Cap tip Al's Fastball From THE CANADIAN PRESS CARTAGENA, Colombia - Victoria's Mike Piechnik was accepted into the International Softball Federation Hall of Fame on Saturday. Piechnik was voted in at the ISF Congress which took place in Cartagena, Colombia this past week. The actual induction ceremony will take place in Canada at a later date. Starting out as an … [Read more...]
ISF News from Al’s Fastball
From Al's Fastball From his Twitter Feed on http://www.alsfastball.com/ today: RT @ISFsoftball: 2016 Womens Softball World Championship has been awarded to Surrey, BC, Canada @SoftballCanada RT @ISFsoftball: 2016 Junior Men's Softball World Championship has been awarded to Midland, MI, USA @ASAUSASoftball RT @ISFsoftball: 2017 Men's Softball World … [Read more...]
Midland MI to host 2016 ISF Jr. Men’s World Championship
From USA Junior Men's Softball GREAT GREAT GREAT news. Today the ISF awarded the 2016 ISF Jr. Men's World Championship to Midland, Michigan. This is the first time the event has been held in the US since 1985. It's going to be a great event with Midland as the host. We couldn't be happier to have a chance to finally compete on our home soil. … [Read more...]
Surrey wins bid for 2016 Women’s World Fastpitch Championships
By Nick Greenizan - Peace Arch News The 2016 Women's World Fastpitch Championships have been awarded to Surrey. The announcement was made Friday at the conclusion of the International Softball Federation's congress in Cartegena, Colombia. Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts and Coun. Tom Gill joined members of the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship committee – … [Read more...]
Bahamian Softball Teams To Be Honoured
By RENALDO DORSETT, Sports Reporter, Tribune 242 The most successful national teams in Bahamian softball history will have their accomplishments recognised when the local governing body in the sport hosts its year end competition. The stories of the men’s and ladies’ national teams of the early 80s have been heralded by Bahamas Softball Federation president Burket … [Read more...]
What’s the next move for softball?
Commentary by Graham Hays espnW.com Softball spent eight years hoping it could turn back the clock. It now needs to figure out what to do with the future. The International Olympic Committee vote to restore wrestling to the program for 2020, at the expense of squash and a combined softball-baseball bid, did not qualify as much of a surprise. It's difficult to read the … [Read more...]
Wrestling in, Softball out for 2020 Olympics
BUENOS AIRES – After a seven-month exile, wrestling was welcomed back into the Olympic program with a giant bear hug Sunday. Wrestling defeated baseball/softball and squash for a spot in the 2020 Summer Games as expected. Wrestling received a majority of the votes with 49, followed by a joint bid by baseball and softball getting 24 votes and squash with 22. "Wrestling has … [Read more...]