Softball Canada has announced that the Canadian Open Fastpitch Society, located in Surrey, has been awarded the honour of representing Canada as the Canadian bid city for the 2016 ISF Women’s World Championship. The bid will go forward to the International Softball Federation (ISF) Congress scheduled for October 2013 in Cartagena, Colombia. At that time, the full membership … [Read more...]
New Zealand’s Rhys Casley injured on world champs eve
TONY SMITH Black Sox captain Rhys Casley is in doubt for next weeks' World Championships in Auckland after re-injuring his shoulder. Black Sox captain Rhys Casley is in serious doubt for next week's world championships in Auckland after re-injuring his shoulder. The Black Sox are in a team camp at a remote Northland location and could not be contacted. Casley, 34, who … [Read more...]
Invitation to applicants for Canadian Jr. Men’s Head Coach
SOFTBALL CANADA JUNIOR MEN’S PROGRAM HEAD COACH (Honoraria Based Position) TORONTO, ON - Softball Canada is pleased to extend an invitation to interested candidates to apply for the position of Head Coach of our Junior Men’s National Team (JMNT). A job description for the Head Coach position JMNT follows. In addition to the traditional responsibilities the Head Coach … [Read more...]
Phillipines Squad off to New Zealand
By CLYDE MARIANO Manila, Philippines – The RP Blu Boys leave today for New Zealand confident of figuring prominently in the World Men Softball championship slated on March 1 in Christchurch. Fully equipped and loaded with all the logistics from their arsenal, the Filipinos will match prowess against the world’s best teams in the 16-team biennial meet sanctioned by the … [Read more...]
Official Website for the 2013 ISF Men’s World Championship (March 1-10)
We've added a links widget to the right hand side bar of Fastpitchest for the 2013 ISF Men's World Championships, to be played at Auckland, New Zealand, March 1-10, 2013. The links widget is at the upper right hand side of every page, to provide you with quick access to information on the tournament. [See logo at right]. Click the logo for the official website; click … [Read more...]
Mathieu Roy, le seul Québécois de l’équipe canadienne au Mondial de balle rapide
Cap tip to Softball Canada for this story. OLIVIER BOSSÉ Le Soleil The headline above roughly translating to "Mathieu Roy, the only player from Quebec on Team Canada" [Rough Google Translation] (Québec) While Mathieu Roy toured the diamond, his career went around the world. Fastball player prepares to compete in the World Championship. Here are four destinations in … [Read more...]
ASA Press Release on Reinstatement of Men’s Fastpitch to Pan-Am Games
Men’s Fastpitch will return to Pan American Games in 2015 OKLAHOMA CITY — In a meeting last week in Jamaica, the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) approved the reinstatement of Men’s Fastpitch to the Pan American Games to be played in Toronto, Canada in July 2015, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today. With this … [Read more...]