From the official WBSC website: A total of ten Canadian Softball Championships were scheduled to be held in six different provinces between late July and early September. After carefully considering all factors at play, Softball Canada’s Board of Directors has made the decision to cancel all of its Canadian Fast Pitch and Slo-Pitch Championships for the 2020 season, due … [Read more...]
Jarrad Martin named New Zealand U-18 Men’s Softball National Team head coach
From the Official WBSC Website: The WBSC Softball Hall of Famer will lead the Junior Black Sox at the WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2022. Former Black Sox captain and WBSC Softball Hall of Famer Jarrad Martin is the new head coach of the New Zealand U-18 Men’s Softball National Team. Martin, who served as the assistant coach under Thomas Makea since 2014, will … [Read more...]
WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup 2021 postponed
From the Official WBSC website: The WBSC and Softball New Zealand are working jointly to confirm new dates for the event. LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- 23 April 2020 -- The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the postponement of the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup in New Zealand to 2022 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Important health … [Read more...]
Czech Republic’s Jakub Osicka top pitcher at WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2020
Jakub Osicka of the Czech Republic was the top pitcher at the WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2020 in Palmerston North, New Zealand last week, leading in most pitching categories, including most wins (5), best ERA for pitchers with more than 10 innning pitched (1.13), most strikeouts (84) -- 20 more than the next in line, most innings pitched (43.1) and more. Osicka … [Read more...]
WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2020: Closing Ceremony
A last look back at the three medal winning teams at the U18 World Cup: Japan (Gold), Australia (Silver) and the Czech Republic (Bronze), (and that gorgeous hardware that they took home) along with closing comments by the tournmament organizers and WBSC officials. Well done, Palmerston North, New Zealand, and well done WBSC. … [Read more...]
All-World Team and MVP: U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup
Japan's Hitto Nagayoshi took home the MVP award at the U-18 Men's Softball World Cup. It was a triple treat for Japan’s Hitto Nagayoshi, who took home MVP honours, was named in the All-World Team, and won a world championship this afternoon in Palmerston North. Congratulations to the young men named on the 2020 #U18SoftballMWC All-World Team!FULL STORY: … [Read more...]
WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup Day 9: Undefeated Japan claim U-18 World Cup title
Japanese captain Hitto Nagayoshi led his team to an unbeaten golden run in the U-18 Men's Softball World Cup and earned himself an MVP award. Click here for the complete story at the official WBSC tournament website. … [Read more...]