(Top Four from Each Pool to the Playoffs) Official Standings Pool A Australia (7-0) Venezuela (5-2) Samoa (4-3) USA (4-3) Czech Republic (3-4) Great Britain (3-4) South Africa (2-5) Indonesia (0-7) Pool B Canada (6-1) New Zealand (6-1) Argentina (5-2) Japan (5-2) Colombia (3-4) Mexico (2-5) Netherlands (1-6) Philippines (0-7) … [Read more...]
New Zealand Black Sox smash Netherlands on coach’s birthday
By TONY SMITH The Black Sox's master blasters gave coach Eddie Kohlhase a big birthday present tonight - and he almost received a special present from his brother. Captain Rhys Casley, Wayne Laulu and Patrick Shannon smashed homers in an eight-run scoring spree in fifth inning as the Black Sox thrashed the Netherlands 11-0 at Albany. They remain joint top of Pool B at … [Read more...]
USA tops Great Britain, earns spot in playoff round
After stumbling out of the gate and losing their first three games (to Australia, Samoa and South Africa), Team USA found their land legs, and reeled off four straight wins, including a must win victory yesterday against a Venezuelan team that had lost only one game, and another today, against Great Britain, with a playoff spot on the line. Great Britain took a 1-0 lead on a … [Read more...]
Revolutionary War II – USA v. Great Britain – Playoff Spot on the Line
It's all out war today -- USA vs. Great Britain, with a playoff spot on the line. Both teams enter the final day of pool play with 3-3 records, and are fighting to get into the playoff round of the 2013 ISF World Championship at Auckland, New Zealand. 5pm Eastern time, 2pm on the West Coast, 10pm for those in London-town. Click here for Graphic Online … [Read more...]
Argentina and Japan control own destiny for playoff spots in Pool B
Argentina and Japan Bid to join Canada and New Zealand in playoffs Canada and New Zealand head into the final day of pool play with identical 5-1 records, and are heavy favorites to win their final pool play games. If that happens, Canada grabs the number one seed, the Black Sox the second spot, since Canada's only loss came at hands of Japan, while the Black Sox lost … [Read more...]
Four teams in Pool A vie for two playoff spots
USA, Great Britain, Samoa and Czech Republic all 3-3 The author of an article posted today at the British Softball Federation did his homework and breaks down the won-loss records of the four teams in Pool A tied with 3-3 records, and vying for two playoff spots (6-0 Australia, and 4-2 Venezuela have the other two) "Going into the final day’s play, GB, the United States, … [Read more...]
Great Britain gets past Czech, face USA for playoff spot
From the British Softball Federation. GB Men keep World Championship dreams alive Auckland, New Zealand: March 6 – As GB Team Manager Steve Fullan said afterwards, “We finally got the monkey off our backs!” The 500-pound gorilla of which he spoke was GB's record against the Czech Republic in men's fastpitch softball. Records going back to the beginning of time, or at … [Read more...]