{"id":5859,"date":"2010-12-06T06:24:36","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T14:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fastpitchwest.com\/?p=5859"},"modified":"2010-12-07T08:04:20","modified_gmt":"2010-12-07T16:04:20","slug":"argentina-unbeaten-at-australian-skins-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=5859","title":{"rendered":"Argentina Unbeaten at Australian Skins Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Information courtesy of Jorge Martin, Head of Media and Communication
\nSoftball Confederation Argentina <\/em>
\n[Google Translation]<\/p>\n

Argentina National Team Senior Softball Men played this weekend in the city of Canberra, Australia, on land his first Australian tournament, finishing unbeaten in the International Skins Tournament, with an unusual record of 4 wins and 2 draws. This is because the new scoring system Skins Tournament, which allows the tie as a result of the parties (which obviously does not occur in conventional softball). <\/p>\n

Despite the rain, Argentina on Friday initiated International Tour blanks being made by Australia, facing the Mariners, the team where Adam Folkard military, considered the best pitcher in the world today. And Argentina beat the home team with a score of 4 to 3. This gave a morale boost to our team, which finished the round robin with a record of 3 wins and 1 draw. However, according to the scoring system, despite having finished undefeated in the area, our team finished second in their area, qualifying for the semi-finals. <\/p>\n

It is important to mention that the Skins is a tournament that is played for money, so that the positions of the round robin are not defined by points, but just for the money that teams accumulate over the parties. The teams are adding money as follows: <\/p>\n

– $ 50 for each inning won. If the period tied it collects for the next period and so on. If after completion of the match, a draw in the last innings, the money to be divided between the two teams. <\/p>\n

– $ 60 for the team that wins the game. The regulation stipulates that if there is a tie after the game, the money is divided, from what I understand there is a possibility that there is no winner. <\/p>\n

– $ 200 for the team that most players base plate along the entire tournament. <\/p>\n

– $ 400 per full equipped with more HR. <\/p>\n

As we said, after the round robin Argentina qualified for the semi-finals where he faced the Upstars, Andrew Kirkpatrick renowned team. And in a spectacular duel of pitchers (John Potolicchio was the pitcher of our selected) the match ended tied 0 to 0. However, as the Argentine team did not participate in the prize money (because they participated in the tournament as a guest, not paying the registration thereof), the local team won the right to play the final. <\/p>\n

Thus, the Argentine national team played its first competition in Australian lands, keeping the undefeated and having faced two of the best pitchers on the planet: Folkard and Kirkpatrick (which led to Australia in 2009 to obtain the ISF World Championship in Saskatoon, Canada). <\/p>\n

Monday the team took the day off to visit the city of Sydney, while tomorrow is scheduled to play two friendly matches before starting on Wednesday the International Men’s Fastpitch Test Series against New Zealand (runner-up) and Australia, divided into two teams. <\/p>\n

The Argentine squad consists of: <\/p>\n

1-Bittor, Nicholas Paran\u00e1
\n2-Bolz\u00e1n, Kevin Paran\u00e1
\n3-Brandauer, Juan Bahia Blanca
\n4-C\u00e1ceres, Mauricio Bahia Blanca
\n5-Ferrara, Lautaro Paran\u00e1
\n6-Gamarci, Andr\u00e9s Paran\u00e1
\n7-Godoy, Gustavo Paran\u00e1
\n8-Godoy, Manuel Paran\u00e1
\n9-Guerrinieri, Gustavo Paran\u00e1
\n10 – Jim\u00e9nez, Nicol\u00e1s Bah\u00eda Blanca
\n11-Malatesta, Marcelo Paran\u00e1
\n12-Montero, Mariano Paran\u00e1
\n13-Montero, Maximiliano Paran\u00e1
\n14-Montero, Pablo Paran\u00e1
\n15-Petric, Fernando Paran\u00e1
\n16-Potolicchio, Juan Paran\u00e1
\n17-R\u00faa, Fernando Buenos Aires
\n18-Sabat\u00e9, Paran\u00e1 Francisco
\n19-Sacks, Paran\u00e1 Germain <\/p>\n

The Body Coach of Men’s Argentina is headed by Mayor Eduardo Sabat\u00e9, along with his assistant Mariano Spotorno (not travel due to labor), Rafael Salguero, Ricardo Biondi, Laureano Gomez, Lucio Strike Team Leader and Javier Martinez. <\/p>\n

Jorge Martin
\nHead of Media and Communication
\nSoftball Confederation Argentina <\/p>\n

Update: December 7, 2010:<\/p>\n

\nMistakenly informed that the record of Argentina in the Skins Tournament was 3 wins and 2 draws, when in fact the national team’s record was 4 wins and 2 draws. <\/p>\n

We apologize for the error <\/p>\n

Jorge Martin
\nHead of Media and Communication
\nSoftball Confederation Argentina <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

En Espanol<\/strong> <\/p>\n

La Selecci\u00f3n Argentina Masculina Mayor de Softbol disput\u00f3 este fin de semana en la ciudad de Canberra, Australia, su primer torneo en tierras australianas, terminando invicto en el Skins International Tournament, con un r\u00e9cord inusual de 4 partidos ganados y 2 empatados. Esto se debe al novedoso sistema de puntuaci\u00f3n del Skins Tournament, que permite el empate como resultado de los partidos (cosa que obviamente no ocurre en el softbol convencional).<\/p>\n

