(ATR) World Baseball Softball Confederation President Riccardo Fraccari says changes are coming that will make the bat and ball sports more appealing to fans and competition hosts.He says seven inning games will become the rule post Tokyo 2020, while the upcoming Premier 12 tournament in men's baseball will be the first under a pitch clock.Fraccari says he's pleased with the appetite for baseball and softball demonstrated by spectators at last month's Pan American Games in Lima.He comments on a wide range of issues for the sport in this On the Record for Around the Rings.: The Pan Ams recently ended. Softball and baseball were popular among Peruvians at Lima 2019. What is the WBSC doing to grow the sport in Peru?: We are not surprised by the recentsuccess of disciplines in Lima 2019. Baseball Softball is one of the biggest sports globally and has a strong history and cultural significance in the Americas. 50 percent of the top 10 nations in our global rankings across the four Baseball Softball disciplines are from the Americas.Our members in Peru have always been very active and their recent silver medal at the WBSC U-12 Mixed Softball World Cup in Taiwan just last month is evidence of the good talent that they have in the country and of the grassroot work that has been brought forward.Peruvian Baseball Softball now has a world-class facility from which to grow from and we will continue to provide the support necessary to build on the momentum and huge popularity boost from the Pan