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Team Europe tops New Zealand Black Sox in Exhibition game, 6-5

On Sunday, September 2, 2018, following the conclusion of the inaugural Intercontinental Softball Cup at Prague, Czech Republic, the gold-medal winning New Zealand Black Sox played an exhibition game against a team of European all-stars at Havlickuv Brod Stadium at Hippos Arena. The host, Team Europe came away with the victory, 6-5.  Denmark's Kim Hansen was the winning pitcher, while  Campbell Gibson took the loss.  Once again, it was the Czech Republic's  Vaclav Svoboda coming up big with a … [Read More...]

Argentina grabs bronze with win over host Czech Republic in 2018 Intercontinental Cup at Prague

Argentina nabbed the bronze medal Saturday in the inaugural  Intercontinental Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, with a run-ahead rule win over the host Czechs, 10-0. Mariano Montero was the winning pitcher, while Michal Holobradek suffered the loss.  After two scoreless innings, Argentina's powerful offense exploded for 6 runs in the third inning and 4 more in the fourth to end the contest.  Czech starter Holobradek was charged with the first five runs, but reliever Jonas Mach fared no better, … [Read More...]

New Zealand captures gold at Inaugural Intercontinental Softball Cup at Prague with 5-1 win over Japan

The reigning WBSC World Champion New Zealand Black Sox captured the gold medal Saturday at the inaugural Intercontinental Softball Cup at Prague Czech Republic, with a 5-1 win over silver medalists, Japan.  Nik Hayes went the distance for the win, surrendering just two hits, while striking out 8.   Japan took the early lead, 1-0 in the third on a one-out single to center by K. MASAKI , who advanced to second on a wild pitch. With two outs, S. KUROIWA S. singled up the middle, driving in MASAKI.  … [Read More...]

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Team Europe tops New Zealand Black Sox in Exhibition game, 6-5

On Sunday, September 2, 2018, following the conclusion of the inaugural Intercontinental Softball Cup at Prague, Czech Republic, the gold-medal winning New Zealand Black Sox played an exhibition game against a team of European all-stars at Havlickuv Brod Stadium at Hippos Arena. The host, Team Europe came away with the victory, 6-5.  Denmark’s Kim Hansen was the […]

USA falls to Japan in Slugfest, 10-7 in 2018 ICC at Prague

Jonathan Lynch and Eric Ochoa with 2 HR’s each for USA USA Softball Men’s National Team stayed in it until the end, but Japan pulled away late in a 10-7 victory on Friday. The game was tied at four with Japan batting in the top of the fifth when Yusuke Itose singled on a 1-0 count, scoring one […]

Czech Republic Runs Away With Early Lead In Victory over USA in 2018 ICC at Prague

From Game Changer: USA Softball Men’s National Team fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 6-1 loss to Czech Republic on Thursday. Czech Republic scored on a double by Tomas Klein and a single by Petr Vacha in the first inning. USA Softball Men’s National Team fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 6-1 loss to Czech […]

Host Czech Republic tops Denmark on 3-run, 7th inning HR at ICC in Prague

Game winning homers in the 7th inning seem to be the order of the day at the 2018 Intercontinental Cup at Prague, Czech Republic.  Earlier in the day, it was Jonathan Lynch hitting a walk-off 2 run shot to propel the USA to a 5-4 victory over Argentina.  Václav Svoboda Václav Svoboda saves the day […]

Jonathan Lynch walk-off home run earns Team USA first win at Intercontinental Cup

From USA Softball Prague, Czech Republic — Trailing by one run and down to their final at-bat, Team USA picked up their first win at the Intercontinental Cup in dramatic fashion, downing Argentina 5-4.  With one out and a runner on base, Jonathan Lynch (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) delivered a two run blast that earned Team […]

New Zealand Runs Away With Early Lead in Victory over USA in ICC at Prague

USA Softball Men’s National Team watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 7-0 loss to New Zealand on Tuesday. New Zealand took the lead on a home run in the first inning. The USA Softball Men’s National Team struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively […]

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