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Day 2 – 2013 ISF Men’s World Championship
Click here for Scores Click here for complete scoreboard and standings through Day 2. Pool Standings - Day 2 Pool/Team/Record A Australia 2-0 A Venezuela 2-0 A Samoa 2-0 A Czech Republic 2-0 B New Zealand 2-0 B Canada 2-0 . B Colombia 1-1 B Argentina 1-1 B Japan 1-1 B Mexico 1-1 . A Great Britain 0-2 A Indonesia 0-2 A South … [Read more...]
Southam shines in Steelers victory against the USA
From Softball Australia Southam shines in Steelers victory against the USA 1 March 2013 The Australian Open Men's team, the Aussie Steelers opened their World Championship title defence in Auckland, New Zealand tonight with a convincing victory against the USA 6 runs to nil. The Championship is held at Rosedale Park, Auckland from 1-10 March 2013 and the Aussie … [Read more...]
Australia, New Zealand notch Day 1 Wins at 2013 ISF Worlds
Australia and host New Zealand, the gold and silver medalists from the last ISF Worlds in 2009 both notched first round wins on the opening day of the 2013 ISF Men's World Championships. Australia 6, USA 0 Australia cruised to a 6-0 win over Team USA, with Adam Folkard picking up the win, over Travis Price. Joel Southam of Australia had two hits and drove in three runs … [Read more...]
Day 1 – 2013 ISF Men’s World Championship
Click here for Day 1 scores. Time in Auckland, New Zealand Official Twitter feed Scores - Day 1 of 10 - Friday, March 1, 2013 1 9.30am Great Britain 0 Vs Samoa 2 2 10.30am Colombia 4 Vs Philippines 2 3 12.00pm Indonesia 3 Vs Czech Republic 10 4 1.00pm Netherlands 0 Vs Japan 7 5 2.30pm Venezuela 6 Vs South Africa 0 6 3.30pm Argentina … [Read more...]
New Zealand’s Milne: ‘I owe Southland softball a lot
By TONY SMITH When Demons product Daniel Milne steps into the world championship arena, he will spare a thought for two late, great Southland softball stalwarts. Milne has lived and played ball in Christchurch for 15 years but the 34-year-old Black Sox utility player says Southland gave him his softball grounding. "They started me off and gave me the opportunity . . . … [Read more...]
Pitching a line to the world champs
By Chris Rattue In a country where soccer is king, Argentina's softball team have to be very serious about pursuing their sport. Juan Potolicchio smiles when he recalls the sports psychology sessions the Argentinian softballers underwent before the world championships, which start at North Harbour today. "One guy introduced us to ubuntu, a [southern African] philosophy … [Read more...]