Netherlands Eyes Spot on Podium at 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles Editor's Notes: First saw Mark Smith pitch in Southern California, with Camarillo Kings, when he was 26. No one, IMHO, threw harder than Smith. Mark won back-to-back ISC World Tournament titles in 1981 and 1982 with the Kings, and had an illustrious career pitching for Team Canada. After he retired from … [Read more...]
USA U-18 Women Notches Second Win at 2024 WBSC Women’s U18 World Cup Qualifier Group C
USA vs. Canada Tonight … [Read more...]
Softball Canada Announces 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees
Editor's Note: I had the privilege to work with Bryan Kosteroski (Builder - Saskatchewan) in 2015 when he served as the Chairperson for the WBSC Men’s World Championship in 2015, and brought our BALLPARK BROADCASTING crew in for the event. It was one of the best organized (and attended) World Championships ever. ( Canada winning gold in one of the best remembered championship … [Read more...]
USA and Japan will play for WBSC Women’s World Cup Title
Canada Falls to Japan, to Face Nederlands for Bronze From the Official WBSC website Japan outscored Canada 7-2. On Saturday, July 20, Japan will face the United States for the World Title. Canada will play the Netherlands for the bronze medal. Placement Round: China-Puerto Rico 4-1 in eight innings. Italy-Australia will play at 20:30 (local time) World No. 3 Japan … [Read more...]
USA advance to WBSC Women’s World Cup Final, will play the Canada-Japan winner
From the Official WBSC website: USA edged Japan 2-0 and remain undefeated. They will defend their World Title in the final on Saturday. Canada beat the Netherlands 6-3 on Larissa Franklin's three-run walk-off home run and will face Japan on Friday, July 19. The winner will play against USA. China beat Australia and Puerto Rico proved too good for hosts Italy in the Placement … [Read more...]
Canada Walks it off and into the Super Round with 5-4 win over Italy at 2024 Women’s World Cup
WBSC Women’s World Cup – USA v. Canada Live Stream
Tim Collins with the Call of the Game My broadcast partner for last year's WBSC Women's World Cup Qualfier/B at Valencia Spain, TIM COLLINS shown at left, is in Italy, broadcasting this Women's World Cup Finals. Tim is a New Yorker, living in Germany, who also broadcasts baseball in Germany -- in German no less. Tim is very knowledgeable and talented broadcaster, that I … [Read more...]