Day 1 at the 2015 WBSC Junior Women’s Softball World Championship
Game 1: Australia takes out Italy with help from Alisha Prybyszczuk, 5-2 Australia beat Italy 5-2 in seven innings on Sunday at INTEGRIS Field behind Alisha Prybyszczuk, who went 2-3. She singled in the second inning and tripled in the seventh inning. Marta Gasparotto also had a good day for Italy at the plate going […]
Medal games decided at the 14th WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship
Another great day of softball has led us into the final day of the 2015 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship. The fans came back after the excitement of last night as 6,650 showed up (the 2nd largest to watch softball in Saskatoon). The day had a little bit of everything: great pitching by Gerald Muizelaar, […]
Playoffs kick off at the 14th WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship
It was an exciting day at the men’s world championship. Seven playoff games were played and five teams were eliminated. The home team gave 7800 fans their money’s worth as the record setting crowd went home happy with a huge win and lots of offense. The organizers are hoping the contagious excitement that spurred on […]
Day 7 at the 14th WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship
The preliminary round has been completed and we are one step closer to Sunday’s final. This championship is far from decided, but the biggest surprise of the preliminary round has to be the Dominican Republic – a team that finished 5th in the Pan Am Qualifiers but comes here to beat Australia and Venezuela (two […]
Day 6 at the 14th WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship
Canada Day was a great day to be at a ball game. The stands were packed, the crowd was excited and kids ran around everywhere. Playoff Scenarios: Canada will finish in first place in Pool A. To determine second place, the key game is the New Zealand vs Czech Republic game at 12:30. If Argentina […]
Day 5 at the 14th WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship
Today’s 7 Wonders of the Worlds Erick Ochoa – Mexico’s 3B – went 2 for 2 with a grand slam home run. He was responsible for 6 runs scoring 2 and hitting in 4. Ryan Sinclair – the Australian CF – had 3 hits in 4 at-bats. He had 2 RBIs and scored a run. […]
Day 4 at the 14th WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship
Blazing heat and lightning in the sky yesterday and thick smoke in the air today, things are really heating up at the 2015 WBSC Men’s World Championship. The day was full of great games featuring two huge upsets, USA’s Josh Johnson flirting with a no hitter, and two teams getting their first wins of the […]
Day 3 at the 14th WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship
Today’s 7 Wonders of the Worlds Pablo Figuereo – Guatemalan RF – went 3 for 4 with a homerun in his team’s big win over Mexico. Kim Hansen gave up only one hit, while recording 14 strikeouts in Denmark’s 2-0 win over Netherlands. He leads the championship with 31 K’s. Sean Cleary – Canada’s pitcher […]
Day 2 at the 14th WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship
Today’s 7 Wonders of the Worlds Mads Simonsen almost single-handedly kept the Danes alive versus Japan with a pair of solo homeruns. Juan Malarczuk – Argentina’s leadoff hitter has really done his job. He has been on base in every at bat but one in the championship. In his three at-bats last night against New […]
The 14th WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship opens
Three thousand fans made their way into Bob Van Impe Stadium today for the Opening ceremonies and the first game of the championship for Canada. 400 people packed their way on the field as long time Canadian National Teamer Dean Holien threw the opening pitch and softball legend Bob Van Impe officially opened the championship.