THE BASICS
The U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team (MNT) is set to compete in the 2025 Pan American Championship, Sept. 13-20, in La Pampa, Argentina.
The tournament will be played at the Arnaldo Bautista Gómez Stadium, serving as the qualifier for the WBSC U-23 Men’s Softball World Cup in 2026.
THE TOURNAMENT
The Eagles, ranked No. 5 in the world, will be one of eight teams competing in Argentina, along with No. 2 Venezuela, No. 3 Argentina, No. 4 Canada, No. 9 Mexico, No. 10 Dominican Republic, No. 12 Guatemala and No. 34 Peru.
The competition features a seven-day, round robin tournament, with the top four teams advancing to the World Cup in Sincelejo, Colombia in 2026. The top four teams in Argentina will also play in medal games on Sept. 20.
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HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Every game at the Pan American Championship will be streamed live on GameTime along with live stats links available on the USA Softball U-23 Men’s Pan American Championship Central page.
Fans can also follow along on social media with live updates of the entire event available on all of USA Softball’s platforms.
THE FIRSTS
The 15-player roster headed to Argentina is the second U-23 MNT program in USA Softball history, but the first to play in an international WBSC competition.
In 2023, the inaugural U-23 MNT competed in four exhibition games against Canada, splitting the series 2-2.
AT THE HELM
Making his return to the Eagles will be head coach Tony Aresco with assistant coaches Avon Meacham, Bob Piddock and Nick French joining him in Argentina. The trio of Aresco, Meacham and Piddock most recently led the U-18 MNT to a gold medal finish at the 2023 WBSC Americas Qualifier, marking the first medal won by a U-18 MNT roster in over 35 years, punching their ticket to the 2024 WBSC U-18 Men’s World Cup.
Aresco previously served as an assistant coach with the 2018 and 2020 Junior Men’s National Team (JMNT) with Meacham coaching on the 2009 and 2013 MNT staffs along with Piddock serving as an assistant for the JMNT in 2018 and head coach in 2020.
THE SQUAD
The 15-player roster will include six players that will be joining Team USA for the first time in their careers with nine veterans returning to the field after competing with the U-18 MNT and/or MNT.
Newcomers
| Name | Position | Hometown | Age |
| Alex Bodnar | Infield | North Andover, Mass. | 22 |
| Alejandro Gonzalez | Outfield | Calexico, Calif. | 19 |
| Jacob Hartranft | Catcher | Reinholds, Pa. | 23 |
| Riley Kolda | Utility | Bremerton, Wash. | 18 |
| Kailas Mack | Outfield | Glenpool, Okla. | 21 |
| Dustin Thompson | Infield | Reno, Nev. | 23 |
Returners
| Name | Position | Hometown | Age |
| Logan Boom | Outfield | Tea, S.D. | 21 |
| Marco Diaz | Pitcher | Baja, Calif. | 23 |
| Braden DuCharme | Infield | Hudson, Wis. | 21 |
| Brennan DuCharme | Outfield | Hudson, Wis. | 21 |
| Cody Gibbons | Pitcher | St. Paul, Minn. | 20 |
| Parker Hopkins | Utility | Decatur, Ill. | 23 |
| Karson Martin | Pitcher | Jonestown, Penn. | 20 |
| Manny Mendham | Outfield | Vassar, Mich. | 21 |
| Eli Revas | Infield | Whittier, Calif. | 23 |
USA SOFTBALL NATIONAL TEAMS
Athletes selected to the U-23 MNT are part of the USA Softball athlete pool, having attended previous softball camps and clinics, league softball events, and/or attended events coordinated by USA Softball.
To learn more about the USA Softball Men’s National Team program, visit USASoftball.com.