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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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]

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

Medal table

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

Medalists

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

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

  Preliminary round   Semifinals  M Event finals
October17th
Mon
18th
Tue
19th
Wed
20th
Thu
21st
Fri
22nd
Sat
23rd
Sun
Gold
medals
Women's tournament M 1

Teams

Qualification

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 Venezuela Maracay 7  United States
 Canada
 Venezuela
 Cuba
 Argentina
 Dominican Republic
 Puerto Rico
TOTAL8

Participants

Competition format

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

Qualified for the semifinals
Eliminated

All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−5)

RankTeamWLRSRA
1 United States70546
2 Cuba522813
3 Venezuela523120
4 Canada524623
5 Dominican Republic252237
6 Mexico251837
7 Puerto Rico252742
8 Argentina07459

[4]

Schedule

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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#

Medal Round

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

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
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

Bronze-medal match

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

Gold-medal match

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


 2011 Pan American Games winners 

United States
8th title

Final standings

Rank Team Record
 United States9 – 0
 Canada7 – 3
 Cuba5 – 4
4  Venezuela5 – 3
5  Dominican Republic2 – 5
6  Mexico2 – 5
7  Puerto Rico2 – 5
8  Argentina0 – 7

References

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