Softball at the 2022 Bolivarian Games
| Softball at the 2022 Bolivarian Games | |
|---|---|
 Softball pictogram | |
| Venue | Estadio Dorismel Pacheco Fontalvo |
| Location | Valledupar, Colombia |
| Dates | 25–30 June 2022 |
| Competitors | 105 from 7 nations |
| Teams | 7 |
Softball competition at the 2022 Bolivarian Games in Valledupar, Colombia were held from 25 to 30 June 2022 at the Estadio Dorismel Pacheco Fontalvo.
The women's tournament was the only event scheduled to be contested. A total of 105 athletes (15 per team) competed in the event.[1] The tournament was an open competition without age restrictions.[2]
Venezuela were the women's softbol competition defending champions having won it in the previous edition in Santa Marta 2017, but they were unable to retain their title after finishing fourth. Dominican Republic won the gold medal by beating Colombia 12–3 in the final.[3] Peru took third place to win the bronze medal.
Participating nations[edit]
A total of 7 nations (5 ODEBO nations and 2 invited) registered teams for the softbol event.[1]
Venue[edit]
All matches will be played at Estadio Dorismel Pacheco Fontalvo located within the Centro de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo La Gota Fría in Valledupar,[4] The Estadio Dorismel Pacheco Fontalvo has a capacity for 1,600 spectators.[5]
Medal summary[edit]
Medal table[edit]
* Host nation (Host nation)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Colombia* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists[edit]
Women's tournament[edit]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Colombia |
| Dates | 25–30 June 2022 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 continent) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Defending champions |  Venezuela (2016) |
| Final positions | |
Champions |  Dominican Republic |
Runner-up | Colombia |
Third place |  Peru |
| Fourth place | Venezuela |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 25 |
← 2017 2025 → | |
The tournament consisted of a preliminary round (or group stage) and a final round.
All match times are in COT (UTC−5).
Preliminary round[edit]
The preliminary round consisted of a single group of 7 teams in which each team will play once against the other 6 teams in the group on a round-robin format, with the top four teams advancing to the semi-finals play-offs in the final round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peru
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 9 | +26 | 1.000 | — | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Colombia (H)
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 11 | +32 | .833 | 1 | |
| 3 | Venezuela
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6 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 18 | +12 | .667 | 2 | |
| 4 | Dominican Republic
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6 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 20 | +19 | .500 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Guatemala
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6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 34 | −6 | .333 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Panama
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6 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 47 | −10 | .167 | 5 | |
| 7 |  Bolivia
|
6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 75 | −73 | .000 | 6 |
Final round[edit]
The final round was played under the page playoff system in which the top two teams from the preliminary round played a semi-final game, with the winners advancing directly to the gold medal game. The third and fourth placed teams from the preliminary round played another semi-final game with the winners advancing to the bronze medal game against the losers of the first semi-final. The losers of the bronze medal game kept the bronze medal while the winners advanced to the gold medal game against the winners of the first semi-final.
| Semi-finals | Bronze medal game | Gold medal game | |||||||||||
| 1 | Peru | 5 | 2 | Colombia | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | Colombia | 8 | 4 | Dominican Republic | 12 | ||||||||
| 1 | Peru | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 9 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Venezuela | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 7 | |||||||||||
Semi-finals[edit]
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Bronze medal game[edit]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Peru |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Cauris Rincón LP: Selena Aponte Home runs: DOM: Clary Saldaña (1), Geraldina Feliz (1), Eduarda Rocha (2) PER: None Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold medal game[edit]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colombia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Eduarda Rocha LP: Darlys Pérez Home runs: DOM: Clary Saldaña (1) COL: None Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Batazos, outs, carreras y emociones se vivirá en los Juegos Bolivarianos 2022" (in Spanish). Bolivarianos Valledupar 2022 Organizing Committee. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "XIX JUEGOS BOLIVARIANOS VALLEDUPAR COLOMBIA – MANUAL TÉCNICO – Sóftbol" (PDF). www.bolivarianosvalledupar.com (in Spanish). Bolivarian Sport Games 2022 Technical Coordination, ODEBO and Confederación Sudamericana de Sóftbol. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "República Dominicana, las nuevas 'monarcas' del sóftbol bolivariano" (in Spanish). Bolivarianos Valledupar 2022 Organizing Committee. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ Martínez, José Alejandro (6 June 2022). "Esta es la radiografía de los escenarios que recibirán los Bolivarianos Valledupar 2022" (in Spanish). Pulzo. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Nuevo estadio de sóftbol para Juegos Bolivarianos, en etapa final de construcción" (in Spanish). Bolivarianos Valledupar 2022 Organizing Committee. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.