50 days to first-ever WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship in Europe
Today marks 50 days before the first pitch of the WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship 2019, the world’s highest-level softball competition, which will be played in Prague and Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic. The pinnacle men’s softball event will be played for the first time ever in Europe and will open on 13 June, World Softball Day. The best 16 softball teams in … [Read more...]
New Zealand Black Sox confirm squad for 2019 world softball title defence
Click here to read the complete story and view photos at Stuff.co.nz By Tony Smith Captain Nathan Nukunuku has a shot at becoming the most decorated softballer in Black Sox history after being named for a record seventh world championships squad. The 38-year-old Auckland infielder will lead a 17-strong Black Sox team to defend their world title in Prague in June where … [Read more...]
South Africa crowned the 2019 Men’s and Women’s Jr. Softball Champions of #Africa
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WBSC to launch U-23 Men’s and U-15 Women’s Softball World Cups; 2019 Wild Cards to Cuba, Netherlands
From the official WBSC Website: The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Softball Division Executive Board met in Rome, at the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) headquarters. The Board decided the structure of softball top tier competitions, following a previous decision to restructure the Softball World Championships into Softball World Cups.The Board decided … [Read more...]
Team Europe tops New Zealand Black Sox in Exhibition game, 6-5
On Sunday, September 2, 2018, following the conclusion of the inaugural Intercontinental Softball Cup at Prague, Czech Republic, the gold-medal winning New Zealand Black Sox played an exhibition game against a team of European all-stars at Havlickuv Brod Stadium at Hippos Arena. The host, Team Europe came away with the victory, 6-5. Denmark's Kim Hansen was the winning … [Read more...]
Argentina grabs bronze with win over host Czech Republic in 2018 Intercontinental Cup at Prague
Argentina nabbed the bronze medal Saturday in the inaugural Intercontinental Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, with a run-ahead rule win over the host Czechs, 10-0. Mariano Montero was the winning pitcher, while Michal Holobradek suffered the loss. After two scoreless innings, Argentina's powerful offense exploded for 6 runs in the third inning and 4 more in the fourth to end … [Read more...]