By Kris Shannon, New Zealand Herald After the hosts' offence had struggled to break the shackles in shut-out victories against Mexico and Colombia, some power hitting ensured a stellar outing from relief pitcher Jeremy Manley which was enough to clinch a third straight victory at Rosedale Park. Nathan Nukunuku - a late call-up to the squad after initially being excluded - … [Read more...]

By TONY SMITH Home runs to Nathan Nukunuku and Brad Rona highlighted the Black Sox’s 7-2 win over Japan today as their drive for six world championship gold medals hit top gear. Both men struck two-run blasts at Rosedale Park in Albany to show the Black Sox will be hard to beat as they seek to wrest back their International Softball Federation title from Australia. Coach … [Read more...]

By Kris Shannon, New Zealand Herald New Zealand 7, Japan 2 The Black Sox batters carried their side to a 7-2 win over Japan on the North Shore today, continuing New Zealand's perfect start to the Softball World Championships. After the hosts had dominated on the hill in securing shut-out victories against Mexico and Colombia, the hitters helped their side emerge with … [Read more...]

Samoa continued its winning ways today, running their record to 3-0, including a win over USA. Samoa is making a strong bid to join favorite Australia as one of three playoff/medal round teams from Pool A. (Pan-Am Games runner up Venezuela is also unbeaten after two games). These three appear to be the early favorites to qualify for the playoffs from Pool A. For Samoa … [Read more...]