Baseball at the 2015 Pan American Games

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Baseball at the 2015 Pan American Games
Baseball-picto.png
Baseball pictogram for the 2015 games
Venue Pan Am Ball Park
DatesJuly 11–26
No. of events2 (1 men, 1 women)
Competitors258 from 8 nations
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Baseball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 11 to 26 at the Pan Am Ball Park, in Ajax, Ontario. [1] [2]

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Women's baseball made its Pan American Games debut, after being added to the program at the 2013 Pan American Sports Organization's general assembly. [3] A total of seven men's and five women's teams competed in each tournament respectively. [3]

Competition schedule

The Pan Am Ball Park in Ajax, was the venue for the baseball competitions Basebalto2015.jpg
The Pan Am Ball Park in Ajax, was the venue for the baseball competitions

The following was the competition schedule for the baseball competitions: [4]

PPreliminaries½SemifinalsBBronze medal matchFFinal
Event↓/Date →Sat 11Sun 12Mon 13Tue 14Wed 15Thu 16Fri 17Sat 18Sun 19Mon 20Tue 21Wed 22Thu 23Fri 24Sat 25Sun 26
Men PPPPPPP½BF
Women PPPPPBF

Medal summary

Medal table

Baseball competition at the President's Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark President's Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark Team Canada.jpg
Baseball competition at the President's Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada*1102
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1102
3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0011
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's tournament
details
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Women's tournament
details
Flag of the United States.svg  United States [5] [6]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada [7] Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela [8]
  • Migreily Angulo
  • Ofelia Arrieche
  • Sor Brito
  • Dayvis Cazorla
  • Giddelys Cumana
  • Ingrid Escobar
  • Osmari Garcia
  • Daily Gimenez
  • Lelis Gomez
  • Oriannys Hernandez
  • Kerlys Pérez
  • Marianne Pérez
  • Esquia Rengel
  • Leonela Reyes
  • Maria Rincon
  • Astrid Rodriguez
  • Patricia Segovia
  • Maigleth Torres

Qualification

A total of seven men's teams and five women's team qualified to compete at the games. For the men's tournament, the host nation Canada along with the United States (for its contributions to the game) qualified automatically. The top four teams at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games also qualified. The last qualifier saw one team qualify from the 2015 South American Championships. [9] For the women's tournament, Canada as host nation qualified automatically, along with the top four nations at the qualification event held in March 2015. [10] Men's rosters can have a maximum of 24 athletes, while women's rosters can have a maximum of 18 athletes. [10] [11]

Men

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Host Nation1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Qualified automatically1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games [12] November 15–21 Flag of Mexico.svg Veracruz 4Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
2015 South American Championships [13] February 28 – March 7 Flag of Brazil.svg Cuiabá 1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Total7

Women

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Host Nation1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2015 Pan American Women's Baseball Championships [14] March 8–15 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Concepción de la Vega 4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Total5

Participating nations

A total of eight countries qualified baseball teams. The numbers in parentheses represents the number of participants qualified.

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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. Men's softball returned to the Pan American Games sports program after last being competed in 2003. A total of six men and women's teams competed in each tournament respectively.

Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games will be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 11 to 12. The rugby sevens competition was held at BMO Field, although due to naming rights, the venue was known as Exhibition Stadium for the duration of the games. This will be the second time that the men's competition will be held, following rugby sevens' debut at the 2011 Games, with women's rugby sevens making its debut. A total of eight men's and six women's teams competed in each respective tournament.

Field hockey competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from 13 to 25 July 2015, at the Pan Am / Parapan Am Fields, which are located on the back campus of the University of Toronto. A total of eight men's and women's teams will compete in each respective tournament.

Water polo competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 7 to 15 at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham. The water polo competitions was the first sporting event to be conducted at the games, beginning three days before the opening ceremony. This is because the Pan American Games were scheduled to be held roughly around the same time as the 2015 World Aquatics Championships scheduled for Kazan, Russia, thus the competition was moved forward to allow for a sufficient gap between the two events. A total of eight men's and women's teams competed in each respective tournament.

Archery competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 14 to 18 at Varsity Stadium. Just like in the Olympics, the archery competition was conducted using the recurve bow. A total of four archery events were held: two each for men and women.

Handball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto will be held from July 16 to 25 at the Direct Energy Centre. Due to naming rights the arena will be known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of eight men's and women's teams will compete in each respective tournament.

Judo competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 11 to 14 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of fourteen judo events were held: seven each for men and women.

Volleyball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 16 to 26 at the Direct Energy Centre. Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of eight men's and women's teams competed in each respective tournament. The tournament was affected by the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix and the FIVB Volleyball World League which were played at same time.

Table tennis competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 19 to 25 at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham. Due to naming rights, the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of four table tennis events were held: two each for men and women.

Badminton competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 11 to 16 at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham. Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of five badminton events will be held: two each for men and women, along with a mixed doubles event.

Fencing competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto will be held from July 20 to 25 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. Due to naming rights, the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of twelve fencing events will be held: six each for men and women.

The men's baseball tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada was held at the Pan Am Ball Park in Ajax, Ontario from July 11 to 19. Two fields hosted competition, with the main one holding 4,000 spectators and the secondary one holding 1,000 seats.

The women's baseball tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, was held at the President's Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark in Ajax, from July 20 to 26. Women's baseball was making its Pan American Games debut, after being added to the program at the 2013 Pan American Sports Organization's general assembly. All women's matches happened on the main field.

The women's softball tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, held at the Pan Am Ball Park in Ajax, Ontario from July 19 to 26.

The men's softball tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, was held at the Pan Am Ball Park in Ajax, Ontario from July 12 to 18.

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