October 1, 2012 will see the launch of the ISF Men’s World Softball Championships Volunteer programme. Proudly sponsored by SAS Clothing the ‘SAS Crew’ will play an integral part in the successful delivery of the event next year.
WSC 2013 are looking for 200 volunteers to support the successful delivery of the event in various roles throughout the venue. Visit the volunteer section of our website where you will find all the information you need including available roles, commitment requirements and how to sign up www.softball2013.com/site/webpages/general/volunteers
Check out the great uniforms that have been sponsored by SAS clothing. All official volunteers will receive two tops, one jacket and a cap – THANKS SAS!
SAS clothing provide high quality uniform and sports apparel clothing at affordable prices, for more information visit www.sas.co.nz
Tickets Now On Sale!
1 October 2012 tickets will be on sale for the ISF Men’s World Softball Championships 2013 hosted at Rosedale Park, Auckland from 1 -10 March 2012.
At 9:00am on 1 October 2012 tickets will be on sale to the public.
Important Note: YOUR TICKET RESERVATION IS NOT A TICKET
Have you pre-registered for WSC 2013 tickets?
Pre-registered tickets must be purchased between 1 October and 31 October 2012 to confirm your reservation and secure a ticket – if your ticket purchase is not completed within this period your ticket reservation will be lost.
To date tickets have been VERY popular with over 60% of tickets already pre-registered for.
Ticket pre-registrations close 30 September 2012 at 5:00pm
Facility Upgrade – Rosedale Park
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The stadium is looking good with completion now scheduled for 24 November 2012
The upgrade has made great progress since it began in March 2012. The facility is about to receive new outfield fencing and netting on both diamond 1 and 2. The outfield fence will stand at 1.8 meters high. All fencing and netting will be black, to avoid visual obstruction.
The construction of an embankment outside the outfield fence of diamond 2 will commence in the next few weeks. Surplus fill from a nearby electricity cable project will be used to build the embankment. The embankment and will be finished off with top soil and grass. This will be a great place to view diamond two matches at the event next year.
Finally, dugouts for the both diamonds are currently awaiting building permit and construction by voluntary labour should commence early October.
It is great to see this amazing new facility take shape.
Qualified Teams
We are pleased to announce five more teams have qualified for the championships next year. The latest qualification took place between 16 and 22 September 2012, at the Men’s Pan Am Championship in Medellin, Columbia.*
Results saw Venezuela, USA, Canada, Mexico and Argentina qualify for the tournament next March.
Editor’s note: *Colombia
Supporter Accommodation
Are you travelling to Auckland for the World Champs in March and need somewhere to stay? Several motels, hotels plus camping facilities are offering special rates for Softball 2013 supporters
Oct. 25-28, 2012 9th Asian Men’s Softball Championship (Nimi City, Okayama, Japan)
More photos of the stadium upgrade and progress
Corporate packages due out later this month
Parking information
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How did the US qualify if they weren’t even there?