Softball at the 2019 Pan American Games explained

Event:	Softball
Games:	2019
Venue:	Softball stadium
Dates:	July 25 – August 10, 2019
Competitors:	180
Nations:	8
Prev:	2015
Next:	2023

Softball competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru are scheduled to be held from July 25 to August 10. The venue for the competition is the softball stadium located at the Villa María del Triunfo cluster.^[1] A total of six men's and six women's teams (each consisting up to 15 athletes) competed in each tournament. This means a total of 180 athletes are scheduled to compete.^[2]

Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the softball competitions:

Event↓ / Date →	Thu 25	Fri 26	Sat 27	Sun 28	Mon 29	Tue 30	Wed 31	Thu 1		Fri 2	Sat 3	Sun 4	Mon 5	Tue 6	Wed 7	Thu 8	Fri 9	Sat 10
	P		P	P	P	P	½	B	F
												P	P	P	P	P	½	B	F

Medalists

Men's tournament

Participating nations

A total of 8 countries qualified softball teams.

Qualification

A total of six men's teams and six women's team will qualify to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Peru) qualified in each tournament, along with the top five teams at the 2017 Pan American Championships in each event.^[2]

Men

Event	Dates	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation			align=center	1
2017 Pan American Championships^[3]	15–24 September	Santo Domingo	align=center	5
Total			6

Canada, which has won every gold medal in this event at the Pan American Games, failed to qualify for the tournament.^[4]

Women

Event	Dates	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation			align=center	1
2017 Pan American Championships^[5]	4–13 August	Santo Domingo	align=center	5
Total			6

External links

Results book

Notes and References

Web site: Pan American Schedule. 13 June 2019. www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 16 June 2019.
Web site: Qualification System manual. 25 April 2018. www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018.
Web site: Venezuela is Pan American Men’s Softball Champions. 25 September 2017. www.wbsc.org/. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 19 June 2018.
News: 24 September 2017. Canadian softballers fail in bid for Pan Am Games spot. The Telegram. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 26 April 2018.
Web site: USA wins Pan American Women’s Softball Championship over Mexico, qualify for Chiba 2018. 14 August 2017. www.wbsc.org/. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 26 April 2018.