Jeff Nowaczyk's Grand Slam, 6 RBI Power USA to 11-0 win over Aruba See the Grand Slam here (courtesy of Codi Warren, USA Softball). From USA Softball Game Changer (Thank you USA Softball/Katie Willis) USA Men's National Team defeated Aruba 11-0 on Monday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Duane Weiler induced a groundout from Sando to finish off the game. Jeff … [Read more...]
Game/Broadcast Schedule for 2017 Pan Ams, Sunday September 17
Here's the broadcast schedule for the Pan Ams, Sunday, September 17, 2017. Times shown are central time, adjust for your time zone according. Editor's note: Times may not be correct - the USA game vs. Brazil was off by an hour at the start, so check early (and often). "TERMINADO" below means the game already finished, so those with times showing are those yet to be played, … [Read more...]
Pools for 2017 Pan American Championship – Sept. 14-25
From the Federaction Dominicana de Softball, the pools for the upcoming X Pan-American Men's Softball Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Editor's note: Sixteen teams in this one, 2 pools of 8. 5 of the 16 teams competed in the 2017 WBSC Men's World Championship, 3 in Pool A (USA, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic) and 2 in Pool B (Canada and Argentina). Four … [Read more...]
Tournament Program from 2017 WBSC Men’s World Championship
Courtesy of Echo Ross, who headed up Marketing & Communications for the 2017 WBSC Men's World Championship in Whitehorse, Yukon, we are pleased to shared the tournament program for the event. Thanks to tournament director George Arcand of Softball Yukon and Echo Ross, this tournament program was printed and given out to all in attendance, free of charge. For those of you … [Read more...]
Nik Hayes: World championship softball pitcher and LPG deliverer
From Stuff.co.nz By NICHOLAS BOYACK Pitcher Nik Hayes came of age as a closer in the Black Sox's world championship win. When not playing softball, he delivers LPG. Nik Hayes was one of the heroes for the Black Sox in their come-from-behind 6-4 win over Australia to win their seventh world title. On Wednesday he arrived home to the Hutt Valley after a 22-hour flight in … [Read more...]
Softball NZ bidding to host the 2021 world championships after Black Sox win
From Stuff.co.nz BY TONY SMITH Softball New Zealand are hoping the Black Sox's seventh world championship gold medal will lead to a boost in funding and are pressing ahead with a bid to host the 2021 world tournament. Tony Giles, Softball New Zealand's (SNZ) chief executive, confirmed a bid had already been lodged with the World Baseball Softball Council (WBSC), who will … [Read more...]
National Teams Revealed for 2017 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship
From the WBSC: Global Expansion: India and Turkey to debut on men's softball world stage WHITEHORSE, Canada -- Marking just over 100 days until the start of the 2017 WBSC Men's Softball World Championship, the World Baseball Softball Confederation today announced the nations that will compete in the men's softball flagship event. A near record-high of 20 nations -- the second … [Read more...]