It was a long way to travel for a loss — 5,571 miles to be exact. Yet the Aurora Dolan & Murphy men’s fastpitch softball team had no inclinations of letting its visitors from Argentina be greeted any other way. The Shamrocks used several two-out hits Thursday night to put their runs on the scoreboard, taking out the Argentina Junior National Team 5-2 at Stuart Sports … [Read more...]
Vasey ON to host Argentine Jr. Men – July 14, 2011
VASEY, ON -The Township of Oro-Medonte, Vasey Minor Ball, The Vasey Countrymen and The Simcoe Rural Fastball League are pleased to welcome the Argentina Jr Mens Team on Thursday July 14th in Vasey, Ontario. (4851 Vasey Road for the GPS users) A twin bill of games slated for the 14th and will feature the Argentina Jr Men’s team battling the Vasey Countrymen followed by the … [Read more...]
New Zealand Black Sox fall at semfinal stage of Peligro Cup
NEW YORK - New Zealand were bundled out at the semifinal stage of the Peligro Cup softball tournament in New York today. The Black Sox beat Chicago New York - whose line-up included New Zealand squad member Patrick Shannon - 4-3 today before losing to eventual tournament winners California A 2-0. "It was always going to be tough," assistant coach Dave Workman … [Read more...]
Peligro 2011 – NYC – scoreboard and game recaps
Tournament Coverage 2011 Peligro Scoreboard at Al's Fastball Official website At the Ballfield (Jamie's blog) Sunday, July 3, 2011 Playoff Games Playoff Round PG-1: 10:00 am Red Division # 3 Lanceros vs. Blue Division # 2 Dominicana Dominicana 8, Lanceros 0 Click link for game details (PDF) Playoff Game 1 PG-2 10:00 am Red Division # 2 … [Read more...]
New Zealand Black Sox tour continues to NYC
From Sportal NZ New Zealand opened the Peligro Cup tournament in Randall's Island New York with a 3-0 win over the California As in their opening game on Friday night local time. It was a fine pitching display by Karl Gollan that saw New Zealand keep the California combination scoreless. New Zealand was 2-0 up at the bottom of the third. New Zealand's next game as at … [Read more...]
New Zealand Black Sox in Reading Tuesday
The New Zealand Black Sox men's fastpitch team, ranked No. 2 in the world, will play the Northend Softball League all-stars Tuesday at Stevens at 7 p.m. The Black Sox are on a three-week tour of North America as part of their preparation for hosting the International Softball Federation tournament in 2013. The Sox lost the 2009 ISF final to the Australian Steelers after … [Read more...]
Young Aussies prepare for 2011 u17 Youth Cup
BUNDABERG softball players Sam Daff and Adrian Taylor are preparing to compete at the 2011 Softball Australia International Youth Cup in Sydney next week. The International Youth Cup is part of the development pathway for elite young softball players. Daff will compete as a member of the Australian under-19 men's gold team and Taylor will play for the Australian under-17 … [Read more...]