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Three Enoka brothers and a cousin in NZ Black Sox world softball championship squad
From Stuff.co.nz: Three Auckland brothers - and their cousin - will make New Zealand softball history when they play together in a Black Sox world championship squad for the first time. Established stars and flatmates Ben and Thomas Enoka will be joined by younger brother, Campbell. The trio will be vying to be the starting outfielders for the tournament in Canada from July … [Read more...]
Alphabetical List of Countries Competing at the 2017 WBSC Men’s World Championship
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...]
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...]
Miami Time Machine
So I'm reading my Twitter feed this morning and I see this: "Bases now loaded with 2 out. Éric Gagné will now come out the bullpen to pitch for Canada. #wbc2017" Excuse me? Éric Gagné ? The Éric Gagné that notched 84 consecutive saves for my beloved LA Dodgers? That Éric Gagné? Quick ! Where is my phone! Hit the At Bat app, click TV on, Chromecast and wait. "Commercial … [Read more...]