LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The record 26 nations in the women’s youth softball flagship event have been drawn into four pools and will play a round-robin to begin the world tournament

GABRONE, Botswana – The Botswana Men’s Softball National Team dominated the South African National Team in a three-game international friendly series played at the National Diamond. The friendly games were used as preparation for the upcoming WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship in Whitehorse, Canada, beginning 7 July.

The three-day summit will be hosted in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 5-7 May and will gather high-ranking officials from the WBSC, the African Baseball and Softball Association (ABSA), and 20 national governing bodies.

PITTSBURG — Gift Ngoepe, a native of Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa, made history becoming the first African-born athlete to play Major League Baseball.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The highest competition for women’s youth softball will bring together the world’s top women’s softball nations from all five Olympic regions.

Baseball’s development in the Sub-Saharan country of Mozambique is gaining support from the highest governmental levels, including Mozambique’s National Institute of Sport and the Mozambique Olympic Committee.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation today released the latest standings in the WBSC Baseball World Rankings, following the recent conclusion of the 16-nation World Baseball Classic 2017 — the top-tier WBSC world championship hosted by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association.

WHITEHORSE, YK, 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.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation today appointed umpires from 25 countries to officiate the 2017 WBSC Softball World Championships.

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’.