From the WBSC A total of 10 national teams have booked their tickets to the World Cup. Besides one wild card, an African Qualifier (two available spots), which will take place in South Africa from 29 February to 2 March, and an Americas Qualifier (five available spots) scheduled to be played in April, will decide the seven remaining participants in the biggest men's … [Read more...]
Africa: WBSC Men’s, U-23 Softball World Cup qualifiers confirmed for February in Pretoria, South Africa
From the WBSC African nations will compete for one spot in the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup, to be played in Auckland, New Zealand, and the inaugural WBSC U-23 Men’s Softball World Cup, slated to be played in Argentina. Both qualifiers will be hosted in Pretoria, South Africa. WBSC Africa has announced the dates of the African Qualifiers for the WBSC Men’s … [Read more...]
South Africa crowned the 2019 Men’s and Women’s Jr. Softball Champions of #Africa
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Botswana First Ever Elite 8 Finish in 2017 Men’s WBSC
From Weekend Post The national softball team has included a new chapter in sports history after advancing to the playoffs for the first time at the WBSC Men’s World Softball World Championship in Canada last week. Botswana has never won more than a game at the competition with the highest finish being 9th in 2000, but this time around the local lads managed three wins to … [Read more...]
Botswana’s Abel Mataboge among international umpire crew for 2017 WBSC men’s world championship
From MmegiOnline By KOKETSO KGOBOGE Mataboge gets international appointment Botswana softball’s umpire-in-chief, Abel Mataboge has been selected to officiate at the senior men’s World Baseball and Softball Championships (WBSC) Championships to be held in Canada in July this year. ByKOKETSO KGOBOGE Thu 16 Mar 2017, 14:49 pm (GMT +2) Tweet0 Comments Email Share He joins 24 … [Read more...]
Team USA drops 3-2, extra-inning thriller to host Canada at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games
From Codi Warren, ASA/USA Softball TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — Team USA rallied from behind to force the first extra-inning game of the 2015 Pan American Games in a 3-2, extra-inning loss against host country Canada. Rallying from a 2-1 deficit, Team USA tied the game in the bottom of the seventh inning to nearly upset reigning World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) … [Read more...]
South Africa establishes national host committee for 2011 IX ISF Junior Women’s World Championships
From Sowetan Live: By RAMATSIYI MOHOLOA South Africa has established a national host committee to prepare for the 2011 IX ISF Junior Women's World Championships. The committee, which includes representatives from the African Softball Confederation, is led by SSA second deputy president Basil Peters as its convenor. The December 6-17 event will be played at the … [Read more...]