Softball at the 2022 Bolivarian Games

Softball competition at the 2022 Bolivarian Games in Valledupar, Colombia were held from 25 to 30 June 2022 at the Estadio Dorismel Pacheco Fontalvo.

Softball
at the 2022 Bolivarian Games
Softball pictogram
VenueEstadio Dorismel Pacheco Fontalvo
LocationValledupar, Colombia
Dates25–30 June 2022
Competitors105 from 7 nations
Teams7
← 2017
2025 →

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

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A total of 7 nations (5 ODEBO nations and 2 invited) registered teams for the softbol event.[1]

Venue

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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

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Host nation)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Dominican Republic1001
2  Colombia*0101
3  Peru0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's tournament   Dominican Republic (DOM)
Daniela Bautista
Geraldina Féliz
Samanda Fígaro
Anyela Gómez
Yanela Gómez
Rosa Luis Pérez
Cauris Rincón
Jessica Rivera
Eduarda Rocha
Clari Saldaña
Claudia Santana
Yasmel Vargas
Alondra Vásquez
Anabel Ulloa
Melody Vizcaino
  Colombia (COL)
Natalia Álvares
Olivia Álvarez
María Avendaño
Yina Ballesta
Mayra Espitaleta
Kerlyn Guzmán
Leny Hoyos
Danisha Livingston
Solibeth Núñez
Chelsa Mclean
Darlys Pérez
Amanda Polo
Sofía Reyes
Katherine Rodríguez
Sugey Solano
  Peru (PER)
Selena Aponte
Brunella Beteta
Mariafe Bouchon
Akemy Gonzáles
Kiana Kadena
Jimena Kunigami
Alessandra La Puente
Allison Morales
María Pizarro
Itati Susano
Frances Tenya
Alessandra Teruya
Thais Uyema
Giovannah Webb
Adriana Yamakawa

Women's tournament

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2022 Bolivarian Games Women's Softball tournament
Tournament details
Host country  Colombia
Dates 25–30 June 2022
Teams(from 1 continent)
Venue(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 played25
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

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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 6 4 2 30 18 +12 .667 2
4   Dominican Republic 6 3 3 39 20 +19 .500 3
5   Guatemala 6 2 4 28 34 −6 .333 4
6   Panama 6 1 5 37 47 −10 .167 5
7   Bolivia 6 0 6 2 75 −73 .000 6

Final round

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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-finalsBronze medal gameGold medal game
1  Peru52  Colombia3
2  Colombia84  Dominican Republic12
1  Peru5
4  Dominican Republic9
3  Venezuela0
4  Dominican Republic7

Semi-finals

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Bronze medal game

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P24: 30 June 15:30 at Estadio Dorismel Pacheco Fontalvo, Valledupar
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

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P25: 30 June 19:30 at Estadio Dorismel Pacheco Fontalvo, Valledupar
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "República Dominicana, las nuevas 'monarcas' del sóftbol bolivariano" (in Spanish). Bolivarianos Valledupar 2022 Organizing Committee. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
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