Australia will play Venezuela tomorrow for the right to meet New Zealand in the world softball championship final. Adam Folkard threw Australia's second no-hitter of the day to beat Argentina 2-1 in nine innings at Albany tonight. Folkard struck out 17 batters, including three in the bottom of the eighth inning after he threw the ball past first base while fielding a bunt … [Read more...]
Manley heroics steer Black Sox to final
From ONE Sport Winning pitcher Jeremy Manley could barely stand after leaving the Rosedale Park diamond tonight, but by then, his work was done - he had just guided the Black Sox to today's World Softball Championship final. The home team secured their spot in the afternoon's title game, defeating surprise packets Venezuela 2-0 in the semifinals. Starting his third … [Read more...]
Day 10 – Medal Round Games
New Zealand time: Bronze Medal Game C9 10:00am Australia vs. Venezuela Gold Medal Game C10 1.00pm New Zealand vs. Winner Australia/Venezuela … [Read more...]
Day 9 – Playoff Game 8 – Australia 2, Argentina 1, 9 inn.
Playoff Game 8 – Australia vs. Argentina This game is set to go at 7:30pm New Zealand time. After more than a week of playing one game a day, it will be the second game of the day for both of these clubs. Australia cruised to a 4-0 win this morning, behind a no-hit performance by lefty Andrew Kirkpatrick. Australia made easy work in their pool, sweeping all seven … [Read more...]
Day 9 – Playoff Game 7 – New Zealand 2, Venezuela 0
Playoff Game 7 - New Zealand v. Venezuela - battle of the "double life" teams. Winner to the Gold Medal Game, loser to the Bronze Medal game vs. Winner of Australia vs. Argentina tomorrow. This game is set to go at 5:00pm New Zealand time. New Zealand time: Click here for Day 9 Live Video feed, $5 for the day. Click for HTML Live Updates with Lineups Click … [Read more...]
Day 9 – Playoff Game 6 – Argentina 2, Canada 1
Playoff Game 6- Canada v. Argentina (Winner advances, loser eliminated) This game is set to go at 2:00pm New Zealand time. Canada coming off a loss late last night, losing 3-1 to Venezuela. The loss was only their second of the tournament, the other coming to Japan on Day 5 of pool play, the day after they beat New Zealand, 9-7 in an extra inning slugfest. Canada had … [Read more...]
Day 9 – Playoff Game 5 – Australia 4, Japan 0
Playoff Game 5 - Australia vs. Japan (Winner advances, loser eliminated) Australia will have to regroup after being one out away from beating arch rival New Zealand in extra innings last night. The 5-4 extra inning loss was the first of the tournament for the defending gold medal champs, who were 7-0 in pool play. Japan is coming off an opening round win over Samoa … [Read more...]