Road to 2020 Olympics: No. 23 Botswana receives softball development grant
08/03/2017 1 Minute Read

Road to 2020 Olympics: No. 23 Botswana receives softball development grant

GABORONE, Botswana – Japan has granted over USD $65,000 to the Botswana Softball Association (BSA) to improve and upgrade the national Softball Stadium and to provide Softball equipment through the Japanese Government’s ‘Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects’.

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World Baseball Classic 2017 to be broadcast across 182 countries/territories for global reach of 415 million
05/03/2017 1 Minute Read

World Baseball Classic 2017 to be broadcast across 182 countries/territories for global reach of 415 million

The World Baseball Classic 2017, hosted by MLB and the MLBPA and sanctioned by WBSC, is set to be distributed in 182 countries and territories worldwide for a global potential reach of more than 415 million households.

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Nations, Groups announced for WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2017 Thunder Bay, Canada
28/02/2017 2 Minute Read

Nations, Groups announced for WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2017 Thunder Bay, Canada

The World Baseball Softball Confederation today announced the qualified nations and groups for the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2017 that will be staged from 1-10 September in Thunder Bay, Canada.

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End-Of-Year Message from World Baseball Softball President Riccardo Fraccari
27/12/2016 2 Minute Read

End-Of-Year Message from World Baseball Softball President Riccardo Fraccari

2016: The Year that Baseball and Softball Were Voted Back to the Olympic Games.

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Olympic fund: Half-billion dollars to go to NOCs leading to Tokyo 2020
14/11/2016 1 Minute Read

Olympic fund: Half-billion dollars to go to NOCs leading to Tokyo 2020

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved an Olympic Solidarity 2017-2020 budget of $US 509,285,000.

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Dennis Kasozi elected as new UBASA President
09/02/2016 1 Minute Read

Dennis Kasozi elected as new UBASA President

The Uganda Baseball and Softball Association (UBASA) recently held elections for their executive committee. Dennis Kasozi was elected as the new president of the national governing body for baseball and softball. The executives will serve a two-year term ending in 2017.

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Day 5 at the 2015 WBSC Junior Women’s Softball World Championship
13/08/2015 4 Minute Read

Day 5 at the 2015 WBSC Junior Women’s Softball World Championship

Game C1: Puerto Rico gets 7 strikeouts from Meghan Marie King, win 2-0 over China An ace performance by Meghan Marie King carried Puerto Rico to a 2-0 win in eight innings over China on Thursday at OGE Energy Field. Puerto Rico’s King pitched a complete game shutout on three hits while ringing up seven. […]

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Day 4 at the 2015 WBSC Junior Women’s Softball World Championship
12/08/2015 6 Minute Read

Day 4 at the 2015 WBSC Junior Women’s Softball World Championship

Game 37: Puerto Rico get on top of Italy early but can’t hang on in 2-1 loss Puerto Rico jumped out to an early lead, but was unable to hold on and lost 2-1 to Italy on Wednesday. Puerto Rico scored its only run of the game when Elicia D’Orazio scored on an error in […]

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Championship and Placement brackets set for 2015 WBSC Junior Women’s Softball World Championship
12/08/2015 1 Minute Read

Championship and Placement brackets set for 2015 WBSC Junior Women’s Softball World Championship

OKLAHOMA CITY — The schedules are set for both the Championship and Placement divisions at the 2015 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Women’s World Championship (JWWC) as the final day of preliminary rounds concluded in Oklahoma City, Okla. USA and Japan both earned the No. 1 seed in their respective pools to earn No. […]

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Day 3 at the 2015 WBSC Junior Women’s Softball World Championship
11/08/2015 7 Minute Read

Day 3 at the 2015 WBSC Junior Women’s Softball World Championship

Game 24: Mexico’s Paola Acosta comes through in the clutch, upends Chinese Taipei, 4-1 Paola Acosta brought home the winning run in the sixth inning as Mexico hung on to beat Chinese Taipei 4-1 on Tuesday. Chinese Taipei got the early lead and scored their lone run of the game in the fifth inning on […]

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