TORONTO 2015 Softball Pan American Softball Confederation Daily Newsletter July 18, 2015
Three for the gold Toronto, July 18, 2015. Male Softball already has his three medal countries in these Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. Canada is waiting in the final, while Argentina and Venezuela will seek to dethrone the Canadian team for the first time in history or the Pan American Games. The semifinal between both South American teams will be at midday while the final will be at 15.
Argentina 0-2 Canada Canada beat Argentina tonight by 2-0 and qualified for the final of these Pan American Games in Toronto 2015. A masterful performance by Sean Cleary silenced the offensive from Argentina, which failed to find ways to score against the local pitcher. Canada was always closer to score, but the South American defense managed to keep the game with a low score, leaving open the chance for a late inning rally comeback. Canada threatened in the first inning, after two outs. Jeff Ellsworth walked, and was followed by Mullaley with a single to center field, putting runners in the corners. However Sebastian Gervasutti, the starter for Argentina, struck out Jason Hill to get out of the jam. In the second Canadian attack, the home side scored the first run of the game. Dereck Mayson and Ryan Boland hit back to back singles to open the inning, and the latter took second on the assistance, leaving runners on second and third. One out later Brandon Horn’s RBI single led the first run of the game. However, Gervasutti struck out Mathieu Roy and forced Brad Ezekiel to die with a fly to center field, minimizing the damage. In the third inning Canada scored the last run of the game. Ellsworth walked, and Jason Hill hit by the middle of the field, leaving runners on first
and third with one out. And Mayson produced the second run for his team, with his second hit of the afternoon. Meanwhile Cleary was brilliant from the circle. The right-hander faced the minimum batters throughout the game, allowing just one hit and one walk with seven strikeouts. The only Argentine hit came from Ladislao Malarczuk, with a line drive over the left-field line in the fourth inning. However, the Argentine tried to convert his single into a double, and was called out in second base, with a precise assistance by
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Mathieu Roy. Meanwhile, in the seventh inning Juan Zara walked, putting the potential tying run in the batter’s box. However, the Argentine tried to steal second base, after a blocked pitch by the Canadian catcher, and Boland threw him out at second, cutting off any hope of tying the game for the South Americans. Sebastian Gervasutti lost the game, with 4.1 innings, 8 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks and 3 strikeouts. In relief, Roman Godoy threw 1.2 periods, with one walk, and 3 strikeouts. With this score, Canada qualified for the final of the tournament (to be played at 15 pm) and wil take a silver medal at least. For its part, Argentina will play tomorrow at 12 am against Venezuela, to settle the second finalist of the competition. The winner will seek gold, and whoever loses will take bronze medal at these Pan American Games.
USA 0-1 Venezuela Venezuela got this afternoon a tight victory over the United
What you need to know Standings G
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Canadá
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Argentina
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Venezuela
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16
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México
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3
16
22
Dominicana
5
0
5
5
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USA 0 - 1 Venezuela WP: Ramon Jones LP: Tony Mancha
Argentina 0 - 2 Canadá WP: Sean Cleary LP: Sebastián Gervasutti
Games Schedules 12.00 hs. - VEN vs ARG 15.00 hs. - CAN vs TBD
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