Charros de Jalisco (softball)
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| League | Mexican Softball League | ||||
| Location | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | ||||
| Ballpark | Estadio Panamericano | ||||
| Founded | 20 September 2023 | ||||
| Serie de la Reina championships | 1 (2024) | ||||
| Colors | Blue, light blue and white | ||||
| Manager | Jorge Corvera | ||||
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The Charros de Jalisco are a Mexican professional women's softball team based in Zapopan, Jalisco. The Charros compete in the Mexican Softball League (LMS).
History
[edit]The Mexican Softball League (LMS) was established on 20 September 2023 as the first professional softball league in Latin America. The Charros de Jalisco were one of the founding members of the league, alongside Bravos de León, Diablos Rojos del México, El Águila de Veracruz, Olmecas de Tabasco and Sultanes de Monterrey; all of the teams were affiliated to baseball clubs from the Mexican League.[1][2]
The Charros debuted with a 2–1 win against Bravos de León on 25 January 2024, on the opening day of the inaugural season of the Mexican Softball League.[3] The team played its home games during the 2024 season in the Estadio Panamericano in Zapopan, in the Guadalajara metropolitan area.[4] Infielder and Olympian for Venezuela at the 2008 Summer Olympics Yuruby Alicart was selected as the team's captain.[5]
The team finished the 2024 regular season in second place with a 14–9 record. In the postseason, the Charros swept the Diablos Rojos 3–0 in the semifinals.[6] In the final series, the Serie de la Reina (Queen's Series), the Charros faced Sultanes de Monterrey, defeating the Sultanes 3 games to 1. Charros' pitcher Yeraldine Carrión was awarded as the most valuable player of the championship series.[7][8][9] Carrión also lead the league in earned run average, posting a 1.44 ERA, and saves, with two.[10] Yuruby Alicart finished the season as the league leader in runs batted in with 21; whereas catcher Karime Valles was the league leader in home runs with six.[10]
Roster
[edit]- As of January 2025[11]
| Position | No. | Name | Age | Height | Bats | Throws | |
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| Players | |||||||
| Pitchers | 4 |  Yeraldine Carrión |
age 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Right | Right | |
| 17 | Olivia de la Torre |
age 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Right | Right | ||
| 19 |  Eva Voortman |
age 32 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Left | Left | ||
| 24 | Dayra Sandoval |
Right | Right | ||||
| Catchers | 2 |  Milagros Lozada |
age 34 | Right | Right | ||
| 12 | Karime Valles |
Right | Right | ||||
| 19 | Valeria Hernández |
Right | Right | ||||
| Infielders | 1 | Yuruby Alicart |
age 39 | 1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | Right | Right | |
| 6 | Abigail Botello |
age 25 | Right | Right | |||
| 21 | Sophia Ceballos |
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| -- | Diana Félix |
Right | Right | ||||
| -- | Valeria Quiroga |
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| Outfielders | 7 |  Mikiko Eguchi |
age 33 | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Left | Right | |
| 11 | Nadia Hernández |
Left | Left | ||||
| 19 | Dana Sotelo |
Right | Right | ||||
| 44 | Geraldine Puertas |
age 36 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Right | Right | ||
| 88 | Silvia Ochoa |
Left | Left | ||||
| 92 | Marian Castro |
age 21 | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | Right | Right | ||
| 99 | Linnah Rebolledo |
1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Right | Right | |||
| -- | Abril Marín |
age 22 | Right | Right | |||
Season-by-season
[edit]| Season | League | Finish | Wins | Loses | Win% | GB | Post-season | Manager |
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| 2024 | LMS | 2nd | 14 | 9 | .609 | 1.0 | Won Serie de la Reina (Monterrey) 3–1 | Jorge Corvera
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References
[edit]- ^ Wagner, James (25 February 2024). "In Latin America, a New Frontier for Women: Professional Softball in Mexico". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "La LMB crea la Liga Mexicana de Softbol, primer circuito profesional de este deporte en México". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 20 September 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Con las victorias de Diablos, Sultanes y Charros arranca la Liga Mexicana de Softbol". Proceso (in Spanish). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "¡El Panamericano abre sus puertas al Softbol! Inicia la venta de boletos". Charros de Jalisco - Sitio Oficial (in Spanish). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ Flores, Vanessa (17 January 2024). ""Me siento capacitada para guiar al equipo"; Yuruby Alicart es la capitana de Charros Femenil". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "LMS: Charros de Jalisco barre a Diablos y avanza a la Final". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 8 March 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Charros de Jalisco reclama su trono como Reina y es el primer equipo campeón de la LMS". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 16 March 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Charros de Jalisco, primer campeón de la liga de softbol". La Jornada (in Spanish). 17 March 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ Vázquez Hernández, Leobardo (16 March 2024). "¡HISTÓRICO! Charros Femenil se corona campeón de la Liga Mexicana de Softbol". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ a b "LMS: Las históricas primeras campeonas individuales". MiLB.com. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "LMS: Rosters de los 8 equipos para la temporada 2025". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 22 January 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.