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...]
Umpires From 15 Nations To Oversee 2017 WBSC Men’s World Championship
From the official WBSC 2017 Website: The World Baseball Softball Confederation today appointed umpires to officiate the 2017 WBSC Softball World Championships. For the 15th WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship, which will be staged in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, from 7-16 July, 24 umpires from 15 countries will make up the on-field umpiring crews. Umpires will come from … [Read more...]
Survive and Advance
It's been a tough week for Omar Vizquel, the manager of the Venezuelan National team at the World Baseball Classic. His talent laden squad came into the tournament with high hopes and a roster stacked with major-league baseball stars including two of its very best hitters in Miguel Cabrera (DET) and José Altuve (HOU), along dominant pitcher, "King" Felix Hernandez (SEA). Add … [Read more...]
Miami Time Machine
So I'm reading my Twitter feed this morning and I see this: "Bases now loaded with 2 out. Éric Gagné will now come out the bullpen to pitch for Canada. #wbc2017" Excuse me? Éric Gagné ? The Éric Gagné that notched 84 consecutive saves for my beloved LA Dodgers? That Éric Gagné? Quick ! Where is my phone! Hit the At Bat app, click TV on, Chromecast and wait. "Commercial … [Read more...]
World’s top men’s fastpitch in Europe in 2018
Cap tip Blair Setford Editor's note: Great summary of upcoming Men's World Championship events over the next few years, by Helena Novotna at EuropeanSoftball.org A meeting of the Men’s Fastpitch Development Commission took place in New Zealand, in February, during the Challenge Cup competition. The meeting was led by the Chair of the Commission, Rex Capil from New Zealand. … [Read more...]
Softball Canada Announces 2017 Men’s National Team Athlete Pool
From Softball Canada: (Ottawa, ON) Softball Canada is pleased to announce the list of forty (40) athletes who have been named to the 2017 Men’s National Team Athlete Pool. The coaching staff will select up to twent-two (22) athletes from the Athlete Pool to attend a Men’s National Team Selection Camp in June of 2017. Team Canada head coach John Stuart (Langley, BC) and … [Read more...]
Ballpark Broadcasting – Day 7 Broadcasts at 2016 WBSC Jr. Men’s World Championship – Bronze and Gold Medal Games
FINAL DAY AT THE 2016 WBSC JR. MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP! Three more broadcasts on tap for today, Day 7 of the 2016 WBSC Jr. Men's World Championship with Gold and Bronze medal games on tap, as well as the Consolation Final. Saturday, July 30: (All game times EDT) 1:30pm BRONZE MEDAL GAME - CANADA v. NEW ZEALAND 4:00pm Consolation final: South Africa v. Botswana 7:00pm GOLD … [Read more...]