The 2026 U-18 Women’s Softball Pan American Championship will feature a historic field of 18 national teams vying for spots in the world championship in El Salvador from November 20 to 28. WBSC America’s Softball, chaired by Puerto Rican Tommy Velázquez, released the schedule. Puerto Rico, ranked third in the world, sits in Group A with Honduras, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Argentina.
The islanders open on November 21 against Honduras, face Venezuela on November 22, and play twice on November 23, first against Nicaragua and then Argentina. The Super Round runs November 24 to 27, with the top two teams from each group advancing and six games in that phase. Group B is made up of Canada, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, El Salvador and Bahamas; Group C of Mexico, Colombia, the US Virgin Islands and Guatemala; and Group D of Brazil, Peru, the United States and Panama.
The championship game and the bronze medal game are scheduled for November 28. The tournament, played in El Salvador for the first time, will be hosted at the Saturnino Bengoa and Ing. Pablo Arnoldo Guzmán parks.