Editor's Note: Most readers have by now heard about the Omma Tigres' remarkable run at the 2024 USA Softball Men's Major National Championship in Rockford, Michigan over the weekend, knocking off three top ten teams (#8 AWP Lumberjacks, #5 Circle Tap and #2 Hill United) enroute to a runner-up finish. The team reeled off seven consecutive wins after losing their first game, … [Read more...]
Group B Schedule Released for WBSC Men’s World Cup Qualifier at Prince Albert Canada
July 10 - 14, 2024 WBSC Men's World Cup Qualifier Group B, Prince Albert - July 10-14, 2024 Jul 10 - Day 1 (Prime Ministers Park)11:00 Argentina vs Israel16:30 - Opening Ceremony21:00 Hong Kong, China vs Canada21:00 Singapore vs New Zealand* Jul 11 - Day 2 (Prime Ministers Park)11:00 New Zealand vs Israel11:00 Canada vs Singapore*18:00 Canada vs Argentina21:00 Hong … [Read more...]
Scott Sunley to manage World Champions Australia at WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup
From the WBSC Scott Sunley has being appointed as Australia Men's National Softball Team head coach ahead of the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup. The defending world champions will open the tournament in Group A, to be played from 12 to 16 June in Hermosillo, Mexico. “I’m incredibly excited and privileged to be joining the Aussie Steelers family as head coach. … [Read more...]
Hong Kong, China announced as wild card entries, to play in Men’s World Cup Group B in Prince Albert Canada
From the WBSC This marks Hong Kong, China's sixth participation in the top men softball competition in the world, and their return to the World Cup after seven years. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced that world No. 24 Hong Kong, China has been awarded a wild card for the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup, which is slated to open … [Read more...]
WBSC Men’s World Cup groups unveiled; 2022 Gold Medalists Australia to start title defence in Group A
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...]
Olympic Women’s All-Olympic Team – Tokyo 2021
Japan's Yamato Fujita named Tokyo 2021 softball MVP … [Read more...]
Japan tops USA for OIympic Women’s Softball Gold at Tokyo
Team USA returns to Olympic Stage with Tokyo 2020 Olympic Silver Medal finish FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE from USA SoftballJuly 27, 2021Web Release: Link TOKYO, Japan –– It was a battle of the top two defenses in the world as the sport of softball returned to its first Olympic Gold Medal game since 2008. In its fifth-consecutive Gold Medal contest, the U.S. Olympic … [Read more...]