# 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.
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

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |

### 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.
| 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
### Qualification

The top 7 teams from the 2009 Pan American Championship and hosts Mexico qualified teams for the tournament.
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Nation | – | | 1 | Mexico |
| 2009 Pan American Softball Championship | July 31 – August 9, 2009 | Maracay | 7 | United States Canada Venezuela Cuba Argentina Dominican Republic Puerto Rico |
| TOTAL | | | 8 | |

### Participants

* Argentina
* Canada
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Mexico
* Puerto Rico
* United States
* Venezuela

## 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)
| 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 |

### Schedule

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

## 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.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Gold medal game |
| 1 | United States | 13 | | | | 1 | United States | 11 |
| 2 | Cuba | 1 | | | | 4 | Canada | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Cuba | 0 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Canada | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Venezuela | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Canada | 11 | | | | | | |

### Semifinals

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

### Bronze-medal match

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

### Gold-medal match

| October 23, 2011 12:00 | United States | 11 – 1 | Canada | Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara Attendance: 555 |
| October 23, 2011 12:00 | | http://200.57.183.69/ENG/SO/SOR173A_SOW40040050100001ENG.htm | | Pan American Softball Stadium, Guadalajara Attendance: 555 |
* 2011 Pan American Games Softball tournament Winners
* United States 8th title

## Final standings

| 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 |