finals, to be staged in Prince Albert in July 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The allocation of the Americas teams in the group stage and the final composition of the World Cup groups will be announced at a later stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pan American Championship Final Standings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Argentina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Venezuela<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dominican Republic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guatemala<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colombia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cuba<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Panama<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Honduras<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Costa Rica<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here for the Official Recap \/ Full Story at WBSC Argentina has successfully defended their Men&#8217;s Softball Pan American Championship title by defeating Venezuela 4-3 in a thrilling final held in Sincelejo, Colombia. 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