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| Sport | Softball |
|---|---|
| Continent | South America |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Argentina |
The South American Men's Softball Championship is the main championship tournament between national men softball teams in South America, governed by the Pan American Softball Federation.
| Year | Host | Final | Semifinalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runners-up | 3rd place | 4th place | ||||
| 2015 |  Bogotá |  Panama |  Colombia |  Aruba |  Ecuador | ||
| 2016 |  Panama City |  Argentina |  Venezuela | Panama-A | Colombia | ||
| 2018 | Monteria | Venezuela | Argentina |  Dominican Republic | Colombia | ||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Panama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Aruba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Nation | 2015 | 2016 | 2018 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 3 |
| Argentina Junior | - | 7th | 5th | 2 |
 Aruba | 3rd | 6th | 9th | 3 |
 Brazil | - | - | 11th | 1 |
 Colombia | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3 |
 Cuba | - | - | 6th | 1 |
 Dominican Republic | - | - | 3rd | 1 |
 Ecuador | 4th | 8th | 7th | 3 |
 Panama | 1st | 3rd | 8th | 3 |
| Panama-B | - | 5th | - | 1 |
 Peru | - | 9th | 10th | 2 |
 Venezuela | - | 2nd | 1st | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 9 | 11 |
International softball | ||
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| Africa | ||
| Americas | ||
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