By World Baseball Softball Confederation, www.wbsc.org After announcing venues and groups in Mexico City on Wednesday, WBSC moved one more step towards the second Premier12 hosting a WorkShop on operations and logistics…
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WBSC releases Groups, Locations for 2019 Premier12
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation MEXICO CITY — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) revealed the locations and groups for the II WBSC Premier12®, the year’s top international baseball competition and…
WBSC Premier12 Opening Round locations, groups to be revealed at Press Conference in Mexico City
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), together with the Charros de Jalisco professional baseball club of the Mexican Pacific League (LMP), Mexico’s National Commission for Physical…
Australia to hold 35-Player Mini Camp in February in Canberra
by Baseball Australia Team Australia will take their first step in a critically important competition cycle as 35 athletes undertake a four-day camp in Canberra next month. Lead by Team Australia Manager…
WBSC announces qualified Nations, Venue Sites, Dates for 2019 Premier12 / Serves as Tokyo 2020 Qualifier
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) unveiled the qualified nations — the Top 12 ranked countries in the world — and the dates…
WBSC awards Premier12 2019/Olympic Qualifier hosting rights to Japan’s NPB for 2nd Round and Finals
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league today announced a hosting partnership for the second edition of the Premier12® in…
WBSC unveils new branding, ‘Game Time!’ slogan in Lausanne
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today unveiled its brand new slogan – Game Time! – at a launch event at the Olympic…
WBSC ranked #1 growing sports page on Facebook per Global Sports Impact Report 2016
Press Release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The official Facebook page of the World Baseball Softball Confederation was the top sports page on Facebook in terms of year-to-year (%) follower…
WBSC Premier12 delivers US$ 131 million in brand exposure, sponsorship value
Press Release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced that the inaugural 2015 WBSC Premier12 staged in Japan and Taiwan generated a cumulative potential…
#Premier12: Final Standings, Awards and All-Star Team
The inaugural edition of the Premier12 is history. These are the Final Standings, Award Winners and the All-Star Team: Final Standings: 1) South Korea 2) USA 3) Japan 4) Mexico 5) Canada…
#Premier12: Welcome, Premier12. You were fun. You still have a long way to go.
by Riccardo Schiroli Korea has been one of the great international powers of the third millennium baseball scene. They have won at the 18U level, they made the championship game of the…
#Premier12: South Korea shuts out USA in Gold Medal Game to win inaugural Title
[youtube DQMWvx-lPO4 520] Premier12, Gold Medal Game: USA – South Korea 0-8 South Korea 101 500 001 8 13 0 USA 000 000 000 0 5 0 Box score Video South Korea…
#Premier12: Japan wins Bronze after Blowout against Mexico
[youtube pQiuP7YtU24 520] Premier12, Bronze Medal Game: Japan – Mexico 11-1 (7) Mexico 000 001 0 1 2 1 Japan 170 001 2 11 11 0 Box score Japan has won the…
#Premier12: USA back in Gold Medal Game for first time since Nettuno 2009
by Riccardo Schiroli When I was thinking that we were going through an average Mexico-USA clash (that is to say: when everything goes wrong for the gringos and Mexico in the end…
#Premier12: USA follows South Korea into Finals with Win over Mexico
[youtube iJUA_oLCbbM 520] Premier12, Semi-Final: USA – Mexico 6-1 Mexico 000 100 000 1 7 2 USA 000 510 00X 6 9 1 Box score Team USA has reached the final at…
#Premier12: A great night for baseball at the Tokyo Dome
by Riccardo Schiroli Boy, these Samurai Japan players are really regarded as stars. You should travel with them one whole day (actually, it’s still not clear to me how it could take…
#Premier12: South Korea stuns Samurai Japan in 9th to reach Final
[youtube 5Jlru7MErz4 520] Premier12, Semi-Final: Japan – South Korea 3-4 South Korea 000 000 004 4 6 1 Japan 000 300 000 3 6 0 Box score The Premier12 remains a tournament…
#Premier12 Tournament Semi-finals – Names of Note
by DZ The Premier12 tournament, a baseball world championship tournament by another name, has a number of strong players participating that are unknown by all but the most dedicated international baseball follower….
#Premier12: McDonald’s near Intercontinental Stadium runs out of Big Macs
by Riccardo Schiroli I was just not ready for Taiwan to be out of the tournament. I was at the early stages of discovering what the cheerleading crew actually shouts. I did…
#Premier12: Japan downs Puerto Rico to advance to Tokyo Dome
Premier12, Quarterfinals: Japan – Puerto Rico 9-3 Puerto Rico 000 000 003 3 7 1 Japan 101 201 22X 9 13 0 Box score Japan confirmed its favorite status at the Premier12…
#Premier12: Netherlands end Title Dreams against USA
Premier12, Quarterfinals: USA – Netherlands 6-1 Netherlands 001 000 000 1 4 4 USA 000 030 21X 6 8 0 Box score The Netherlands dream of the title at the Premier12 is…
#Premier12: South Korea beats Cuba to advance to semi-finals
Premier12, Quarterfinals: Cuba – South Korea 2-7 South Korea 050 000 020 7 13 0 Cuba 000 020 000 2 7 1 Box score Prior to the Premier12 Cuba and South Korea…
#Premier12: Mexico upsets unbeaten Canada in Quarterfinals
Premier12, Quarterfinals: Canada – Mexico 3-4 Mexico 100 000 030 4 7 1 Canada 000 003 000 3 6 3 Box score Canada cruised through the first round at the #Premier12 with…
#Premier12 Round-Up: First Round ends on Sunday
The Premier12 continued after the rest day with its fourth game day of the first round on Saturday in Taiwan. Prior to all games a moment of silence was held to honor…
#Premier12 Pool B: Japan wins clash against Team USA behind big Home Runs
[youtube VPJ-y228BhY 520] Premier12, First Round, Pool B: USA – Japan 2-10 Japan 000 104 500 10 13 1 USA 011 000 000 2 7 2 Box score Video Japan scored four…