A tight game was decided in the eighth inning as USA Men's National Team fell to Canada 3-2 in eight innings on Monday at Ajax Pan Am Ballpark. Josh Johnson was hot from the plate for USA Men's National Team. Johnson went 1-4, drove in one and scored one run. He homered in the fourth inning. Sean Cleary got the win for Canada. He allowed two runs over eight innings. He struck … [Read more...]
Seeds for a gold medal
The comment below was posted to the page displaying the YouTube video of the 2015 WBSC World Championship gold medal game by Jim Williamson. As many/most of you know, Jim was one of the founders of the North Amnerican Fastpitch Association (NAFA) and is one of the game's most asute observers. I thought the comment warranted a blog post of its own, in case any of you missed … [Read more...]
Day 2 – Pan Am Men’s Fastball (with preview)
Monday, July 13, 2015 14:00 SB001 Argentina V.Mexico (11am on the West Coast) 16:30 SB001 Dominican Republic v. Venezuela (1:30pm on the West Coast) 19:00 SB001 Canada v. United States (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:Two out of three, Right … [Read more...]
Tony Mancha throws a no-hitter as Team USA dominates in 10-0 win over the Dominican Republic at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games
From Codi Warren, ASA/USA Softball TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — Team USA was lights out in their opening game of the 2015 Pan American Games as Tony Mancha (Las Cruces, N.M.) dominated from the circle in a 10-0 (six inning) shutout win over the Dominican Republic. Exploding for 11 hits throughout the six-inning contest, the U.S. offense came alive in the sixth inning to seal … [Read more...]
Day 1 Results from 2015 Pan Ams (Toronto)
Sun, Jul 12 Round Robin Game 1 United States 10 Dominican Republic 0 WP=Tony Mancha LP-Yennier Volquez Box Score No-hitter for USA pitcher Tony Mancha Derrick Zechman 3-4, Marcus Tan 3 RBI triple. Round Robin Game 2 Argentina 3 Venezuela 0 WP-Roman Godoy LP-Erick Urbaneja Box Score Bruno Motroni, 2 hits, 3 RBI Round Robin Game 1 Canada 10 Mexico 5 WP-Andy Skelton in … [Read more...]
UStream from Pan Ams
Cap tip Facundo Juarez Live Ustream from the PanAms Spanish language broadcast, currently, Venezuela vs. Argentina. Unknown at present which games will be streamed but we'll keep an eye on it. (Not working on my desktop but does work on my mobile device.) If it doesn't load for you, click here on your mobile device. Looks like an iPad set up on a tripod in centerfield, by … [Read more...]
Tony Mancha throws no-hitter as USA Men’s National Team defeats Dominican Republic 10-0 in Pan Am opener
From Game Changer: Sunday was a day Tony Mancha will set aside for the scrapbook as Mancha threw a no-hitter in USA Men's National Team's 10-0 victory over Dominican Republic. No Dominican Republic batter was able to locate Mancha's pitches during the game. Mancha threw a no-hitter, striking out eight batters and walking one while recording his momentous feat. He got Jose … [Read more...]