The world No. 8 Mexican National Team shut out No. 18 Nicaragua, 4-0, Sunday to claim the bronze medal of the Pan-American U-18 Baseball Championship 2016 – the continental qualifier of the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2017 in Thunder Bay, Canada.

The eight-nation U-18 Pan-American Baseball Championship is set to open Friday (30 September) in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

The Panamanian Baseball Federation named an initial list of 30 players who will potentially represent the nation in the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2017®, which will take place from 28 October to 6 November in Monterrey, Mexico.

Guatemala has been crowned Central American Men’s Champions following a thrilling 8-7 walk-off win over Panama at the Central American Men’s Softball Championship. Guatemala came from behind after a five-run deficit to repeat the regional title. Jose Pedro Pemueller produced the championship winning-run with a single.

The final qualifier for the 2017 World Baseball Classic opens today at MCU Park in Brooklyn, New York. World No. 15 Brazil, No. 23 Pakistan, No. 30 Great Britain and No. 42 Israel will be competing for the 16th and final spot into the top-tier international event.

A joint cooperation between the Guatemalan Olympic Committee, Guatemalan Baseball Federation, Guatemala Civil Committee for the Blind and Deaf, and the World Baseball Softball Confederation has been launched to introduce baseball to visually impaired athletes in the Central American nation of Guatemala.

The athletes who represented the nation of Venezuela at the LG Presents WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup 2016 in Gijang, Korea, were given a hero’s welcome upon their return to their home country Tuesday, including an official reception and public address by the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Madura, on national TV.

World No. 8 Mexico defeated two-time defending world champions United States, 10-3, in the final of the U-12 Americas Baseball Championship.

The 2nd South American U-15 Women’s Softball Championship closed in Lima, Peru with Brazil winning the title over Argentina. In the Future’s Game, Ecuador was crowned the winner.

CARTAGENA, Colombia – Guided by pitcher and tournament MVP Vianys Garcia, the Colombia Women’s National Team has been crowned the South American champions, beating Brazil 4-2 in the final at the Argemiro Bermudez Stadium.