Information courtesy of Steve Embree, USA Softball OKLAHOMA CITY — With four of the five stops in the books the USA Softball Junior Men’s National Team will play a doubleheader at Dacca Park in Fife, Washington in their final event of the “Road to Whitehorse” tour on July 6th the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball announced today. Following the games in Fife, … [Read more...]
USA Junior national team stops in Medford OR on Road to Whitehorse
From the Mail Tribune University of Oregon head coach White will be among those playing for local teams By Tim Trower, Mail Tribune Fagone Field will replicate its vibrant heyday when the USA Softball junior men's national fastpitch team visits for two games Thursday against squads stocked with local players — in some cases, players many years the barnstormers' … [Read more...]
Ballpark Radio partners with SportsCanada.tv for Live Video Stream of ISF Jr. Worlds at Whitehorse – July 11-20, 2014
The band is getting back together again. The Ballpark Radio crew, Summer Tour 2014. Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. ISF Jr. World Championship. It's not John, Paul, George and Ringo, but it is Kyle Smith, Lance Winn, Joe Todd and Jim Flanagan. Blair Setford back home in the studio. The broadcast crew that brought you the ISC II Tournament of Champions on radio from 2004 … [Read more...]
Answering the call: Stockton trio playing for USA Junior squad
USA Jrs. Play Exhibition Doubleheader in Stockton on the Road to Whitehorse By Bob Highfill, Record Sports Editor STOCKTON - Aaron Madrid has proudly worn the uniforms of Stagg High and the club baseball teams on which he's played over the years. But having the letters USA on his cap and jersey is special. "It feels great," said Madrid, a recent Stagg graduate, who … [Read more...]
Kitchener teen playing for Canada in international softball match
By Josh Brown, The Record.com KITCHENER — You would be hard pressed to find a local more dedicated to softball than Johnny Baker. He smacked his first hit at six years old and umpired his first game three years later. Heck, the former Grand River Collegiate Institute student even skipped his prom to hit the diamond last year. "It was an elimination game," the Kitchener … [Read more...]
Big hitter makes New Zealand Jrs. squad
From Stuff.co.nz Editor's note: For those of us metrically challenged, I ran the conversions. 1.94m and 113kg translates to 6'4" and 249 pounds. Big boy. Pitchers beware. (Click link to original story for photo of Fraser) RISING STAR: Newlands College softball star Fraser McLaren leaves New Zealand on Saturday for the junior world championships in Canada. Fraser … [Read more...]
Stratford junior fastball team makes bid for Canadians next week
Editor's note: The Cubs won a berth to the ISC World Tournament in last weekend's ISC Canada East Qualifier, but because the ISC World Tournament and Canadians Championships are the same weekend, the Cubs will be, in effect, trying to play themselves out of the ISC World Tournament. Stratford junior fastball team makes bid for Canadians next week By Steve Rice, … [Read more...]