Uniform No. 13
Height: 5’11”
Position: Utility
B/T: R/R
Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
A FEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Was a member of the 2005 Junior Men’s National Team
-Homered against Argentina
-Broke up Adam Folkard no-hitter
Attended Bacone College
3x Red River Conference Player of the Week, 2009 MVP
GETTING TO KNOW KEVIN CASTILLO
Parents: Paul and Toni Castillo
Siblings: Chris, Michelle, Frances, and Julie
Dream job: To be the GM for the New York Yankees
Favorite sport besides softball: Baseball
What it means to represent the United States: It’s an honor to represent the greatest country there is and a blessing to be able to represent it through sport.
How did you get your start: My dad played when I was a kid and I would tag along. I played my first game when I was 12 filling in for a team who didn’t have enough to play.
Who are your role models:Jason Porto. It’s astonishing how much that guy knows about the game.
Who is your biggest supporter: My family. Starting with my grandparents.
TRIPLE PLAY:
Three things I hate doing: Being Late, Being unprepared, and Talking about myself
Three things I love doing: Winning, Hitting Homeruns, Coming up clutch
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The USA Men’s National team will be competing this summer in the 2015 WBSC World Championships at Saskatoon, SK, June 24-July 5, 2015, and in the Pan-Am Games at Toronto, July 12-18, 2015.
USA Men’s National Team Schedule at the
2015 WBSC World Championships, Saskatoon, Canada
June 26-July 5
June 26
3 p.m. USA vs Mexico
June 27 11:30 a.m. USA vs Dominican Republic
June 28 6 p.m. USA vs Japan
June 29 1 p.m. USA vs Netherlands
June 30 8:30 p.m. USA vs Venezuela
July 1 6 p.m. USA vs Australia
July 2 3:30 p.m. USA vs DenmarkJuly 3-5 TBD Playoffs
USA Men’s National Team Schedule at the 2015 Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada
July 12-18
Date Time (EDT) Opponent Media
July 12 2 p.m. vs. Dominican Republic
July 13 7 p.m. vs. Canada
July 14 2 p.m. vs. Venezuela
July 15 4:30 p.m. vs. Argentina
July 16 7 p.m. vs. Mexico
July 17-18 TBD Playoffs
About ASA/USA Softball
Founded in 1933, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball is the National Governing Body Softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. One of the nation’s largest sports organizations, ASA/USA Softball sanctions competition in every state through a network of 74 local associations and has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 165,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than 2.5 million. ASA/USA is responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball National Teams that compete in international and domestic competitions. For more information about ASA/USA Softball, please visit http://www.asausasoftball.com/.
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