Argentina was 60 feet away from a World Championship medal. The Argentine squad had dispatched the top two North American teams in the tournament, the USA and Canada, in successive playoff games, and stood at the brink of eliminating the defending gold-medal champion Australia Steelers and the world's best pitcher, Adam Folkard. Despite the lack of a single hit through … [Read more...]
Aussies beat Argentina at softball championships
Australia will play Venezuela tomorrow for the right to meet New Zealand in the world softball championship final. Adam Folkard threw Australia's second no-hitter of the day to beat Argentina 2-1 in nine innings at Albany tonight. Folkard struck out 17 batters, including three in the bottom of the eighth inning after he threw the ball past first base while fielding a bunt … [Read more...]
Day 9 – Playoff Game 8 – Australia 2, Argentina 1, 9 inn.
Playoff Game 8 – Australia vs. Argentina This game is set to go at 7:30pm New Zealand time. After more than a week of playing one game a day, it will be the second game of the day for both of these clubs. Australia cruised to a 4-0 win this morning, behind a no-hit performance by lefty Andrew Kirkpatrick. Australia made easy work in their pool, sweeping all seven … [Read more...]
Day 9 – Playoff Game 6 – Argentina 2, Canada 1
Playoff Game 6- Canada v. Argentina (Winner advances, loser eliminated) This game is set to go at 2:00pm New Zealand time. Canada coming off a loss late last night, losing 3-1 to Venezuela. The loss was only their second of the tournament, the other coming to Japan on Day 5 of pool play, the day after they beat New Zealand, 9-7 in an extra inning slugfest. Canada had … [Read more...]
Day 9 – 2013 ISF Men’s World Championship – Playoffs Round 2
New Zealand time: Today's games: C5 11.30am Japan Vs Australia C6 2.00pm Argentina Vs Canada C7 5.00pm New Zealand Vs Venezuela C8 7.30pm Winner C5.Japan-Australia Vs Winner C6/ Argentina -Canada Pacific Timezone Translation C5 2:30pm Japan Vs Australia C6 5.00pm Argentina Vs Canada … [Read more...]
Argentina tops Netherlands, now 3-1 in Pool Play
Information courtesy of Martin Jorge, Confederación Argentina de Softbol Click here for PDF of Recap in Spanish - Victoria categorica frente a Holanda, or view below. Rough Google Translation Argentina this afternoon, beat the Netherlands, 11-1, in four innings and thus got his third win in the ISF World Championship, which is being played in Auckland, New Zealand. … [Read more...]
Pitching a line to the world champs
By Chris Rattue In a country where soccer is king, Argentina's softball team have to be very serious about pursuing their sport. Juan Potolicchio smiles when he recalls the sports psychology sessions the Argentinian softballers underwent before the world championships, which start at North Harbour today. "One guy introduced us to ubuntu, a [southern African] philosophy … [Read more...]