Montana Fouts and Haylie McCleney Win Gold with Team USA Softball at 2023 Pan American Games
11/4/2023 9:08:00 PM | Softball
The gold medal is the 10th for the United States over 12 appearances at the Pan American Games
SANTIAGO, Chile – Alabama softball alums Haylie McCleney and Montana Fouts capped an undefeated week at the 2023 Pan American Games with a 7-0 shutout over Puerto Rico on Saturday, securing the 10th gold medal for Team USA in its 12th appearance in the games.
Team USA went 6-0 this week, including wins over Chile (18-0), Venezuela (9-2), Mexico (7-0), Puerto Rico (11-3) and Canada (8-3) before rematching with Puerto Rico in Saturday's gold medal game, a 7-0 shutout.
Haylie McCleney appeared in all six games including five starts, hitting 7-for-14 (.500) with five walks, five runs scored and five RBIs. The 2016 UA graduate was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI from the leadoff spot in Saturday's gold medal game. Montana Fouts appeared in two games, pitching 4.0 shutout innings with seven strikeouts and just two hits and one walk allowed.
Alabama is one of four programs with at least two current or former players represented on Team USA's Pan American Games roster. McCleney has competed with Team USA since 2014, including a silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This is Fouts' second year competing with Team USA, previously helping guide the team to a gold medal at last summer's World Games in Birmingham, Ala.
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