The X ISF Jr. World Championship of Softball comes to a close today at Whitehorse, Yukon. Three teams remain in contention for the gold medal, and all three will medal. New Zealand earned a spot in the gold medal game with a 3-1 win over Argentina, who suffered their first loss of the tournament. Japan topped Australia and will face Argentina in the bronze medal game, … [Read more...]
New Zealand Advances to Final, Argentina to Meet Japan
Story by Echo Ross Communications, 2014 Junior Men’s World Softball Championship July 19, 2014 July 19, 2014 (Whitehorse, YT) – With a bye to the Gold Medal Game on the line, Argentina and New Zealand squared off in the second semifinal Saturday at the 2014 Junior Men’s World Softball Championship. Argentina entered the game undefeated, posting a record of 9-0 … [Read more...]
New Zealand Junior Black Sox can deliver unique double
New Zealand could be on the brink of their first world senior and junior men's softball double success for almost 30 years. The Junior Black Sox softball team have won straight through to the grand final of the ISF Junior Men's (under-19) world championships title in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. If they win the title it will be the first time New Zealand have been world … [Read more...]
Day 9 – ISF Jrs. Consolation tournament
The six teams that did not qualify for the medal round compete in a single elimination consolation round, with seeding determined by their finish in pool play. 5. USA 6. Mexico 7. Canada 8. Czech Republic 9. Denmark 10. Singapore 1:30pm - 7 v. 10 Canada v. Singapore Final: Canada 11, Singapore 1 2:30pm - 8 v. 9 Czech Republic v. Denmark Final: Czech … [Read more...]
Day 8 – ISF Jrs. – Australia and Japan Solidify Playoff Picture as Pool Play concludes
Story courtesy of Echo Ross, Communications, 2014 Junior Men’s World Softball Championship Story by Echo Ross Communications, 2014 Junior Men’s World Softball Championship July 18, 2014 (Whitehorse, YT) – Australia and Japan clinched the final two playoff spots with victories on the last day of preliminary play at the 2014 Junior Men’s World Softball Championship. … [Read more...]
Day 8 – ISF Jrs. – Batting and Pitching Leaders
Pitching Leaders WINS Roman Godoy ARG 4 Okazaki, K JPN 4 Zimmerman, P USA 3 Johnston, E NZL 3 Mata, H ARG 3 Radford, B NZL 3 Rodriguez, J MEX 2 STRIKEOUTS Roman Godoy ARG 47 Holobradek, M CZE 38 Mata, H ARG 37 Okazaki, K JPN 36 Johnston, E NZL 34 Zimmerman, P USA 33 Ollernshaw, L AUS 21 ERA Huemul … [Read more...]
USA Jr. Men play Australia tonight (Friday) for a spot in the medal round in X ISF Jr. World Championship at Whitehorse
USA Junior Men's Softball plays Australia tonight (Friday) at 7:30pm PDT for a spot in the medal round. Entering the final day of Pool Play (Day 9), Reigning world champs, Argentina are 8-0, New Zealand 7-1, with Japan, with locks on the top two (double life) spots in the medal round. The USA, Australia and Japan (all 5-3) are playing for the final two spots. The game … [Read more...]