The unbeaten USA Men's National team takes on 1-1 Japan tonight, in a game with playoff berth implications at the 2015 WBSC World Championship at Saskatoon Canada, at 6pm local Saskatoon time, 5pm on the west coast and 8pm in the east. The top 4 teams in each Pool advance to the medal round playoffs. The top two in each pool earns a "double life" in the page playoff system, a … [Read more...]
Veteran U.S. catcher sees role expanded due to injury
DeGroat calls shots as U.S. wins By Scott Larson, The Starphoenix June 27, 2015 8:39 AM Frank DeGroat was behind the plate for the U.S. in their 7-0 defeat of Mexico in their opening game Friday at the Men's World Softball Championship in Saskatoon. Photograph by: Greg Pender, The Starphoenix , The Starphoenix As Frank DeGroat Jr. was preparing for the 2015 WBSC Men's World … [Read more...]
USA vs. Dominican Republic – Day 2 of 2015 WBSC World Championship
Up next for the U.S. at the 2015 WBSC World Championshipis an 10:00 local time in Saskatoon matchup against the Dominican Republic. Fans at home can follow along with live stats and live streaming for the entire WBSC Men's World Championship at www.ASAUSASoftball.com. WATCH IT LIVE ON SPORTSCANADA.TV, with Lance Winn and Kyle Smith of Ballpark Broadcasting with the call. … [Read more...]
USA vs. Dominican Republic – Day 2 of 2015 WBSC World Championship
Up next for the U.S. at the 2015 WBSC World Championshipis an 10:00 local time in Saskatoon matchup against the Dominican Republic. Fans at home can follow along with live stats and live streaming for the entire WBSC Men's World Championship at www.ASAUSASoftball.com. WATCH IT LIVE ON SPORTSCANADA.TV, with Lance Winn and Kyle Smith of Ballpark Broadcasting with the call. … [Read more...]
Kris Bogach drives Men’s National Team to a shutout victory in WBSC Men’s World Championship opener against Mexico
From Codi Warren, ASA/USA Softball SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Canada - The bats came alive for the USA Softball Men's National Team (MNT) as they soared to a 7-0 shutout win over Mexico in their opening game of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Men's World Championship in Saskatoon. Combining for a total of six hits throughout the six-inning contest, four … [Read more...]
Half dozen teams are in the mix for a gold medal
Great preview at the Star Phoenix, with comments from our broadcast colleague and frequent Fastpitchwest contributor, Blair Setford. By Scott Larson, The Starphoenix June 25, 2015 With the assistance of Blair Setford, here's a quick peek at the teams competing at the 2015 WBSC Men's World Softball Championship. Setford is on the coaching staff of the Toronto Gators and will … [Read more...]
Fastpitch World Media’s Top 40 List by Country
Some great work by Fastpitch World Media, listing its Top 40 players in the world by WBSC team/country: With the WBSC World Championships starting tomorrow, we took our Top 40 List and put them with their national teams so our readers can follow along. We also added the players not with a national team. Australia:(2) Marshall Kronk & Nick Shailes Argentina: (2) Fernando … [Read more...]