Up next for the U.S. at the 2015 WBSC World Championshipis an 10:00 local time in Saskatoon matchup against the Dominican Republic. Fans at home can follow along with live stats and live streaming for the entire WBSC Men's World Championship at www.ASAUSASoftball.com. WATCH IT LIVE ON SPORTSCANADA.TV, with Lance Winn and Kyle Smith of Ballpark Broadcasting with the call. … [Read more...]
Kris Bogach drives Men’s National Team to a shutout victory in WBSC Men’s World Championship opener against Mexico
From Codi Warren, ASA/USA Softball SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Canada - The bats came alive for the USA Softball Men's National Team (MNT) as they soared to a 7-0 shutout win over Mexico in their opening game of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Men's World Championship in Saskatoon. Combining for a total of six hits throughout the six-inning contest, four … [Read more...]
Half dozen teams are in the mix for a gold medal
Great preview at the Star Phoenix, with comments from our broadcast colleague and frequent Fastpitchwest contributor, Blair Setford. By Scott Larson, The Starphoenix June 25, 2015 With the assistance of Blair Setford, here's a quick peek at the teams competing at the 2015 WBSC Men's World Softball Championship. Setford is on the coaching staff of the Toronto Gators and will … [Read more...]
Fastpitch World Media’s Top 40 List by Country
Some great work by Fastpitch World Media, listing its Top 40 players in the world by WBSC team/country: With the WBSC World Championships starting tomorrow, we took our Top 40 List and put them with their national teams so our readers can follow along. We also added the players not with a national team. Australia:(2) Marshall Kronk & Nick Shailes Argentina: (2) Fernando … [Read more...]
USA Softball Men’s National Team arrives in Saskatoon for WBSC Men’s World Championship
Courtesy Codi Warren, ASA/USA Softball SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Canada - Fresh off an undefeated "Road to Gold" campaign in the months leading up to their summer events, the USA Softball Men’s National Team (MNT) arrived in Saskatoon on Wednesday as the team readies for the 2015 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Men's World Championship the Amateur Softball … [Read more...]
The World is Waiting
First pitch of the 2015 WBSC Men's Softball World Championship just a day away, as teams and fans make their final preparation here in Saskatoon. We'll be on hand for the duration of the tournament, as part of the Ballpark Broadcasting team, which includes Lance Winn, Kyle Smith, Joe Todd and Blair Setford. (Last summer's Whitehorse broadcast team for the ISF Jrs. plus Blair … [Read more...]
Team USA captures title in Bellechasse International Fastball Tournament at Quebec
Team USA finished the weekend with a perfect 4-0 record to capture the Bellechasse International Fastball Tournament at Quebec. The USA Men's National team topped the Scarborough Force, 13-6 in the final, a rain-shortened 5 inning game. Click here for the line and box scores and other details. The USA's Frank DeGroat homered and had 3 RBI. Winning Pitcher: 10 - Gerald … [Read more...]