| Softball at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
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| Venues | Pan Am Ball Park |
| Dates | July 12–26 |
| No. of events | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
| Competitors | 181 from 9 nations |
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Softball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 12 to 26 at the Pan Am Ball Park, in Ajax, Ontario.[1][2] Men's softball returned to the Pan American Games sports program after last being competed in 2003.[3] A total of six men and women's teams competed in each tournament respectively.[3]
Competition schedule
The Pan Am Ball Park in Ajax, was the venue for the softball competitions
The following is the competition schedule for the softball competitions:[4]
| P | Preliminaries | ½ | Semifinals | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Sun 12 | Mon 13 | Tue 14 | Wed 15 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sun 26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | P | P | P | P | P | ½ | B | F | ||||||||
| Women | P | P | P | P | P | ½ | B | F | ||||||||
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament |
Canada Ryan Boland Sean Cleary Jeff Ellsworth Brad Ezekiel Ian Fehrman Jason Hill Brandon Horn Paul Koert Derek Mayson Steve Mullaley Mathieu Roy Jason Sanford Kevin Schellenberg Andy Skelton Ryan Wolfe |
Venezuela Arturo Acacio Yeider Chirinos Joan Colombo Rafael Flores Pedro Gonzalez Ramon Jones Jorge Lima Edwin Linares Tulio Linares Iran Paez Luiger Pinto Kerlis Rivero Rogelio Sequera Erick Urbaneja John Zambrano |
Argentina Mauricio Caceres Santiago Carril Sebastian Gervasutti Gustavo Godoy Manuel Godoy Roman Godoy Juan Malarczuk Huemul Mata Teo Migliavacca Mariano Montero Pablo Montero Bruno Motroni Fernando Petric Juan Potolicchio Juan Zara |
| Women's tournament |
Canada Jenna Caira Jocelyn Cater Larissa Franklin Sara Groenewegen Megan Gurski Karissa Hovinga Joey Lye Erika Polidori Kaleigh Rafter Sara Riske Jenn Salling Megan Timpf Logan White Natalie Wideman Jen Yee |
United States Valerie Arioto Ally Carda Raven Chavanne Amanda Chidester Kellie Fox Lauren Gibson Janelle Lindvall Haylie McCleney Jessica Moore Michelle Moultrie Sara Nevins Sierra Romero Kelsey Stewart Janie Takeda Jaclyn Traina |
Puerto Rico Karla Claudio Dayanira Diaz Quianna Diaz-Patterson Elicia D'Orazio Sahvanna Jaquish Galis Lozada Yairka Moran Yahelis Munoz Kiara Nazario Aleshia Ocasio Nicole Osterman Gabriela Palacios Shemiah Sanchez Monica Santos Yazmin Torres |
Qualification
A total of six men's teams and six women's team qualified to compete at the games. The top six teams (including Canada) at the 2013 Pan American Women's championships[5] and 2014 Pan American Men's championships[6] qualified to compete at the games. Each team can contain a maximum of fifteen athletes.[7]
Men
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | Canada |
| 2014 Pan American Championship | October 25 – November 1 | Paraná |
5 | Venezuela Argentina United States Dominican Republic Mexico |
| TOTAL | 6 | |||
Women
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | Canada |
| 2013 Pan American Championship | August 10–18 | Guaynabo |
5 | United States Cuba Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Brazil |
| TOTAL | 6 | |||
Participating nations
A total of nine countries have qualified softball teams.
- Argentina (15 athletes)
- Brazil (15)
- Canada (30)
- Cuba (15)
- Dominican Republic (30)
- Mexico (15)
- Puerto Rico (15)
- United States (30)
- Venezuela (15)
References
- ↑ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "President's Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpar". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Men's and Women's Softball Selected to 2015 Pan American Games Program". www.softball.bc.ca/. Softball BC. February 12, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "USA Wins Gold; Qualifies for ISF World Championships, Pan Am Games". www.calbears.com/. University of California. 18 August 2013. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "Throwing error costly for Canada at Pan American softball tournament". The Guardian (Charlottetown). Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. 1 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ↑ "Sport Technical Manual Softball". www.scribd.com/. TO2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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