The New Zealand Black Sox men's fastpitch team, ranked No. 2 in the world, will play the Northend Softball League all-stars Tuesday at Stevens at 7 p.m. The Black Sox are on a three-week tour of North America as part of their preparation for hosting the International Softball Federation tournament in 2013. The Sox lost the 2009 ISF final to the Australian Steelers after … [Read more...]
‘Enemy’ honour pitching legend
By SHANE HURNDELL Hawkes Bay Today Photo / Duncan Brown - Hbt110795-03 The awards continue to flow for Hawke's Bay softball legend and three-time world champion Chubb Tangaroa. Less than a month after being inducted into the Unison Hawke's Bay Sports Hall of Fame, Tangaroa, 48, was "recognised by the enemy" as he put it in Kitchener, Canada, at the weekend. The … [Read more...]
Diamond Dirt Special Feature – 2011 Legends Edition – updated with more photos – and player names for NZ team photo
Update: We've bumped this back up to the top, as we've added the names of all of the New Zealand Black Sox shown in the team photo below. Thanks to SNZ statistician Ronlynne Gurney for providing the info! DIAMOND DIRT Extra by John Thompson (photos courtesy of John as well) Kitchener, ON - The touring New Zealand Black Sox ran the table at the 8th annual Legends … [Read more...]
YouTube Videos from Blair Setford – New Zealand Black Sox Tour
Video by Blair Setford, Ballpark Radio's Kyle Smith with the call, with color by Dan Duemo, from the New Zealand Black Sox 2011 North American tour. This was the first stop, at St. Catharine's Ontario, for a doubleheader against the GHFL (Golden Horseshoe Fastball League) All Stars. Editor's note: Nicely done by Blair, who shot the video sitting next to Kyle, and capturing … [Read more...]
Captains Blog 1: Rhys Casley of the Black Sox
Rhys Casley, captain of the New Zealand Black Sox shares a few thoughts from the road, while the team is touring Canada. From The Dugout on Facebook on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 2:24pm After a long flight, a training day, a two hour drive that turned into about four due to our bus breaking down and three months of anticipation it was finally time for the Black Sox … [Read more...]
Lightning strikes twice in New Dundee ON Wednesday night…
Thanks to Dennis Dosman for this report on the second stop on the North American tour of the New Zealand Black Sox In the first game of a double header featuring the touring New Zealand Black Sox, Ryan French, starting pitcher for the KW Cubs was the lightning in the opening game. French of New Dundee, threw a 7 inning shutout for the Cubs against the powerful … [Read more...]
Australian Open Men’s Squad 2011
Softball Australia is proud to announce the following athletes who have been selected in the 2011 Australian Open Men's Squad from June 2011-February 2012. Cameron Bint (NSW) Andrew Blackshaw (Qld) Evan Byrne (ACT) Aaron Cockman (WA) Josh Davison (Qld) Neil Delpero (WA) David Edwards (Vic) Drew Faulkner (Vic) Adam Folkard (ACT) Jason Garner (WA) Shaun … [Read more...]