We've received a number of emails from people checking on us, after seeing news coverage of the fires in Los Angeles. We are okay, thank you. A little too close for comfort, but out of the path of the fires, thankfully. More fortunate than others, including the late Cecilio Smalling's son, Cecilio Jr. who lost his home in the Altadena fire. (See the post at the SCIFL website, below). Fastpitch players and fans remember his father, each year since 2016 with the Cecilio Smalling Memorial … [Read More...]
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Softball Canada Announces 2025 Men’s National Team Athlete Pool
By Province Canadian National Team Athlete Pool Players by Province Alberta (AB): • Steven Normand • Cory Jones British Columbia (BC): • Bryan Abrey • Blake Hunter Newfoundland and Labrador (NL): • Jordan Pomeroy • Colin Walsh • Ryan Boland • Shane Boland • Sean Cleary • Bradley Ezekiel • Kyle Ezekiel Nova Scotia … [Read More...]
* Update * 2025 SCIFL/NAFA Las Vegas Road Trip Invitation
From Jesse Ortiz/SCIFL (So Cal Independent Fastpitch League) This is an update on the Las Vegas Road Trip that will be held April 4-6, 2025. Due Date The online payment portal will be open on January 1, 2025 by 12:00 PM PT or sooner. The entry fee of $800 is due by January 15, 2025. If the entry fee is not received by the due date, teams may lose their spot to a team on the waiting list who has paid their entry fee. This due date provides teams … [Read More...]
2024 USA Men’s National Team – The Year in Review
Refresher: USA Men Win Group C Qualifier over Japan, head to WBSC World Cup in 2025 … [Read More...]
2025 Jack Grafmeier Memorial Tournament – June 6-8 at Kimberly WI
Cap tip, Joe Todd, ISCFastpitch … [Read More...]
2025 Las Vegas Roadtrip Tournament – April 4-6
2025 SCIFL/NAFA Las Vegas Road Trip Invitation SCIFL and NAFA are pleased to announce its 18th edition of the "Las Vegas Road Trip" Men's Fast Pitch Tournament which will be held on April 4-6, 2025 with the first round games starting Friday at 12:00 PM PT, and the Championship games scheduled for 3:00 PM PT on Sunday. PLAN EARLY AND LATE Teams flying in and out should make plans to be ready to play early on Friday and late on Sunday in the event the brackets are running late. While … [Read More...]
Jack Besgrove, Josh McGovern Spark Japan League Championship Win for Daiwa
Cap tip, Canada East: … [Read More...]
New Zealand Black Sox Squad Named for Canberra Tournament – End of November
From the New Zealand Black Sox: New Zealand Black Sox Head Coach, Thomas Makea, has named a squad of 17 athletes to attend the Canberra Skins Tournament at the end of November. This will be an opportunity to play against the best Australian players in a format that will challenging them. The team was selected to create competition within the wider squad, and to give the players the opportunity to push their case for selection for the 2025 WBSC World Cup in Prince Albert, Canada. Six (6) … [Read More...]
Championship Game Recap and Box Score – 14th Annual Amigos Tournament
USA 23U Elite Defeat Caballos/IMUA Behind Strong Performance From Cody Gibbons, 3-Run Homer and 10K, 2-hitter From GameChanger Media Cody Gibbons struck out 10 batters as the hurler led USA 23U Elite past Caballos/IMUA 5-1 on Sunday. Gibbons allowed two hits and one run over seven innings while walking one. USA 23U Elite were the first to get on the board in the first when Cody Gibbons homered to left field, scoring three runs. Caballos/IMUA scored one run in the top of the fifth … [Read More...]
USA Softball National Championships 2025
https://twitter.com/USASoftball/status/1856862376353751520 The 2025 #USASoftball National Championships are officially scheduled Find a National Championship http://go.usasoftball.com/47A7bpx Men's Major - July 17-July 20, 2025 at OKC Men’s Major Fast Pitch Devon Park Oklahoma City, OK, United States … [Read More...]
Final Recap of 14th Annual San Francisco Bay Area Amigos Open Tournament – Nov. 2-3, 2024
Editor's Note: Special thanks to Vanessa O'Laughlin and NorCal USA Softball for info and photos and to Kary Moore, Marcus Tan and Ricky Sivilla for their work on the tournament. 2024 14th Annual San Francisco Bay Area Amigos Major/Open Fastpitch Invitational Softball Tournament November 2-3, 2024 Hayward, California USA Alden E. Oliver Sports Park Played In Loving Memory of CJ DeDeaux II Pool Play Standings … [Read More...]
63rd Annual Au Sable Forks NY Tournament – July 11-13, 2025
Cap tip, Blair Setford, original posting, Fitzroy Fastball. Editor's Note: 63 is the magic number. This one started in... 1963. Where is Au Sable Forks New York, you ask? 141 km (a bit less than 100 miles) south of Montreal This one's an ISC Qualifier. … [Read More...]
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