Here is the alphabetical list of countries added to Whitehorse for the 2017 WBSC Men's World Championship: 1 Argentina 2 Australia 3 Botswana 4 Canada (2015 Gold Medalists) 5 Czech Republic 6 Denmark 7 Dominican Republic 8 Great Britain 9 Guatemala 10 Hong Kong 11 India 12 Indonesia 13 Israel 14 Japan 15 Mexico 16 New Zealand (2015 Silver Medalists) 17 … [Read more...]
National Teams Revealed for 2017 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship
From the WBSC: Global Expansion: India and Turkey to debut on men's softball world stage WHITEHORSE, Canada -- Marking just over 100 days until the start of the 2017 WBSC Men's Softball World Championship, the World Baseball Softball Confederation today announced the nations that will compete in the men's softball flagship event. A near record-high of 20 nations -- the second … [Read more...]
20 Countries to Compete at 2017 WBSC Men’s World Championship
The 2017 WBSC Men’s World Softball Championship in Whitehorse will feature the second largest number of countries in the event’s history. Twenty teams from five regions will compete for the 15th title, July 7th to 16th at the Pepsi Softball Centre. As hosts, Canada is looking to defend their world title after capturing gold in 2015, their first since 1992. New Zealand took … [Read more...]
Fastpitch fury: Whitehorse gears up to host men’s world softball championship
From CBC.ca City will welcome about 400 athletes from 20 international teams this July By Philippe Morin, CBC News Whithehorse is set to host 20 softball teams from around the world, as Yukon's capital prepares to host the 2017 Men's World Softball Championship. The city's is preparing for the biggest Men's World Softball Championship in 20 years. "It'll be a challenge" … [Read more...]
Botswana’s Abel Mataboge among international umpire crew for 2017 WBSC men’s world championship
From MmegiOnline By KOKETSO KGOBOGE Mataboge gets international appointment Botswana softball’s umpire-in-chief, Abel Mataboge has been selected to officiate at the senior men’s World Baseball and Softball Championships (WBSC) Championships to be held in Canada in July this year. ByKOKETSO KGOBOGE Thu 16 Mar 2017, 14:49 pm (GMT +2) Tweet0 Comments Email Share He joins 24 … [Read more...]
Umpires From 15 Nations To Oversee 2017 WBSC Men’s World Championship
From the official WBSC 2017 Website: The World Baseball Softball Confederation today appointed umpires to officiate the 2017 WBSC Softball World Championships. For the 15th WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship, which will be staged in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, from 7-16 July, 24 umpires from 15 countries will make up the on-field umpiring crews. Umpires will come from … [Read more...]
Survive and Advance
It's been a tough week for Omar Vizquel, the manager of the Venezuelan National team at the World Baseball Classic. His talent laden squad came into the tournament with high hopes and a roster stacked with major-league baseball stars including two of its very best hitters in Miguel Cabrera (DET) and José Altuve (HOU), along dominant pitcher, "King" Felix Hernandez (SEA). Add … [Read more...]