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WBSC to launch U-23 Men’s and U-15 Women’s Softball World Cups; 2019 Wild Cards to Cuba, Netherlands

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From the official WBSC Website:  The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Softball Division Executive Board met in Rome, at the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) headquarters. The Board decided the structure of softball top tier competitions, following a previous decision to restructure the Softball World Championships into Softball World Cups.The Board decided … [Read more...]

Team Europe tops New Zealand Black Sox in Exhibition game, 6-5

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On Sunday, September 2, 2018, following the conclusion of the inaugural Intercontinental Softball Cup at Prague, Czech Republic, the gold-medal winning New Zealand Black Sox played an exhibition game against a team of European all-stars at Havlickuv Brod Stadium at Hippos Arena. The host, Team Europe came away with the victory, 6-5.  Denmark's Kim Hansen was the winning … [Read more...]

Argentina grabs bronze with win over host Czech Republic in 2018 Intercontinental Cup at Prague

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Argentina nabbed the bronze medal Saturday in the inaugural  Intercontinental Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, with a run-ahead rule win over the host Czechs, 10-0. Mariano Montero was the winning pitcher, while Michal Holobradek suffered the loss.  After two scoreless innings, Argentina's powerful offense exploded for 6 runs in the third inning and 4 more in the fourth to end … [Read more...]

New Zealand captures gold at Inaugural Intercontinental Softball Cup at Prague with 5-1 win over Japan

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The reigning WBSC World Champion New Zealand Black Sox captured the gold medal Saturday at the inaugural Intercontinental Softball Cup at Prague Czech Republic, with a 5-1 win over silver medalists, Japan.  Nik Hayes went the distance for the win, surrendering just two hits, while striking out 8.   Japan took the early lead, 1-0 in the third on a one-out single to center by K. … [Read more...]

2018 Intercontinental Cup at Prague to conclude Saturday in rain-abbreviated schedule

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The playoff round at the 2018 Intercontinental Cup will be abbreviated due to rain.    New Zealand will face Japan in the finals, while the host Czech Republic will take on Argentina in the Bronze Medal game. (All other games cancelled).  See Tweet from Czech Softball below for details, and convert game times to your own time zone.   Click here for time in Prague. Kudos to … [Read more...]