From the Sooke News Mirror by Octavian Lacatusu The game was bigger. The stands were fuller. The cheers were louder. Sooke was a hotbed of fastball activity over the weekend, with the Minor Fastball Provincial championships running in full swing as early as Friday morning and ending on Sunday afternoon. Sooke U16 Rep boys team got the silver following a tough, but … [Read more...]
Day 3 Results from 2015 Pan Ams (Toronto)
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 Round Robin Game 7 Venezuela 3 USA 1 WP-Ramon Jones LP-Josh Johnson HR-Jorge Lima (V) Venezuela scored 2 in the 7th to break the 1-1 tie. Ramon Jones tossed a 12K 5 hitter. Player Stats from Game PDF Box Score Round Robin Game 8 Mexico 4 Dominican Republic 2 WP-Samuel Villalvazo LP-Yennier Volquez (Perez) Ismael Pena 2-4 with 2 RBI, including HR in … [Read more...]
USA Men’s National Team drops seventh inning decision to Venezuela at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — A two-run seventh inning sealed the fate for the USA Softball Men's National Team as the eagles came out on the losing side of a 3-1 decision against Venezuela at the 2015 Pan American Games. Team USA took the lead in the bottom of the third as Chris Miljavac (Easton, Mo.) came around to score on a single from Derrick Zechman (Watsontown, Pa.), but … [Read more...]
USA v. Venezuela – Day 3 of Pan-Ams at Toronto
Click here to follow the game on Live Stats. Starting pitchers: Ramon Jones for Venezuela; Josh Johnson for USA. Does not appear to be live video stream of this one. The ConPasa UStream link that had last nights USA v. Canada appears to be showing replay of that game. If anyone finds video, please email jim [at] fastpitchwest.com so we can share. Here's your starting … [Read more...]
Day 2 Results from 2015 Pan Ams (Toronto)
Sun, Jul 12 Round Robin Game 4 Mexico 5 Argentina 3 WP-Samuel Villalvazo LP-Juan Potoliccio Box Score Jesus Cardona 3 run homer in 5th was the big hit of the game. Round Robin Game 5 Venezuela 5 Domninican Republic 1 WP-Ramon Jones LP-Melvin Batista Ramon Jones complete game 3 hitter with 6 K's Luiger Pinto 3-3 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored Box Score Round Robin Game 6 … [Read more...]
Day 3 – Pan Am Men’s Fastball (with preview)
Tuesday July 14, 2015 14:00 SB001 United States v. Venezuela (11am on the West Coast) 16:30 SB001 Dominican Republic v. Mexico (1:30pm on the West Coast) 19:00 SB001 Canada v. Argentina (4:00pm on the West Coast) Preview: (This was dictated for expediency; email me if you spot errors please, jim [at] fastpitchwest.com) Yesterday's picks by the Editor:One for two, picking … [Read more...]
Team USA drops 3-2, extra-inning thriller to host Canada at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games
From Codi Warren, ASA/USA Softball TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — Team USA rallied from behind to force the first extra-inning game of the 2015 Pan American Games in a 3-2, extra-inning loss against host country Canada. Rallying from a 2-1 deficit, Team USA tied the game in the bottom of the seventh inning to nearly upset reigning World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) … [Read more...]