Reo Koyama, star of 2016 WBSC Juniors (Midland MI) and 2019 Men's World Cup (Prague CZE) Tosses Shutout in Championship Game From the WBSC: https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/hirabayashi-metal-wins-japan-mens-softball-league-2021 Reo Koyama, who pitched Japan to the WBSC Junior Men’s Softball World Championship in 2016 and helped his nation to earn a silver medal at the … [Read more...]
Denmark’s Hurricanes win European men’s softball club title
From the WBSC: Denmark's Hørsholm Von Holmbäck Hurricanes claimed the Men’s Softball European Super Cup title for the second time in a row after winning the final, 10-2 in five innings, over Žraloci Ledenice from the Czech Republic. Another Czech Republic club, the Chomutov Beavers, won the bronze medal. The Hurricanes, the Danish national champions, blew away the … [Read more...]
Hørsholm Hurricanes (DEN) are WBSC 2021 Men’s European Super Cup Champions
28/08/2021 Hurricanes (DEN) 10, Zraloci (CZE) 2 The Hørsholm Von Holmbäck Hurricanes, Denmark, captured the WBSC 2021 Men's European Super Cup Sunday, with a 10-2, 5 inning win over the Žraloci Ledenice from the Czech Republic. Joran Graham was the winning pitcher for the Hurricanes, with Marek Joska taking the loss. The Hurricanes jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the … [Read more...]
2021 Men’s European Super Cup – Aug. 23-28 (Final Day)
Cap tip, Adam Brown, @fitzroyfastball on Twitter, Eastern Ontario Fastball Blog The 2021 WBSC European Men's Softball Super Cup, is down to the final day at Prague, Czech Republic. ICYMI, there is a full archive of streaming video online. Fastball fans may recognize the field that some of the games are being played at, Svoboda Park, scene of the 2019 WBSC Men's World … [Read more...]
ISC Hall of Fame Class of 2022
Congrats to the ISC Hall of Fame Class of 2022, Rhys Casley, Darren Box, Travis Wilson and Bob McGowan, well deserving selections, all To Be Joined by Ryan Wolfe and Gerald Muizelaar, Deferred Inductees from 2021 Editor's notes Also to be inducted (officially) in 2022, will be Ryan Wolfe and Gerald Muizelaar, who were selected in 2020 and originally to be … [Read more...]
Yusef Davis Jr. with J&B at 2021 ISC World Tournament
Yusef Davis, Jr., the "Pride of Long Beach California" will be playing for J&B at the 2021 ISC World Tournament. Yusef is a member of the USA National Softball team. In the style and mold of Ken Griffey Jr., Yusel is a 5 tool player with the rare combination of speed and power. J&B's first game is set for Sunday afternoon, 4PM California time: Game vs. … [Read more...]
Czech Republic earns Bronze: Osicka’s 13 strikeouts lead Czech Republic to first U-18 medal
WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup The third-place finish follows the Czech Republic's first ever WBSC softball medal at last year's U-12 Softball World Cup where they also collected a bronze medal. Jakub Osicka was outstanding from the circle, pitching a shutout game to help the Czech Republic win its first ever medal at the U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup after beating … [Read more...]