Wednesday, July 15, 2015 14:00 SB001 Mexico v. Venezuela (11am on the West Coast) 16:30 SB001 United States v. Argentina (1:30pm on the West Coast) 19:00 SB001 Canada v. Dominican Republic (4:00pm on the West Coast) Preview: (This was dictated for expediency; email me if you spot errors please, jim [at] fastpitchwest.com) Yesterday's picks by the Editor:One for three, as … [Read more...]
Day 2 Results from 2015 Pan Ams (Toronto)
Sun, Jul 12 Round Robin Game 4 Mexico 5 Argentina 3 WP-Samuel Villalvazo LP-Juan Potoliccio Box Score Jesus Cardona 3 run homer in 5th was the big hit of the game. Round Robin Game 5 Venezuela 5 Domninican Republic 1 WP-Ramon Jones LP-Melvin Batista Ramon Jones complete game 3 hitter with 6 K's Luiger Pinto 3-3 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored Box Score Round Robin Game 6 … [Read more...]
Day 3 – Pan Am Men’s Fastball (with preview)
Tuesday July 14, 2015 14:00 SB001 United States v. Venezuela (11am on the West Coast) 16:30 SB001 Dominican Republic v. Mexico (1:30pm on the West Coast) 19:00 SB001 Canada v. Argentina (4:00pm on the West Coast) Preview: (This was dictated for expediency; email me if you spot errors please, jim [at] fastpitchwest.com) Yesterday's picks by the Editor:One for two, picking … [Read more...]
Day 2 – Pan Am Men’s Fastball (with preview)
Monday, July 13, 2015 14:00 SB001 Argentina V.Mexico (11am on the West Coast) 16:30 SB001 Dominican Republic v. Venezuela (1:30pm on the West Coast) 19:00 SB001 Canada v. United States (4:00pm on the West Coast) Preview: (This was dictated for expediency; email me if you spot errors please, jim [at] fastpitchwest.com) Yesterday's picks by the Editor:Two out of three, Right … [Read more...]
Half dozen teams are in the mix for a gold medal
Great preview at the Star Phoenix, with comments from our broadcast colleague and frequent Fastpitchwest contributor, Blair Setford. By Scott Larson, The Starphoenix June 25, 2015 With the assistance of Blair Setford, here's a quick peek at the teams competing at the 2015 WBSC Men's World Softball Championship. Setford is on the coaching staff of the Toronto Gators and will … [Read more...]
Fastpitch World Media’s Top 40 List by Country
Some great work by Fastpitch World Media, listing its Top 40 players in the world by WBSC team/country: With the WBSC World Championships starting tomorrow, we took our Top 40 List and put them with their national teams so our readers can follow along. We also added the players not with a national team. Australia:(2) Marshall Kronk & Nick Shailes Argentina: (2) Fernando … [Read more...]
The World is Waiting
First pitch of the 2015 WBSC Men's Softball World Championship just a day away, as teams and fans make their final preparation here in Saskatoon. We'll be on hand for the duration of the tournament, as part of the Ballpark Broadcasting team, which includes Lance Winn, Kyle Smith, Joe Todd and Blair Setford. (Last summer's Whitehorse broadcast team for the ISF Jrs. plus Blair … [Read more...]