Cap tip ISC Canada East From the Hamilton Spectator By Janie Ginsberg Team Canada's Ian Fehrman is retiring with gold. The 35-year-old softball player grew up playing ball in Jarvis and Hagersville — a shortstop all his life — and capped it all off when Canada beat Venezuela 2-1 in the gold medal final. "It as an exciting game, pretty much a draw right until the sixth … [Read more...]
Softball veteran Paul Koert calls it a career after Pan Am Games gold
Cap tip Bob SimmsFrom the Durham Region Daily By Brian McNair Former Brooklin resident has spent plenty of years in Oshawa and District Fastball League AJAX -- Team Canada's Paul Koert wound up a pitch during men's softball action against Venezuela at the President's Choice Pan Am Ball Park. July 16, 2015 Ajax News Advertiser By Brian McNair AJAX — If Saturday, July 18 … [Read more...]
Horn of plenty for Waterloo softball player at Pan Am Games
Cap tip ISC Canada East From the Waterloo Region Record By Christine Rivet Brandon Horn's gold rush continued unabated as Team Canada's reigning world championship softball squad mined its second title this month, this time at the Pan American Games. The Waterloo native and Canada's second baseman recorded one put-out and an assist in the field, but did not get a hit as … [Read more...]
Raven Chavanne blasts USA Women’s National Team to 9-2 (six inning) win over Puerto Rico at Toronto 2015 Pan American Games
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — A five-run, sixth inning helped propel the USA Softball Women's National Team (WNT) to a 9-2 (six inning) run-rule over Puerto Rico to open play at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. Team USA's offense combined for nine hits through the six-inning contest, including a walk off, three-run blast by Raven Chavanne (Thousand Oaks, Calif.). Click here … [Read more...]
Canadian Men’s Softball Team GOLDEN Again at Pan American Games
From Softball Canada by Gilles LeBlanc (Ajax, ON) The Canadian Men’s Softball Team continued an impressive few weeks by defeating Venezuela 2-1 to win Gold at the Pan American Games on Saturday. Less than two weeks ago, the Canadian squad won the WBSC Men’s World Softball Championship in Saskatoon, SK, and carried their hot bats and great defence to Ajax, ON to win double gold … [Read more...]
Canada beats Venezuela for Pan Am Games softball gold
Brad Ezekiel, Sean Cleary lead way at President's Choice Ajax Pan Am Ball Ajax News Advertiser By Brian McNair AJAX — A bizarre finish didn’t detract from the feeling of winning gold for the Canadian men’s softball team on Saturday, July 18 at the President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpark. Brad Ezekiel blasted a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to lift … [Read more...]
Canada wins men’s softball gold medal
From the Hamilton Spectator AJAX, Ont. — When Canada's men's softball team won gold at the world championships in Saskatoon in early July, players couldn't celebrate too hard. They had unfinished business to take care of. With men's softball back in the Pan American Games for the first time since 2003, Canada set its sights on keeping alive a tradition of domination. This … [Read more...]