It is with great pleasure that we share the news of Darren Zack's upcoming October 29 induction to the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. Information courtesy of Lorenzo Gavilan Vargas Digital Marketing Coordinator at Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (CSHoF). Darren's HOF bio, from the Official Canadian Sports Hall of Fame program: Darren Zack among 2025 Inductees to the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame Darren Zack is a legendary Ojibwe pitcher who dominated the softball diamond … [Read More...]
Feature Stories
USA Softball U23 Men’s Team Blanks Venezuela, 3-0 in Third Game at 2025 Pan-Ams in Argentina
Full story at USA Softball LA PAMPA, Argentina (Box Score) – The U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team rode a dominant pitching performance and a decisive fourth-inning rally to secure a 3-0 victory over Venezuela today, improving to 2-1 in the Pan American Championship. The Eagles finished the game with three runs, two hits and zero errors with their three runs being the most of the tournament for Team USA so far. USA’s defense only allowed two hits and zero runs. GAME LEADERSPitcher … [Read More...]
Mexico’s Carlos Parra Outduels Marco Diaz in 1-0 Win over USA Softball U23 Men’s Team Second Game at 2025 Pan-Ams in Argentina
Parra 1-Hitter with 14 K's Diaz 2-Hitter with 11 K's Full story at USA Softball Mexico Edges U-23 Men’s Team, 1-0 LA PAMPA, Argentina (Box Score) – It was another pitching standoff for the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team in the second game of the Pan American Championship, but the Eagles were edged by Mexico, 1-0. Team USA is 1-1 in tournament play, finishing the game with just one hit.GAME LEADERSMarco Diaz matched zeros for most of the game, allowing only two hits and one earned … [Read More...]
USA Softball U23 Men’s Team Wins a Nail-Biter Over Dom.Rep. in First Game at 2025 Pan-Ams in Argentina
Scoring Summary Below Game Changer and Streaming Schedule DateTime (Local Time / CT)OpponentLive Stats | StreamingSaturday, Sept. 134:30 p.m. ART / 2:30 p.m. CTvs Dominican RepublicLive Stats | StreamingSunday, Sept. 1410:30 a.m. ART / 8:30 a.m. CTvs MexicoLive Stats | StreamingMonday, Sept. 151:30 p.m. ART / 11:30 a.m. CTvs VenezuelaLive Stats | StreamingTuesday, Sept. 1610:30 a.m. ART / 8:30 a.m. CTvs PeruLive Stats | StreamingWednesday, Sept. … [Read More...]
USA Softball U23 Men’s Team Opens Play vs. Dom Rep. in 2025 Pan-Ams at Argentina – Sat. Sept 13 – 3:30pm CT
Game Changer and Streaming Schedule DateTime (Local Time / CT)OpponentLive Stats | StreamingSaturday, Sept. 134:30 p.m. ART / 2:30 p.m. CTvs Dominican RepublicLive Stats | StreamingSunday, Sept. 1410:30 a.m. ART / 8:30 a.m. CTvs MexicoLive Stats | StreamingMonday, Sept. 151:30 p.m. ART / 11:30 a.m. CTvs VenezuelaLive Stats | StreamingTuesday, Sept. 1610:30 a.m. ART / 8:30 a.m. CTvs PeruLive Stats | StreamingWednesday, Sept. 177:30 p.m. ART / 6:30 p.m. … [Read More...]
USA Softball at WBSC Américas Softball U23 Men’s Championship in La Pampa, Argentina – Sept 13-20, 2025
Play Starts Saturday From: USA Softball Men's National U23 Team The Red, White and Blue will travel to La Pampa, Argentina, where they will look to qualify for the 2026 WBSC U-23 Men’s World Cup set to take place in April next year. The 15-player roster marks the second U-23 MNT program in USA Softball history and the first to play in an international WBSC competition. Six members will join Team USA for the first time in their careers, while nine veterans return to the Red, White and … [Read More...]
WBSC Américas Softball U23 Men’s Championship in La Pampa, Argentina – Sept 13-20, 2025
From: SOFTBALL AMERICAS @WBSC_AMERICAS Everything is ready to experience the WBSC Américas Softball U23 Men’s Championship in La Pampa, Argentina The countries that will compete for the Pan American title are: Day 1 – September 13 Day 2 – September 14 Day 3 – September 15 Day 4 – September 16 Day 5 – September 17 Day 6 – September 18 Day 7 – September 19 Day 8 – September 20 … [Read More...]
WBSC Rankings
Editor's Note: Someone remind me of the results of the competitions this past year? … [Read More...]
Hot Stove League for 2026 Season
Player Movement Reports From Softball Premier TV Editor's Note: The ISC has released its updated PRAWN list, designed to encourage competitive parity among teams. With this release comes inevitable player movement as teams work within the rule's constraints to build their rosters. Following the conclusion of the 2025 ISC World Tournament just a few weeks ago, this marks the prime season when new teams emerge and established squads reshape their lineups. Below is a collection of player … [Read More...]
Maddy’s Photos from 2025 USA Softball Men’s Major at OKC – Day 3 – Saturday, July 19 (Full Gallery)
We previously posted a link to some of these photos posted at Maddy's Facebook page. This is the full gallery for Day 3 - Saturday, July 19 (342 photos) (If you are on a desktop, you can scroll through the pics using the arrow keys) Remember you can double-click the photos in gallery to enlarge, so they will look like this. Help us add IDs to the Photos, email the link + name to jim@fastpitch****.com (please put "PHOTO ID" in the subject line) ICYMI, Here are the earlier galleries … [Read More...]
Redcliffe, Australia to host WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Finals in 2027
From the Official WBSC website Australia, who hosted the first edition of the most prestigious international women's softball tournament in Melbourne in 1965, will welcome the event again 62 years later in Redcliffe, 45 minutes outside of Brisbane. The WBSC Women's Softball World Cup will return to its cradle in Australia as the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) awarded Redcliffe in Queensland the hosting rights of the Finals 2027. Talobilla Park, just 45 minutes outside of … [Read More...]
New Zealand Black Sox ‘seeking advice’ after Venezuela’s World Cup gold medal pitcher Maiker Pimentel fails doping test
Article by Tony Smith, The Post A remarkable upgrade for the Black Sox to men’s Softball World Cup champions could be in play if an “apparent’’ anti-doping violation by Venezuela’s gold medal pitcher is upheld. Maiker Pimentel pitched Venezuela to a 3-0 win over the New Zealand men’s team in July’s World Cup final in Canada. But the 28-year-old World Cup MVP has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid. The International Testing Agency (ITA) … [Read More...]
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