{"id":17226,"date":"2023-08-02T11:17:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T16:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/usasoftball\/?post_type=sec_roster&#038;p=17226"},"modified":"2026-03-05T09:11:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:11:24","slug":"bob-piddock","status":"publish","type":"sec_roster","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/usasoftball\/roster\/bob-piddock\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Piddock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"ghostkit-tabs\"><div class=\"ghostkit-tabs-buttons ghostkit-tabs-buttons-align-start\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\"><button id=\"tab-overview-button\" class=\"ghostkit-tabs-buttons-item ghostkit-tabs-buttons-item-active\" type=\"button\" role=\"tab\" data-tab=\"tab-overview\" aria-controls=\"tab-overview-content\" aria-selected=\"true\">Overview<\/button><button id=\"tab-news-button\" class=\"ghostkit-tabs-buttons-item\" type=\"button\" role=\"tab\" data-tab=\"tab-news\" aria-controls=\"tab-news-content\" aria-selected=\"false\">News<\/button><button id=\"tab-photos-button\" class=\"ghostkit-tabs-buttons-item\" type=\"button\" role=\"tab\" data-tab=\"tab-photos\" aria-controls=\"tab-photos-content\" aria-selected=\"false\">Photos<\/button><\/div><div class=\"ghostkit-tabs-content\">\n<div class=\"ghostkit-tab ghostkit-tab-active is-layout-flow wp-block-tabs-tab-v2-is-layout-flow\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-overview-button\" data-tab=\"tab-overview\" id=\"tab-overview-content\">\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n\t\t<table class=\"has-lt-gray-background-color has-background\">\n\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<th tabindex=\"0\">Hometown<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td tabindex=\"0\">Castro Valley, California<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t<\/table>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"olympic-experience\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">World Championship Experience<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023 U-18 WBSC Men\u2019s World Cup (Asst. 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Coach)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2023 U-18 Men&#8217;s National Team (Assistant Coach) \u2013 Guided the U-18 MNT to its first medal placement in over 35 years at the 2023 U-18 Pan American Championship where the squad took gold.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Piddock was named the Head Coach for the 2019-2020 U-18 Men&#8217;s National Team in the spring of 2019.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Piddock has coached fast pitch softball in a variety of capacities for the last 25 years, where he has led teams to eight USA Softball National Championships.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the international level, Piddock served as an Assistant Coach for the 2018 USA Softball Junior Men\u2019s National Team (JMNT), where he helped guide the program to a 2-4 record and eighth-place finish at the WBSC Junior Men\u2019s World Championship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most recently, Piddock has played a pivotal role in the creation of the Men\u2019s Futures Team, which provides player-development opportunities for athletes within the MNT player 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