{"id":27213,"date":"2015-06-11T00:09:16","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T07:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=27213"},"modified":"2015-06-11T00:53:24","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T07:53:24","slug":"new-zealand-black-sox-prepare-for-world-championships-tour-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=27213","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand Black Sox prepare for World Championships- Tour schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_27214\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27214\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maoritelevision.com\/news\/sport\/nz-black-sox-prepare-world-championships-tour-schedule\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Black-Sox.jpg\" alt=\"Click to view original press release\" width=\"180\" height=\"79\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27214\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to view original press release<\/figcaption><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maoritelevision.com\/news\/sport\/nz-black-sox-prepare-world-championships-tour-schedule\" target=\"_blank\">From Maoritelevision.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The New Zealand Men&#8217;s Softball team, The Golden Homes Black Sox, have recently arrived in Canada for the Softball World Championships to be held in Saskatoon.<\/p>\n<p>In just a few hours time, the team will play their first match against local club champions, the Calgary Sox.<\/p>\n<p>Ngati Porou&#8217;s Nathan Nukunuku, who made his debut as captain in 1999, will once again fulfill the role at the competition, while Mark Sorenson is the coach.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Sox have won the World Championships six times, however, they have never won in Saskatoon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Below is the Black Sox schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 10 June (CDT) : Double header vs Calgary Invitational<br \/>\nThursday 11 June (CDT) : Game reviews\/workout<br \/>\nSaturday 13 June &amp; Sunday 14 June (CDT) : Stampede Invitational Tournament:<\/p>\n<pre><code>Saturday 11am\nSaturday 5pm\nSaturday 7pm\nSunday 1pm\nSunday: Final 3pm\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Monday 15 June (CDT) : Travel to Kelowna<br \/>\nWednesday 17 June (CDT) : Double header vs Kelowna Stars<br \/>\nFriday 19 June (CDT) : Tournament opening game 8:30am<br \/>\nSaturday 20 and Sunday 21 June (CDT) : Bob Law memorial Challenge Tournament- Vancouver<br \/>\nWednesday 24 June (CDT) : Games- Double header vs De Lisle<\/p>\n<p><strong>WBSC World Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friday June 26 (CDT) : Black Sox vs Argentina<br \/>\nSaturday June 27 (CDT) : Black Sox vs Great Britain<br \/>\nSunday June 28 (CDT) : Black Sox vs Canada<br \/>\nMonday June 29 (CDT) : Black Sox vs Philippines<br \/>\nTuesday June 30 (CDT) : Black Sox vs Indonesia<br \/>\nWednesday July 1 (CDT) : Black Sox vs Guatemala<br \/>\nThursday July 2 (CDT) : Black Sox vs Czech Republic<br \/>\nFriday July 3 and Saturday July 4 (CDT) : Play offs<br \/>\nSunday July 5 (CDT) : Finals<\/p>\n<p>You can keep up to date with how the Black Sox are going via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SoftballNZ?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Softball New Zealand&#8217;s Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Maoritelevision.com The New Zealand Men&#8217;s Softball team, The Golden Homes Black Sox, have recently arrived in Canada for the Softball World Championships to be held in Saskatoon. 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