Power hitting by their batters, including a five-run blast in the third inning, and a dominant pitching display by Te Ate Walker saw Waikato's Marlinz to take out the Kotahitanga Fastpitch men's softball title on Saturday. Marlinz beat Ngati Kahu Braves, from Rotorua, 11-0 in the final at Resthills Park after downing Manurewa Mets 8-5 in the semifinal earlier in the day. The … [Read more...]
Players to hone skills at New Zealand academy
From the Southland Times: Five Invercargill softball players will have the chance to tap into the wisdom of some of New Zealand's greatest players while competing across the Tasman. The Invercargill Dodgers Softball Club has secured spots in the International Softball Academy in Australia for its talented youngsters. Devon Robinson and Dylan Richardson will join the … [Read more...]
2011 XII Argentine Championships (Updated with Final Day’s Scores)
Update 3: Final Day's Scores Potlicchio, Estudiantes, Unbeaten, Untied Division A Play-offs G29 Patronato 5 Don Bosco 0 WP: Godoy LP: Sabate G30 Patronato 1 CPEF 2 WP: Montero LP: Godoy G31 Championship Game: Estudiantes 6 CPEF 0 (5 inning) WP: Potolicchio LP: Gervasutti Biondi: 1 RBI Bittor: 1 HR - 2RBI Villa: 1 HR - 1RBI Petric: … [Read more...]
Illegal pitch ends title bid
By Gary Caffell A controversial umpiring call may have robbed Giants of a place in the grand final of the Inter City series men's softball competition. Level pegging at 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh innings in their semifinal against star-studded Poneke-Kilbirnie at Hataitai Park on Saturday Giants were a strong chance to force the game into a tiebreaker, having … [Read more...]
Tight Giants defense called (NZ)
Giants pitcher Ritchie Clarke isn't making any rash predictions about the likely outcome of his team's Inter City series men's softball semifinal match with Poneke-Kilbirnie at Haitaitai Park, Wellington, tomorrow. Clarke is confident Giants are capable of causing what would be a major upset by beating the star-studded P-K line-up but he also knows what will happen if they … [Read more...]
Australian Open Men’s Squad 2011
Editor's note: Some familiar names on the list, to be sure, including pitchers Adam Folkard and the two Andrews, Kirkpatrick and youngster Blackshaw. (Recall that Blackshaw was left off of the 2008 ISF Jr. Men's squad). Looks like the reports of Folkard's departure from ISF competition due to the ISF pitching rule didn't come to pass. That won't make the prospect of … [Read more...]
Argentine Women to host University of Florida Tech – March 6-11, 2011
From Martin Jorge Argentina hosts the University of Florida Tech The Women's National Team program starting Sunday will receive a visit from Florida Tech Panthers varsity (FTP) of the United States to play a series of friendly matches with the National Team Staff and U19 National Team. Matches will be played on the fields of Pilar and the Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires, … [Read more...]