25 September 2012 BIG PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOFTBALL According to data from Special Olympics International (SOI), close to 80 thousand Special Olympics athletes in 69 programs in 30 countries participated in softball last year, reflecting an increase of almost 2,000 athletes over 2010. In 2011, at the venue used for the 2004 Olympic softball competition in … [Read more...]
Argentina Announces Junior National Team for ISF Jr. Worlds (Parana ARG, Nov 2012)
From Enard.org.ar Rough (Google) Translation: YOUTH SOFTBALL - EQUIPMENT FOR MUNDIALEl Body Coach of Youth Argentina announced this afternoon the names of the 17 players who will wear the national jersey in the ISF World Championship IX of categoría.El tournament will be played in the city of Paraná between 1 and 10 November. After more than two and half years of work, … [Read more...]
Canada 4, Venezuela 1 in Pan-Am Gold Medal Game
Canada 4, Venezuela 1 in Pan-Am Gold Medal Game. Andy Skelton's 3 run homer keys 4 run 6th inning for Canada. Skelton picks up the win. Final Medal rankings: Gold - Canada Silver - Venezuela Bronze - Argentina More information when available. From Bob Henning: Congratulations Canada on winning the Gold Medal at the 2012 Pan American Championship … [Read more...]
Pan-Ams Bronze Medal game: Canada 2, Argentina 0
Pan-Ams Bronze Medal game: Canada 2, Argentina 0. Bronze to Argentina, Canada vs. Venezuela for the gold. (More details when available) … [Read more...]
Medal Round Saturday at Pan-Ams – Day 7 (Live Stream of Gold Medal Game)
Medal Round Games Saturday, 3pm and 5:30pm CDT 3pm - Canada v. Argentina Canada and Argentina will play each other in an elimination game at 3:00pm CDT on Saturday, with the winner advancing to play Venezuela for the gold medal at 5:30pm. Editor's note: Not sure if Argentina is live video streaming this game via their iPad setup, but we'll try to find out for sure. … [Read more...]
Argentina Tops Mexico, to face Canada in Medal Round at Pan-Ams
Rough (Google) Translation Argentina beat Mexico and secured a place on the podium Pan Softball Confederation by Argentina on Friday, September 21, 2012 at 6:27 pm · The Argentina won a historic victory tonight against Mexico in the Pan American Championship VIII "Dr. Fernando Aren ", beating Aztec team 8-0 in five innings. With this result, Argentina is assured a … [Read more...]
Canada loses first playoff game against Venezuela at Pan American Championship (1 v. 2)
VIII Men's Pan American Championship - Playoff 1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2012 Canada loses first playoff game against Venezuela at Pan American Championship (Medellin, Colombia) In the first versus second playoff game against Venezuela, Team Canada fell to the visiting team by a score of 5-2 in a game that was called after six and a third innings due to … [Read more...]