SASA's opening pitch comes Sunday BY MARK LOEHNDORF, THE STARPHOENIX The prolonged silence around the softball diamonds in Saskatoon has finally come to an end, as teams are moving outside in preparation for the softball season. It certainly could not have come soon enough for Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association president Bryan Kosteroski, as his league begins … [Read more...]
Jim Jones Named as Canada’s Junior Men’s National Team Head Coach
(Ottawa, ON) Softball Canada is very pleased to announce that Jim Jones (Leduc, AB) has been named as the Head Coach of the Junior Men's National Team. Jones had been an assistant coach with the Junior Men's National Team at the two previous ISF Junior Men's World Championships, helping Canada to a Silver medal at the event in 2008 in Whitehorse, Yukon, and a fourth place … [Read more...]
TV news story on Derrick Zechman, Team USA
Warrior Run girl’s softball coach Garth Watson pitches to 33-year-old Derrick Zechman from Turbotville. Zechman is one of 17 players on the USA Men’s Fastpitch National Softball team. And just back from New Zealand-Derrick and the team finished 7th out of 16 countries at the World Championships. “Unbelievable the first time putting the uniform on and competing for team … [Read more...]
ISF World Junior women’s tickets on sale
FIRST PITCH SET FOR JULY 1. In just three months, 16 countries will converge on the City of Brampton to play for the opportunity to call themselves World Champions. Preparations are underway for the International Softball Federation’s X Junior Women’s World Championship, being hosted by the Brampton Girls Softball Association from July 1 to 7, and tickets for the event are … [Read more...]
USA 2013 Junior Women’s National team announced
OKLAHOMA CITY --- Seventeen athletes have been selected for the 2013 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team (JWNT), the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today. The athletes selected hail from 10 states: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Texas and Virginia. The team will compete in preparation … [Read more...]
Bob Rosthenhausler elected to ISF Board of Directors
From the ISF website: NEW ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVE ELECTED A new athlete representative has joined the ISF Board of Directors. Robert Rosthenhausler (USA) was elected by his peers during the recent Men’s World Championship. He will join Venezuelan Maria Soto as the two athlete representatives on the Board. Both have four year terms and have full voting rights. Rosthenhausler … [Read more...]
Schellenberg, Canada place fifth at ISF
‘Disappointing’ result for Squamish resident at softball world championships BY BEN LYPKA BLYPKA@SQUAMISHCHIEF.COM It wasn’t the ending that Squamish’s Kevin Schellenberg and the rest of Team Canada wanted. Schellenberg and his Team Canada mates came up short at the International Softball Federation’s Men’s World Championships in New Zealand earlier this … [Read more...]