A pesar de la lluvia, Argentina inici\u00f3 el viernes la Gira Internacional de Fogueo que est\u00e1 realizando por Australia, enfrentando a los Mariners, equipo donde milita Adam Folkard, considerado el mejora pitcher del mundo en la actualidad. Y Argentina super\u00f3 al equipo local con marcador de 4 a 3. Esto le dio un empuj\u00f3n an\u00edmico a nuestro equipo, que culmin\u00f3 el round robin con r\u00e9cord de 3 juegos ganados y 1 empatado. Sin embargo, de acuerdo al sistema de puntuaci\u00f3n, a pesar de haber terminado invicto en la zona, nuestro equipo termin\u00f3 segundo en su zona, clasificando a la semifinal del torneo.<\/p>\n

Es importante mencionar que el Skins es un torneo que se juega por dinero, por lo que las posiciones del round robin no se definen por puntos, sino, justamente, por el dinero que los equipos van acumulando a lo largo de los partidos. Los equipos van sumando dinero de la siguiente manera:<\/p>\n

– $50 por cada inning ganado. Si el per\u00edodo resulta empatado se acumula para el pr\u00f3ximo per\u00edodo, y as\u00ed sucesivamente. Si luego de terminado el partido, hay empate en los ultimos innings, el dinero total se divide entre los dos equipos.<\/p>\n

– $60 para el equipo que gana el partido. El reglamento estipula que si hay empate al final del partido, el dinero se divide, por lo que entiendo que existe la posibilidad de que no haya equipo ganador.<\/p>\n

– $200 para el equipo que embase m\u00e1s jugadores a lo largo de todo el certamen.<\/p>\n

– $400 al equpo con m\u00e1s HR.<\/p>\n

Como dijimos, luego del round robin Argentina clasific\u00f3 a la semifinal del torneo, donde se enfrent\u00f3 con el Upstars, equipo del renombrado Andrew Kirkpatrick. Y en un espectacular duelo de lanzadores (Juan Potolicchio fue el serpentinero de nuestro seleccionado) el partido culmin\u00f3 empatado 0 a 0. Sin embargo, como el equipo argentino no participaba por los premios en dinero (debido a que particip\u00f3 del torneo en calidad de invitado, no pagando la inscripci\u00f3n al mismo), el equipo local se gan\u00f3 el derecho de jugar la final.<\/p>\n

De esta manera, el Seleccionado Argentino disput\u00f3 su primer certamen en tierras australianas, manteniendo el invicto y habiendo enfrentado a dos de los mejores lanzadores del planeta: Folkard y Kirkpatrick (que llevaron a Australia en el 2009 a obtener el Campeonato Mundial ISF en Saskatoon, Canad\u00e1).<\/p>\n

Hoy lunes el equipo aprovech\u00f3 su d\u00eda libre para conocer la ciudad de Sydney, mientras que ma\u00f1ana tiene planeado disputar dos partidos amistosos, antes de empezar el mi\u00e9rcoles el International Men’s Fastpitch Test Series, frente a Nueva Zelanda (subcampe\u00f3n del mundo) y Australia, dividido en dos equipos.<\/p>\n

El plantel argentino est\u00e1 compuesto por:<\/p>\n

1-Bittor, Nicol\u00e1s Paran\u00e1
\n2-Bolz\u00e1n, Kevin Paran\u00e1
\n3-Brandauer, Juan Bahia Blanca
\n4-C\u00e1ceres, Mauricio Bahia Blanca
\n5-Ferrara, Lautaro Paran\u00e1
\n6-Gamarci, Andr\u00e9s Paran\u00e1
\n7-Godoy, Gustavo Paran\u00e1
\n8-Godoy, Manuel Paran\u00e1
\n9-Guerrinieri, Gustavo Paran\u00e1
\n10- Jim\u00e9nez, Nicol\u00e1s Bah\u00eda Blanca
\n11-Malatesta, Marcelo Paran\u00e1
\n12-Montero, Mariano Paran\u00e1
\n13-Montero, Maximiliano Paran\u00e1
\n14-Montero, Pablo Paran\u00e1
\n15-Petric, Fernando Paran\u00e1
\n16-Potolicchio, Juan Paran\u00e1
\n17-R\u00faa, Fernando Buenos Aires
\n18-Sabat\u00e9, Francisco Paran\u00e1
\n19-Sacks, Germ\u00e1n Paran\u00e1<\/p>\n

El Cuerpo T\u00e9cnico de la Selecci\u00f3n Argentina Masculina Mayor est\u00e1 encabezado por Eduardo Sabat\u00e9, junto con sus asistentes Mariano Spotorno (no viajar\u00e1 por cuestiones laborales), Rafael Salguero, Ricardo Biondi, Laureano Gomez, Lucio Golpe y el Jefe de Equipo Javier Mart\u00ednez.<\/p>\n

Martin Jorge
\nJefe de Prensa y Comunicaci\u00f3n
\nConfederaci\u00f3n Argentina de Softbol<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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