Editor's Note: the "We are hosting" refers to Vanessa O'Laughlin, Ricky Sivilla and Marcus Tan. At press time, they are looking to add another team, contact them for more information. Tournament to be held at Alden E. Oliver Sports Park, in Hayward CA, about an hour South East of San Francisco, on the other side of the bay. … [Read More...]
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Western Fastpitch Alliance Winter League Midland, TX – November 2024
Cap tip, ISC Fastpitch The West Texas/New Mexico Men’s Fastpitch League is starting its winter season in November 2024 in Midland, Texas. This is a joint effort between the Rio Grande Senators, Omma Tigres, ISC Texas/New Mexico and the Western Fastpitch Alliance. We have two training groups started with a hitting group meeting at UTPB in Odessa on Wednesdays and a pitching group that meets on the weekend. Both groups have now been going for 3-4 weeks. We are actively … [Read More...]
Farewell, Pete
WBSC Men’s World Cup Field for 2025 Set
Elite Eight to World Cup 2025 - July 8-13, 2025 Six teams emerged from the World Cup Qualifiers, Groups A, B and C, plus host Canada (coincidentally 3rd in Group B), with Wild Card Venezuela the last team added on the strength of their #5 world ranking and third place finish in Group A, and their where they went 5-0 in pool play, only to lose two on the final day of the tournament. Defending World Champions, Australia (Gold, 2022) lost their first game of the Group A qualifier, but … [Read More...]
RIP Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson: A Renaissance Man of American Music and Culture (1936-2024) The world has lost a true Renaissance man with the passing of Kris Kristofferson, who died peacefully at his home in Maui, Hawaii on September 28, 2024, at the age of 88. Kristofferson's remarkable life journey took him from the halls of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar to the skies as a helicopter pilot, and ultimately to the pinnacle of American songwriting, music, and film. Born on June 22, 1936, in Brownsville, … [Read More...]
USA Softball’s Look Back at 2024 WBSC Group C World Cup Qualifier
Day 5 Playoff Results – 2024 WBSC World Cup Qualifier Group C – Sat. Sept. 21
Click here to view our All Games Scoreboard Final Playoff Round Scoreboard with Dates Playoff Round Scoreboard Date Game # Match Winner Score Loser 9/21/24 16 Placement Game 5th vs. 6th South Africa 8 - 4 Netherlands … [Read More...]
USA v. Japan in 1st vs. 2nd Playoff at 2024 WBSC World Cup Qualifier – Sat. Sept. 21 at 4pm
Day 5 Schedule of Games – 2024 WBSC World Cup Qualifier Group C – Sat. Sept. 21
Final Day - Playoff Round Playoff Round Schedule Game # Matchup Match PDT MDT CDT EDT Prague 16 5th vs. 6thPlacement game Netherlands vs. South Africa 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM … [Read More...]
Day 4 Results from 2024 WBSC World Cup Qualifier Group C at OKC – Fri. Sept. 20
Final Day of Pool Play, Playoffs Saturday Group C Scoreboard Date Game # Winner Score Loser 9/20/2024 12 Guatemala (3-1) 10 - 3 Netherlands (1-5) 9/20/2024 13 Japan (3-1) 4 - 0 Guatemala (3-2) 9/20/2024 … [Read More...]
Day 4 Schedule of Games – 2024 WBSC World Cup Qualifier Group C – Fri. Sept. 20
Last Day of Pool Play, Playoffs Saturday Day 4 Schedule Match PDT MDT CDT EDT Prague Netherlands vs. Guatemala 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 5:00 PM Guatemala vs. … [Read More...]
Day 3 Results from 2024 WBSC World Cup Qualifier Group C at OKC – Thurs. Sept. 19
Group C Scoreboard - September 19, 2024 Date Game # Winner Score Loser 9/19/2024 8 Guatemala (2-1) 9 - 2 Colombia (1-2) 9/19/2024 9 Colombia (2-2) 7 - 0 Netherlands (0-4) 9/19/2024 10 Netherlands (1-4) … [Read More...]
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