(Auckland, New Zealand) The Canadian Men's National took control of Pool B with a thrilling back-and-forth 9-7 win over New Zealand in eight innings at the ISF XIII Men`s World Championship. New Zealand jumped out to a 4-1 lead with a pair of homeruns by Brad Rona, but Canada tied the game on a clutch three-run homerun by Ryan Boland (St. John's, NL) and took a 6-4 lead heading … [Read more...]
Day 4 – 2013 ISF Men’s World Championship
Schedule of Games: Day Four - Monday March 4 (Remember that Auckland is nearly a day ahead of EST) Time in Auckland, New Zealand Click here for Scores and more. 25 11.00am Argentina (2-1) Vs Netherlands (0-3) 26 12.00pm Great Britain (0-3) Vs Indonesia (0-3) 27 1.30pm Czech Republic(2-1) Vs United States (0-3) 28 2.30pm … [Read more...]
Bronze and Silver Looking toward Gold – Canada vs. New Zealand tonight!
The biggest game of the 2013 ISF Men's World Championship thus far is about to get started at 1:30 AM Eastern time Monday morning, 10:30 PM for those of us on the West Coast, and 7:30PM prime time Monday night in Auckland, New Zealand. The battle of the unbeatens in Pool B. 3-0 Canada vs. 3-0 New Zealand. Bronze and Silver last time around, in 2009. None of that matters by … [Read more...]
Six run first inning propels USA men to win over Czech Republic
From Steve Embree, USA Softball AUCKLAND, New Zealand – The USA Men’s Fastpitch National Team found themselves on the winning side of their pool play matchup with Czech Republic on Monday in the International Softball Federation (ISF) World Championship the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of American and USA Softball announced today. The Americans used six runs on five … [Read more...]
Argentina tops Netherlands, now 3-1 in Pool Play
Information courtesy of Martin Jorge, Confederación Argentina de Softbol Click here for PDF of Recap in Spanish - Victoria categorica frente a Holanda, or view below. Rough Google Translation Argentina this afternoon, beat the Netherlands, 11-1, in four innings and thus got his third win in the ISF World Championship, which is being played in Auckland, New Zealand. … [Read more...]
New Zealand Black Sox batters on fire
By Kris Shannon, New Zealand Herald After the hosts' offence had struggled to break the shackles in shut-out victories against Mexico and Colombia, some power hitting ensured a stellar outing from relief pitcher Jeremy Manley which was enough to clinch a third straight victory at Rosedale Park. Nathan Nukunuku - a late call-up to the squad after initially being excluded - … [Read more...]
Big Game Tonight at 2013 ISF World Championship
The biggest marquee matchup so far in the 2013 ISF World Championship at Auckland, New Zealand is slated for tonight, featuring the silver and bronze medalists from 2009 (the last World Championships played), New Zealand and Canada, respectively. It will be live streamed at 1:30 a.m. Eastern time, 10:30 a.m. for those of us lucky enough to be the Pacific Time Zone. Linda … [Read more...]