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Softball Canada Cancels 2020 Championships

From the official WBSC website: A total of ten Canadian Softball Championships were scheduled to be held in six different provinces between late July and early September. After carefully considering all factors at play, Softball Canada’s Board of Directors has made the decision to cancel all of its Canadian Fast Pitch and Slo-Pitch Championships for the 2020 season, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Our decision to cancel the 2020 Canadian Championships was an extremely difficult … [Read More...]

Jarrad Martin named New Zealand U-18 Men’s Softball National Team head coach

From the Official WBSC Website: The WBSC Softball Hall of Famer will lead the Junior Black Sox at the WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2022. Former Black Sox captain and WBSC Softball Hall of Famer Jarrad Martin is the new head coach of the New Zealand U-18 Men’s Softball National Team. Martin, who served as the assistant coach under Thomas Makea since 2014, will guide New Zealand at the 2022 U-18 World Cup. Martin is one of the most decorated men’s softball players in … [Read More...]

WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup 2021 postponed

From the Official WBSC website: The WBSC and Softball New Zealand are working jointly to confirm new dates for the event. LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- 23 April 2020 -- The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the postponement of the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup in New Zealand to 2022 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Important health and safety measures, including travel restrictions, applied by governments worldwide to help stop the spread of … [Read More...]

MLB, union discuss playing all games in Arizona

From the Associated Press: NEW YORK (AP) — Putting all 30 teams in the Phoenix area this season and playing in empty ballparks was among the ideas discussed Monday by Major League Baseball and the players’ association.The sides held a telephone call to talk about paths forward for a season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, people familiar with the discussion told The Associated Press. They spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because no details were announced.Ideas are still in the … [Read More...]

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Softball Canada Cancels 2020 Championships

From the official WBSC website: A total of ten Canadian Softball Championships were scheduled to be held in six different provinces between late July and early September. After carefully considering all factors at play, Softball Canada’s Board of Directors has made the decision to cancel all of its Canadian Fast Pitch and Slo-Pitch Championships for […]

Jarrad Martin named New Zealand U-18 Men’s Softball National Team head coach

From the Official WBSC Website: The WBSC Softball Hall of Famer will lead the Junior Black Sox at the WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2022. Former Black Sox captain and WBSC Softball Hall of Famer Jarrad Martin is the new head coach of the New Zealand U-18 Men’s Softball National Team. Martin, who served as […]

WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup 2021 postponed

From the Official WBSC website: The WBSC and Softball New Zealand are working jointly to confirm new dates for the event. LAUSANNE, Switzerland — 23 April 2020 — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the postponement of the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup in New Zealand to 2022 due to the impact of […]

MLB, union discuss playing all games in Arizona

From the Associated Press: NEW YORK (AP) — Putting all 30 teams in the Phoenix area this season and playing in empty ballparks was among the ideas discussed Monday by Major League Baseball and the players’ association. The sides held a telephone call to talk about paths forward for a season delayed by the coronavirus […]

SCIFL Alliance and Masters Cancelled for March 2020

From the SCIFL: SCIFL will be canceling its Alliance and Master tournament in March. A message from the City of Santa Fe Springs, CA. For the safety of our participants and in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS), effective immediately, all sports activities and programs will be CANCELLED AND THE ACTIVITY CENTER WILL […]

2020 Las Vegas Road Trip XIII Cancelled

Update 2020 Las Vegas Road Trip and Coronavirus Pandemic While the current coronavirus (COVID-19) situation is evolving rapidly, it has negatively impacted the Las Vegas Road Trip Tournament. Therefore, we have decided to cancel this year’s tournament for the health and safety our players, umpires, staff members, and spectators. We wanted to notify you now […]

Arizona Desert Ball Invitational – Tuscon, AZ – March 21-22, 2020

Click here for the official tournament website. WHO’S COMING / Penciled In and Approved Approved and Pending Teams Team State Approval East Bay Bashers-Rodriguez CA Approved Morongo Mens Club-Miguel CA Approved Team Blue- Piddock CA Pending Team Red – Hicks CA Pending Team White – McCurry CA Approved Those Guys – Castillo CA Approved Wisdom […]

WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2020: Closing Ceremony

A last look back at the three medal winning teams at the U18 World Cup: Japan (Gold), Australia (Silver) and the Czech Republic (Bronze), (and that gorgeous hardware that they took home) along with closing comments by the tournmament organizers and WBSC officials. Well done, Palmerston North, New Zealand, and well done WBSC.

All-World Team and MVP: U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup

Japan’s Hitto Nagayoshi took home the MVP award at the U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup. It was a triple treat for Japan’s Hitto Nagayoshi, who took home MVP honours, was named in the All-World Team, and won a world championship this afternoon in Palmerston North. Congratulations to the young men named on the 2020 #U18SoftballMWC […]

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