Black Sox bolter Nik Hayes was both a happy pitcher and a bitterly disappointed one yesterday. The 23-year-old player was stoked to make the Black Sox squad for the March world championships in Auckland but was gutted at Hutt Valley's National Fastpitch Championship (NFC) semifinal defeat to Canterbury. Hayes said making the squad for the Black Sox's North American tour … [Read more...]
USA Junior Men’s National Team Player Search
The USA Junior Men’s National Team is currently looking for players born between 1995 and 1998 to try out for the 2014 Jr. Men’s World Championship Team. If you know of any players who may be a good fit please click the image or link below for more information. … [Read more...]
This was our Olympics
A story on the USA Jr. Men When you take three letters and combine them on the front of a jersey, everyone forgets about their differences and unites as one team with the same goal. When Justin Wurtz of Hermann, Mo. and Tyler Johnson of Union, Mo. first put on their jersey with the letters “USA” on the front they realized they were no longer playing for their high … [Read more...]
Facebook Page for New Zealand Black Sox
Click here to view the Facebook page for the New Zealand Black Sox. … [Read more...]
Bakersfield Silverhawks shutter operations
Information courtesy of Chris McGehee: It is with great remorse that I have to write this letter. After many hours of talk between Bob and myself, we have come to the conclusion that it is time to shutter the doors on the Silverhawks team playing at the open level of fastpitch. With increased expenses and lack of a sponsor the costs of running the team have become too … [Read more...]
Tough times for New Zealand softball
Softball New Zealand has been forced to downsize its operation as a result of a loss of funding from the Community Trust of New Zealand. Chief executive Dane Dougan said head office had dropped from 12 to seven positions and among the lost roles are four development officers and the high performance manager. Dougan said the country's three regional managers had been … [Read more...]
Colombia earns berth to the ISF World Championship in New Zealand in 2013
By JULIO CÉSAR ACOSTA-EL COLOMBIANO | MEDELLÍN Eluniversal.com.co Rough (Google) Translation: There's always a first time and this law of life touched the male softball Colombia, which will debut in a World Cup, the New Zealand next year. Locals estuviron not in the final stages of Pan culminating Saturday in the diamond Oswaldo Osorio, but gained share as fifth in the … [Read more...]