Softball at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara were held in between October 17 and 23.

[1] The United States were the defending champions from the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.

On October 23, the United States defeated Canada to win its seventh straight gold medal.

[1] Eight teams compete in the Pan American softball tournament, and the competition consists of two rounds.

The loser of the bronze-medal match wins the bronze medal while the winner goes on to play the winner of the 1&2 seed game for the gold medal in the gold-medal match.