Editor's note: A job well done, Russ. As a player, as a coach, the same approach. Hard work, and nothing less than winning would suffice, a message still echoed in the letter to his team below. Russ and I were teammates on the Vista Rangers in 1989 at our first ISC World Tournament, and on the Vista Bombers, circa 1990 through 1993, where he helped pitch the Bombers to 1991 … [Read more...]
USA Softball names athletes to the 2014 USA Softball Mens Fast Pitch National Team
By Steve Embree/USA Softball Cap tip: Kyle Smith OKLAHOMA CITY — Ten athletes have been named to the 2014 USA Softball Men’s Fast Pitch National Team, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today. An additional seven athletes plus alternates will be named to the squad in August following the conclusion of the National Team Selection Camp … [Read more...]
Matt Palazzo Named 2013 USA Softball Player of the Year
ASA USA Softball announces 2013 USA Softball Athletes of the Year BY STEVEN EMBREE OKLAHOMA CITY – Matt Palazzo (Pleasant Hill, Iowa) was selected as the USA Softball Male Fast Pitch Athlete of the Year while Valerie Arioto (Pleasanton, Calif.) has been named the 2013 USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year the Amateur Softball … [Read more...]
USA Men’s Fast Pitch National Team finishes 1-1 in bracket play at ISGU International
ORLANDO, Fla. – The USA Men’s Fast Pitch National Team entered bracket play at the ISGU International as the number one overall seed but finished 1-1 in the single-elimination format. In their first game of the day, a walk-off, three-run homer from Matt Ratliff (Sandy, Utah) sealed the win for the Americans but the pitching of Australian Adam Folkard, whose widely considered … [Read more...]
2014 New Zealand Junior Black Sox team announced
From Softball New Zealand: The 2014 Junior Black Sox team was announced at the just completed U19 Boys National Championships. Coach Thomas Makea, Asst Coach Jarrad Martin, and Manager Wayne Small were present to name the 17 players who will contest the World Championships in Canada in July. The team is (in alphabetical order): Tiwana Aranui Hawkes Bay Bradley Bennett … [Read more...]
USA Men’s Fast Pitch National Team earns No. 1 seed in bracket play at ISGU Tournament
Information courtesy of ASA's Steven Embree ORLANDO, Fla. – The USA Men’s Fast Pitch National Team took two-of-three on Friday at the ISGU International Fast Pitch Tournament in Altamonte Springs, Fla. Team USA fell in their first game of the day to Sureno Soy 5-0 but bounced back to get back-to-back wins over Team X Panama (3-1) and Positive Brothers (12-0, 5 innings). The … [Read more...]
Preparations underway for 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto
Building Durham’s field of dreams By Sabrina Byrnes / Metroland AJAX -- Construction has begun on the ball diamonds at the Ajax Sportsplex, transforming the fields to international baseball/softball standards in preparation for the 2015 Pan Am Games. This is the second part of an ongoing series looking into the prep work being put into the Pan Am Toronto 2015 … [Read more...]