OKLAHOMA CITY — The official competition schedule is set for the 2015 WBSC Junior Women’s World Championship (JWWC), which will be held August 9-15 in Oklahoma City, Okla., the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced today. Held at the ASA Hall of Fame Complex, the JWWC will include 18 of the top teams in the world, including Team USA who will look to reclaim the … [Read more...]
Argentina Men’s team for the ISF World Championship and Pan-Ams
Cap tip, Blair Setford Editor's note: We received the following correction of info below from Juan Potolicchio: The national team is not set yet. The squad involve 34 players working together to rise the level of our team and to make an evolution in the future. 8 of this players won't be part of these summer's coming event but they are part of the corp. From the … [Read more...]
Aussie Steelers team named for 2015 WBSC Men’s World Championships
Cap tip Israel Nukunuku Softball Australia announced today the 17 man team plus 3 reserves for the Aussie Steelers men’s team that will compete for the 14th Men’s Softball World Championship to be played in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada from 26 June to 5 July. The selectors for the men’s national team picked from the 29 player squad announced yesterday. The … [Read more...]
Pools, Schedule Announced for 2015 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship
Plant City, FL (USA) – The World Baseball Softball Confederation today announced the pools and official tournament schedule of the 2015 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship taking place in Saskatoon, Canada from June 26 to 5 July 5, 2015. The fourteenth edition of the men’s flagship softball event will showcase a total of 73 games, 56 in a round-robin format, followed by 7 … [Read more...]
New Zealand Black Sox coach Mark Sorenson faces some ‘tough calls’ after world championships trial
From Auckland Now: Black Sox coach Mark Sorenson admits he has "some tough calls to make" after a successful trial series in Hamilton last weekend. Thirty world championship hopefuls contested a four-game trial with players split between two squads, Team Herlihy and Team Mossman. Team Mossman, named after former Waikato and New Zealand shortstop Carl Mossman, won the … [Read more...]
Softballers set sights on diamond improvements, and 2018 ISF Jr. Men’s world championships
From the Prince Albert Daily Herald By Myles Fish Triple plays in softball usually require a ball hit hard and directly at a fielder, some perfect defensive play and perhaps a slow runner or two. Naturally, they are difficult to complete. In 2009, Team Japan played an exhibition match against Team Canada in Prince Albert in advance of the two teams competing at the Men's … [Read more...]
USA Softball Men’s National Team roster announced for ISF World Championship and return to Pan American Games
Click here to view the 2015 USA Men's National Team Roster at the official USA Softball page OKLAHOMA CITY - Seventeen athletes will wear "USA" across their chest this summer as a member of the USA Softball Men's National Team, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today. Twenty-seven men's fast pitch players participated in the … [Read more...]