| Event: | Softball |
| Games: | 2015 |
| Venues: | Pan Am Ball Park |
| Dates: | July 12–26 |
| Num Events: | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
| Competitors: | 181 |
| Nations: | 9 |
| Prev: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2019 |
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.[1] [2] Men's softball returned to the Pan American Games sports program after last being competed in 2003.[3] A total of six men and women's teams competed in each tournament respectively.[3]
The following is the competition schedule for the softball competitions:[4]
| Event↓/Date → | Sun 12 | Mon 13 | Tue 14 | Wed 15 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sun 26 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | P | P | P | P | ½ | B | F | ||||||||||
| Women | P | P | P | P | P | ½ | B | F | |||||||||
| Men's tournament | Ryan Boland Sean Cleary Jeff Ellsworth Brad Ezekiel Ian Fehrman Jason Hill Brandon Horn Paul Koert Derek Mayson Steve Mullaley Mathieu Roy Jason Sanford Kevin Schellenberg Andy Skelton Ryan Wolfe | Arturo Acacio Yeider Chirinos Joan Colombo Rafael Flores Pedro Gonzalez Ramon Jones Jorge Lima Edwin Linares Tulio Linares Iran Paez Luiger Pinto Kerlis Rivero Rogelio Sequera Erick Urbaneja John Zambrano | Mauricio Caceres Santiago Carril Sebastian Gervasutti Gustavo Godoy Manuel Godoy Roman Godoy Juan Malarczuk Huemul Mata Teo Migliavacca Mariano Montero Pablo Montero Bruno Motroni Fernando Petric Juan Potolicchio Juan Zara | |
Jenna Caira Jocelyn Cater Larissa Franklin Sara Groenewegen Megan Gurski Karissa Hovinga Joey Lye Erika Polidori Kaleigh Rafter Sara Riske Jenn Salling Megan Timpf Logan White Natalie Wideman Jen Yee | Valerie Arioto Ally Carda Raven Chavanne Amanda Chidester Kellie Fox Lauren Gibson Janelle Lindvall Haylie McCleney Jessica Moore Michelle Moultrie Sara Nevins Sierra Romero Kelsey Stewart Janie Takeda Jaclyn Traina | Karla Claudio Dayanira Diaz Quianna Diaz-Patterson Elicia D'Orazio Sahvanna Jaquish Galis Lozada Yairka Moran Yahelis Munoz Kiara Nazario Aleshia Ocasio Nicole Osterman Gabriela Palacios Shemiah Sanchez Monica Santos Yazmin Torres |
A total of six men's teams and six women's team qualified to compete at the games. The top six teams (including Canada) at the 2013 Pan American Women's championships[5] and 2014 Pan American Men's championships[6] qualified to compete at the games. Each team can contain a maximum of fifteen athletes.[7]
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | ||||
| 2014 Pan American Championship | October 25 – November 1 |  Paraná | 5 | ||
| TOTAL | 6 | ||||
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | ||||
| 2013 Pan American Championship | August 10–18 |  Guaynabo | 5 | ||
| TOTAL | 6 | ||||
A total of nine countries have qualified softball teams.