By AARON GOILE It may not have been his first sport of choice, but softball eventually proved a more attractive proposition for Hohepa Monk, who this weekend makes his debut in national colours. The 18-year-old outfielder will turn out for the Junior Black Sox (under-19) at a national club tournament in Nelson as the players strive to impress ahead of next year's Junior … [Read more...]
Award Winners – 4th International Tournament at Parana, Argentina
Information courtesy of Cristian Lacout (Softbol Radio) Majors: Lanzador Más Valioso (Most Valuable Pitcher) - Adam Humble (Aus) Jugador Más Valioso (Most Valuable Player) - Josh Davison (Aus) All World Team Pitcher - Adam Humble (Aus) Catcher - Carlos Villa (Pna) Infielders - Josh Davison (Aus) - Cameron Bint (Aus) - Nicolás Bittor (Arg) - Nathan … [Read more...]
11 year old shows how it’s done in Australia
By JOSH CALLINAN From the Maitland Mercury Cameron Henderson simply loves pitching. Fast balls, curve balls, drop balls, the change up and even a knuckle ball – not a bad lot to have in the kit bag for an 11-year-old. This variety on the mound combined with a packet of stellar performances has seen Henderson selected in the NSW Primary School Sports Association (PSSA) … [Read more...]
2012 New Zealand Black Sox North American Tour
From Paul Walford: It has been confirmed that the New Zealand Black Sox Team will once again tour North America during the 2012 season. The tour will start in Kitchener ON, Saturday June 16th and conclude Sunday July 1st in New York NY. They will participate in two tournaments while on tour, the Legend Tournament and the Peligro Tournament. Club/All Star games will be … [Read more...]
Australia tops Argentina in Open and 19u Finals at Parana, Argentina
Cap tip Darrin Hebditch 4th International Tournament at Parana, Argentina Sunday, October 2, 2011 7:30pm EDT 4:30pm PDT Championship game in Men's Open division: Australia vs. Argentina Info courtesy of Darrin Hebditch Australian Open men win 1-0 in final against Argentina. Davison gets a hit in the 6th and through an error scores. Humble outstanding again. … [Read more...]
Papanui Tigers get off to winning start
By TONY SMITH [NEW ZEALAND] - The Papanui Tigers were the only unbeaten team on the opening day of the Canterbury men's softball premiership on Saturday. Colin Sutherland's side edged out the Halswell Hornets 7-6 in a tiebreaker and upset Richmond Keas 5-3 at Mainland Ballpark. Paul Barker (2) and Carl McIlroy blasted home runs for Papanui against Halswell but … [Read more...]
Line Score updates from 4th International Tournament at Parana, Argentina – Week 2
Update line scores on all games to date in both the Major and Youth divisions, courtesy of Cristian Lacout. Recap Majors Recap Youth … [Read more...]