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Jarrad Martin named New Zealand U-18 Men’s Softball National Team head coach

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From the Official WBSC Website: The WBSC Softball Hall of Famer will lead the Junior Black Sox at the WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2022. Former Black Sox captain and WBSC Softball Hall of Famer Jarrad Martin is the new head coach of the New Zealand U-18 Men’s Softball National Team. Martin, who served as the assistant coach under Thomas Makea since 2014, will … [Read more...]

WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup 2021 postponed

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From the Official WBSC website: The WBSC and Softball New Zealand are working jointly to confirm new dates for the event. LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- 23 April 2020 -- The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the postponement of the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup in New Zealand to 2022 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Important health … [Read more...]

Czech Republic earns Bronze: Osicka’s 13 strikeouts lead Czech Republic to first U-18 medal

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WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup The third-place finish follows the Czech Republic's first ever WBSC softball medal at last year's U-12 Softball World Cup where they also collected a bronze medal. Jakub Osicka was outstanding from the circle, pitching a shutout game to help the Czech Republic win its first ever medal at the U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup after beating … [Read more...]

WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup – Day 8: Japan head into final against Australia with perfect win-record

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Final Two Games Today After sweeping the two rounds of the U-18 Men's Softball World Championship, Japan will make their seventh appearance in the final of the age-group tournament looking to reverse the result of the final two years ago when they lost to Australia 6-1. Japan is headed into the gold medal game on Sunday with an unblemished win-record, following their … [Read more...]