From Softball Canada: Ottawa, Ont. – Softball Canada is pleased to announce that Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, Ont.) has been named Head Coach of the Women’s National Team program. Rafter recently retired from her playing career after winning the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games and will now turn her attention to coaching the National Team. She will be looking … [Read more...]
Australian baseball, softball governing bodies backing 2028, 2032 Olympic push
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Olympic Women’s All-Olympic Team – Tokyo 2021
Japan's Yamato Fujita named Tokyo 2021 softball MVP … [Read more...]
Japan tops USA for OIympic Women’s Softball Gold at Tokyo
Team USA returns to Olympic Stage with Tokyo 2020 Olympic Silver Medal finish FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE from USA SoftballJuly 27, 2021Web Release: Link TOKYO, Japan –– It was a battle of the top two defenses in the world as the sport of softball returned to its first Olympic Gold Medal game since 2008. In its fifth-consecutive Gold Medal contest, the U.S. Olympic Softball … [Read more...]
Canada wins bronze over Mexico for 1st women’s Olympic softball medal
Story by Devin Heroux, CBC reporter, CBC Sports. Devin Heroux reports for CBC News and Sports. He is now based in Toronto, after working first for the CBC in Calgary and Saskatoon. Canada defeated Mexico 3-2 to capture bronze on Tuesday. WATCH | Canada down Mexico to collect historic women's softball bronze: Canada collects historic women's softball … [Read more...]
Bronze Medal Game – Canada vs. Mexico – Monday July 26, 12am midnight EDT/9pm PDT
(Tuesday afternoon, July 27, 2021 local time in Tokyo, Japan) Watch here for viewing information. Weather note from CBC reporter @Devin_Heroux:Devin Heroux@Devin_Heroux Keeping a close eye on the weather in Tokyo. The rain has started and is expected to intensify. A number of events have already been rescheduled. More might be pushed back too including that bronze … [Read more...]
Canada heads into softball bronze-medal game on high note after mercy-rule win
From CBC The Canadian women's softball team will head into the bronze-medal game on a high note following its 8-1, six-inning mercy-rule victory over Italy on Monday. Third-ranked Canada will face No. 5 Mexico for Olympic bronze on Tuesday at midnight ET. The U.S., which beat Japan 2-1 earlier Monday, will meet the hosts in a rematch for gold. Canada, … [Read more...]