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Live Streaming Broadcasts from WBSC U18 in Lima, Peru

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Commentary is in Spanish by Orlando “Willy” Palma & Jose “Kike” Garcia Editor's Note: The YouTube channel has close caption option, which will translate to English or whatever language you need. English Translation: Ready for the second day of the U18 Women's Softball World Cup in Lima, Peru. Transmission through the YouTube channel of @WBSC ? Four games a … [Read more...]

Czech Republic’s Jakub Osicka top pitcher at WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2020

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Jakub Osicka of the Czech Republic was the top pitcher at the WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2020 in Palmerston North, New Zealand last week, leading in most pitching categories, including most wins (5), best ERA for pitchers with more than 10 innning pitched (1.13), most strikeouts (84) -- 20 more than the next in line, most innings pitched (43.1) and more. Osicka … [Read more...]

WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2020: Closing Ceremony

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A last look back at the three medal winning teams at the U18 World Cup: Japan (Gold), Australia (Silver) and the Czech Republic (Bronze), (and that gorgeous hardware that they took home) along with closing comments by the tournmament organizers and WBSC officials. Well done, Palmerston North, New Zealand, and well done WBSC. … [Read more...]

All-World Team and MVP: U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup

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Japan's Hitto Nagayoshi took home the MVP award at the U-18 Men's Softball World Cup. It was a triple treat for Japan’s Hitto Nagayoshi, who took home MVP honours, was named in the All-World Team, and won a world championship this afternoon in Palmerston North. Congratulations to the young men named on the 2020 #U18SoftballMWC All-World Team!FULL STORY: … [Read more...]

Czech Republic earns Bronze: Osicka’s 13 strikeouts lead Czech Republic to first U-18 medal

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WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup The third-place finish follows the Czech Republic's first ever WBSC softball medal at last year's U-12 Softball World Cup where they also collected a bronze medal. Jakub Osicka was outstanding from the circle, pitching a shutout game to help the Czech Republic win its first ever medal at the U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup after beating … [Read more...]