From the Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES >> When Las Crucen Tony Mancha started playing fastpitch softball, he never imagined he would have gotten the chance to represent his country in the sport. It was just another hobby to keep him in the sport after his professional baseball career ended. Now, Mancha has been playing for the United States Men's Softball team for two years … [Read more...]
Day 6 Results from 2015 Pan Ams (Toronto) – First day of medal round
Thursday, July 16, 2015 Round Robin Game 16 Venezuela 1 United States 0 WP-Ramon Jones LP-Tony Mancha HR-Jorge Lima (2nd inning), 1 (game winning) RBI Player Game Stats PDF Box Score Round Robin Game 17 Canada 2 Argentina 0 WP-Sean Cleary LP-Gervasutti Cleary (CAN) a 7 K 1 hitter; Derek Mayson and Brandon Horn, 2 hits and 1 RBI each. Player Game Stats PDF Box Score Final … [Read more...]
Venezuela eliminates USA Men from Pan American Games with a 1-0 loss; Team USA finishes in fourth place
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — Despite some late inning heroics at the plate, Team USA was unable to overcome a second-inning solo home run that put Venezuela on top in a 1-0 loss at the 2015 Pan American Games. With the loss, the U.S. finished the Pan American Games with a 2-4 record, falling just one game shy of the medal rounds to finish in fourth place. Click here for live … [Read more...]
USA Men playing for a Pan-Am Medal today (430pm EDT/1:30pm PDT)
Team USA is playing for a medal today at 430pm EDT/1:30pm PDT against Venezuela! It's the hard throwing righty Ramon Jones for Venezuela, vs. the tournament ERA leader, Tony Mancha for the USA. You're starting lineup for our game against Venezuela! Live stats available at http://t.co/N1qUWkq1Xd pic.twitter.com/n4Rro0vfEE— ASA and USA Softball (@ASAUSASoftball) July … [Read more...]
Day 6 – Pan Am Men’s Fastball – medal round begins
Thursday, July 16, 2015 Round robin games at the Pan-Ams are in the books, and the surviving four teams begin the medal round today. 16:30 EDT (1:30pm on the West Coast) Semifinals Game 16 #4 seed United States (2-3) v. # 3 seed Venezuela (3-2) The USA is a team of contrasts: their pitching has been outstanding, with Tony Mancha turning in the best ERA of all teams in the … [Read more...]
USA Men advance to playoffs with Sagdal’s two-run blast en route to 2-1 win over Mexico at Toronto 2015 Pan American Games
From Codi Warren/ASA/USA Softball USA Men advance to playoffs with Sagdal's two-run blast en route to 2-1 win over Mexico at Toronto 2015 Pan American Games TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — United we stand. Together we rise. The USA Softball Men's National Team claimed their spot in the playoff rounds in a 2-1 win over Mexico at the 2015 Pan American Games the Amateur Softball … [Read more...]
USA Men’s National Team makes the most of 2 hits in 2-1 victory over Mexico
From Game Changer USA Men's National Team and Mexico both had scoring chances on Thursday, but it was USA Men's National Team that was able to capitalize on them as it pulled out a 2-1 win at Ajax Pan Am Ballpark. Mexico had five hits compared with USA Men's National Team's two, but Mexico stranded eight runners on base. The fact that USA Men's National Team grouped all of … [Read more...]