Press Release Major League Baseball Teammates Max Kepler and Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins have been named the American League Co-Players of the Week for the period ending August 7th. The…
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Great Britain wins Junior Women’s European Championship
by European Softball Federation Junior Women’s European Championship in fastpitch softball was held in Sant Boi and Gava, Spain, August 1 – 6. Twelve teams competed in the tournament. The final standings…
Cuba defends world title at WBSC U15 Baseball World Cup 2016 #u15worldcup
by World Baseball Softball Confederation IWAKI, Japan — Cuba defeated Japan, 9-4, in the world championship finale of the III WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup® before a crowd of 3,000 at Iwaki…
Therwil Flyers take advantage of Zurich Barracudas errors to solidify 1st place
by Chris Byrnes The Therwil Flyers travelled to Zurich to face the Zurich Barracudas in what was the showdown for 1st place in the Swiss NLA. The Flyers held off the Barracudas…
Nada SM Split wins Croatian Championship 2016
by Goran Supraha Nada SM Split swept Olimpija ’83 Karlovac (5:0, 11:10, 20:10, 8:3) in the final series of the Croatian championship. This is Nada SM Split’s 9th title (1980, 1981, 1992,…
PONY League World Series: Bay County, Michigan 12 vs. Paderborn, Germany 9
by PONY League World Series WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania – Game #10 pitted Paderborn, Germany against Bay County, Michigan, in elimination game action at the 2016 DICK’S Sporting Goods PONY League World Series. Coming…
PONY League World Series: Maui, Hawaii 9 vs. Paderborn, Germany 0
by PONY League World Series WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania – Day three action kicked off at the DICK’S Sporting Goods PONY League World Series with West Zone Champion Maui, Hawaii looking dominant in a…
PONY League World Series: Paderborn, Germany 12 vs. Washington County, Pennsylvania 0
by PONY League World Series WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania – European Zone Champion Paderborn, Germany stung Host Washington County, Pennsylvania with a 12-0, 10-run rule game in the opener for both teams. Washington County’s…
“What about the Villa?” and “Nine Aces and a Joker” made available as PDFs for free download
Press Release Project COBB Project COBB’s two books on British baseball have both been made available in PDF format for free download, from: http://www.projectcobb.org.uk/research.html#pcb In Nine Aces and a Joker, leading British…
Live Broadcasting: U19 Junior Women’s Softball European Championship
by European Softball Federation European Championship Junior Women in Softball takes place in Sant Boi and Gava, Spain, 1 – 6 August. Live video broadcasting by Playo.tv will be available on the final…
Ukraine wins U21 European Championship in Tel Aviv, Israel
Box score The Ukraine has won the U21 European Championship in Tel Aviv, Israel. They defeated Russia 7-5 in the Gold Medal Game on Thursday at Baptist College ballpark. The Ukraine took…
Anthony Taylor Collection grows to 48 British baseball programmes, including 15 featuring West Ham Baseball Club
Press Release Project COBB Three new programmes from 1936 featuring West Ham Baseball Club have been digitised by Anthony Taylor and added to his online collection on the Project COBB website. This…
Dick’s Sporting Goods Pony League World Series starts on Friday #PONYBbSb
[youtube wYHECISreoE 520] The Dick’s Sporting Goods Pony League World Series is starting on Friday in Washington, Pennsylvania. Ten teams from around the world will compete for the trophy in a double…
Nick Stuifbergen, Ivan Rodriguez new Coaches for Hoofdklasse club DSS
The Dutch Hoofdklasse club DSS had to change coaching staff shortly before the end of the regular season. Head coach Lennart Stut decided to step down from his post. He gets succeeded…
Norwegian National Team surprises everyone in European Championship C-Pool
By Norwegian Baseball and Softball Federation Team Norway started off the tournament with a 13-10 victory over host country Slovenia, who were considered one of the favorites for this year’s tournament since…
Unipol Bologna, Rimini reach Italian Baseball Series
Unipol Bologna and ASD Rimini will once again play in the Italian Baseball Series. It’s a rematch of last year’s championship series in the Italian Baseball League, where Rimini prevailed to claim…
Olympic baseball, softball to return in 2020 as part of new sports package #Tokyo2020
Press Release World Baseball Softball Confederation RIO DE JANEIRO — The World Baseball Softball Confederation today welcomed the decision of the IOC Session to approve adding baseball and softball to the Olympic…
Baseball/Softball back in Olympics!! #Tokyo2020
The 129th IOC Session in Rio on Wednesday officially approved the return of Baseball and Softball onto the program of the Olympic Games. In Tokyo in 2020 the two bat and ball…
Daniel Lamb-Hunt re-signs with Bonn Capitals
The Bonn Capitals announced on Wednesday that they have re-signed Daniel Lamb-Hunt. He will remain with the current northern champion of the German Baseball-Bundesliga until the end of 2018 season. The 31-year-old…
Dutch National Team Staff for European Championship set / Andruw Jones Bench Coach
The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) has announced the coaching staff for the 2016 European Championship in Hoofddorp, Netherlands (September 9 to 18). The big news is the addition of…
Africans in the Minors through August 2, 2016
by DZ Here’s a quick look at the South Africans in the minor leagues. Gift Ngoepe, Pittsburgh Pirates. Current team: Indianapolis Indians (AAA) The elder statesman of South African professionals has 2…
Europeans in the Majors and Minors through August 2, 2016
by DZ Berlin native & former Buchbinder Legionaere player Max Kepler leads all of baseball in home runs over the last 30 games… Dutchman Sir Didi extends his hitting hot streak… Dovydas…
Little League World Series season in full swing #llws
by Krisian Pälviä, Representative Little League International Board of Directors With the Little League World Series seasons in full swing in the United States, several European teams have been selected to participate…
Jair Jurrjens gets released by CPBL Club
The Chinese Professional Baseball League club Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions has released 31-year-old right-handed pitcher Jair Jurrjens following a groin injury. He got replaced by American hurler Darin Downs on the roster. Jurrjens…
Montpellier Barracudas, Stade Toulousain reach Semifinals in French Division I
The Montpellier Barracudas and Stade Toulousain have reached the semifinals in the French Division I. Toulousain beat the Arvernes Clermont 9-2 and 7-3 in the quarterfinals and will now face defending champion…