18/08/2020 1 Minute Read

Sporting Club Ben Arous wins Baseball5 Beach Tournament in Tunisia

The six-team competition was played on 13 August. "We saw a lot of dedication, we awarded every participant," commented National Federation President Saber Jlajla.

13/08/2020 1 Minute Read

Africa: New Baseball5 Beach Tournament to be held in Tunisia on 13 August

The event will also celebrate National Women's Day in the North African country.

15/07/2020 1 Minute Read

Debut of Baseball5 at Youth Olympic Games postponed as next YOG shifted from 2022 to 2026

The inclusion of Baseball5 as a medal event on the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) sports programme showcases the sport’s youth appeal and is an unprecedented development opportunity to grow the game across Africa, but Baseball5’s YOG debut will have to wait until 2026.

08/07/2020 1 Minute Read

Zimbabwe growing the game in country & Africa with young urban Baseball5 discipline

A total of 40 baseball and softball coaches have been trained in the new discipline. "Easy to promote, you need only a ball and space," said Zimbabwe Baseball Association President Morris Banda.

23/06/2020 1 Minute Read

WBSC holds video conference with 18 nations across Africa

Growing baseball, softball and strong National Teams across the African continent is one of the main priorities of world governing body WBSC.

17/06/2020 1 Minute Read

South African Baseball mourns the passing of Edwin Bennett

Bennett was a pastor at the House of 'Isa Ministries and had been an anti-apartheid activist and with the South African Baseball Union since 1992.

29/05/2020 2 Minute Read

WBSC runs Baseball5 webinars for development in Africa

Four online courses brought together officials and coaches from Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia.

30/04/2020 3 Minute Read

Federation Focus: Zambia Baseball Softball Association spreading game with Baseball5 and int'l support

Softball was introduced to the country in the early 1970s by foreign workers in the Copper Belt Province. Baseball came in the 1980s thanks to Cuban medical doctors. Activity had almost ceased in the country before WBSC introduced Baseball5 in early 2019.

30/04/2020 1 Minute Read

Zambia taking steps to introduce Baseball5 across nation's schools

Baseball5 is quickly catching on in Zambia and has the potential to help baseball and softball grow into one of the world's major global sports.

16/04/2020 2 Minute Read

Baseball5 World Cup: Africa embracing Baseball5 opportunity

The Baseball5 World Cup, due to be held in Mexico at the end of the year, is an important step to the Youth Olympics Dakar 2022, where Baseball5 is included for the first time.