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Softball at the 2011 Pan American Games

Softball at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara were held in between October 17 and 23. All games were played at the Pan American Softball Stadium. Pan American softball is competed by women only, while men compete in the similar sport of baseball. Each team can enter a team of 17 athletes for a maximum of 136 competitors for this tournament.[1]

Softball at the 2011 Pan American Games
VenuePan American Softball Stadium
DatesOctober 15 – October 23
Competitors134 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal  United States
Silver medal  Canada
Bronze medal  Cuba
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The United States were the defending champions from the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.

On October 23, the United States defeated Canada to win its seventh straight gold medal.

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States1001
2  Canada0101
3  Cuba0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's   United States
Chelsea Thomas
Kelly Grieve
Rhea Taylor
Stacy Johnson
Jordan Taylor
Kaitlin Cochran
Keilani Ricketts
Whitney Canion
Michelle Moultrie
Christine Orgeron
Molly Johnson
Valerie Arioto
Ashley Holcombe
Lauren Gibson
Amelia Leles
Meagan May
Taylor Hoagland 		  Canada
Jenna Caira
Jocelyn Cater
Erin Cumpstone
Heather Ebert
Kelsey Haberl
Victoria Hayward
Ashley Lanz
Danielle Lopez
Joey Lye
Melanie Matthews
Sarah Phillips
Kaleigh Rafter
Jillian Russell
Jennifer Salling
Hannah Schwarz
Brittany Hicks
Megan Timpf
Jennifer Yee 		  Cuba
Ludisleydis Napoles
Marlen Bubaire
Lidibet Castellon
Anisley Lopez
Katia Coello
Maylin Sanchez
Yusmelis Ocaña
Yaleisa Soto
Yanitza Aviles
Aleanna de Armas
Maritza Toledo
Yamisleidys Casanova
Yuselys Acosta
Diamela Puentes
Yusmeri Pacheco
Yarisleidy Rosario
Leanneyi Gomez

Schedule

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The competition will be spread out across seven days.[2]

    Preliminary round     Semifinals  M  Event finals
October 17th
Mon		 18th
Tue		 19th
Wed		 20th
Thu		 21st
Fri		 22nd
Sat		 23rd
Sun		 Gold
medals
Women's tournament M 1

Teams

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Qualification

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The top 7 teams from the 2009 Pan American Championship and hosts Mexico qualified teams for the tournament.[1]

Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation – 1   Mexico
2009 Pan American Softball Championship[3] July 31 – August 9, 2009   Maracay 7   United States
  Canada
  Venezuela
  Cuba
  Argentina
  Dominican Republic
  Puerto Rico
TOTAL 8

Participants

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Competition format

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Eight teams compete in the Pan American softball tournament, and the competition consists of two rounds. The preliminary round follows a round robin format, where each of the teams plays all the other teams once. Following this, the top four teams advance to a page playoff system round consisting of two semifinal games, and finally the bronze and gold medal games.

Preliminary round

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Qualified for the semifinals
Eliminated

All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−5)

Rank Team W L RS RA
1   United States 7 0 54 6
2   Cuba 5 2 28 13
3   Venezuela 5 2 31 20
4   Canada 5 2 46 23
5   Dominican Republic 2 5 22 37
6   Mexico 2 5 18 37
7   Puerto Rico 2 5 27 42
8   Argentina 0 7 4 59

[4]

Schedule

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October 17, 2011
9:00 		Dominican Republic   2 – 3   Puerto Rico Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 350
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100001ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 17, 2011
11:00 		Mexico   0 – 7   Venezuela Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 600
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100014ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 17, 2011
13:00 		Argentina   0 – 7   Cuba Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 100
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100023ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 17, 2011
16:00 		Canada   10 – 2   Puerto Rico Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 300
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100013ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 17, 2011
18:00 		United States   10 – 0   Venezuela Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 0
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100021ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 17, 2011
20:00 		Mexico   1 – 3   Dominican Republic Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 500
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100002ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 18, 2011
9:00 		Venezuela   8 – 1   Argentina Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 150
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100019ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 18, 2011
11:00 		Puerto Rico   1 – 4   Cuba Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 200
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100011ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 18, 2011
13:00 		United States   10 – 0   Dominican Republic Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 200
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100006ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 18, 2011
16:00 		Canada   4 – 3   Venezuela Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 350
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100022ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 18, 2011
18:00 		Canada   2 – 4   Cuba Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 773
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100027ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 18, 2011
20:00 		Mexico   0 – 7   United States Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 785
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100017ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 19, 2011
9:00 		Canada   11 – 0   Argentina Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 150
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100025ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 19, 2011
11:00 		Argentina   1 – 11   Dominican Republic Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 183
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100004ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 19, 2011
13:00 		United States   3 – 0   Cuba Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 375
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100026ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 19, 2011
16:00 		United States   4 – 1   Puerto Rico Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 415
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100012ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 19, 2011
18:00 		Venezuela   3 – 2   Cuba Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 659
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100020ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 19, 2011
20:00 		Mexico   1 – 8   Canada Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 0
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100018ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 20, 2011
9:00 		Puerto Rico   10 – 0   Argentina Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 100
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100010ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 20, 2011
11:00 		Venezuela   10 – 3   Dominican Republic Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 150
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100003ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 20, 2011
13:00 		Canada   5 – 12   United States Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 321
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100028ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 20, 2011
16:00 		Mexico   4 – 2   Argentina Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 400
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100015ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 20, 2011
18:00 		Mexico   0 – 5   Cuba Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 599
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100016ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 21, 2011
9:00 		Cuba   6 – 1   Dominican Republic Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 150
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100005ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 21, 2011
11:00 		Canada   6 – 2   Dominican Republic Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 185
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100007ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 21, 2011
13:00 		Venezuela   10 – 5   Puerto Rico Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 250
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100009ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 21, 2011
16:00 		United States   8 – 0   Argentina Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 300s
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100024ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 21, 2011
18:00 		Mexico   12 – 5   Puerto Rico Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 453
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040010100008ENG.htm#[permanent dead link]

Medal Round

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The loser of 1&2 seed game will play the winner of the 3&4 seed game in the bronze-medal match. The loser of the bronze-medal match wins the bronze medal while the winner goes on to play the winner of the 1&2 seed game for the gold medal in the gold-medal match.

SemifinalsBronze medal gameGold medal game
1  United States131  United States11
2  Cuba14  Canada1
2  Cuba0
4  Canada4
3  Venezuela1
4  Canada11

Semifinals

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October 22, 2011
16:00 		Canada   11 – 1   Venezuela Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 150
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040030200002ENG.htm[permanent dead link]
October 22, 2011
18:00 		United States   13 – 1   Cuba Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 0
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040030100001ENG.htm[permanent dead link]

Bronze-medal match

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October 23, 2011
10:00 		Cuba   0 – 4   Canada Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 359
Boxscore

Gold-medal match

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October 23, 2011
12:00 		United States   11 – 1   Canada Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara
Attendance: 555
http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040050100001ENG.htm[permanent dead link]


 2011 Pan American Games Softball tournament
Winners 
 
United States
8th title

Final standings

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Rank Team Record
    United States 9 – 0
    Canada 7 – 3
    Cuba 5 – 4
4   Venezuela 5 – 3
5   Dominican Republic 2 – 5
6   Mexico 2 – 5
7   Puerto Rico 2 – 5
8   Argentina 0 – 7

References

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  1. ^ a b Softball technical manual Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Competition schedule and results
  3. ^ Field half set for 2010 WWC Archived 2010-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Competition summary[dead link]
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