The newly formed Italian Baseball League franchise Godo-Verona continues to make great progress in preparation for the 2010 season. On Tuesday evening the organization has revealed its new logo and a new…
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A few tidbits from the ESF Congress in Antalya
Last weekend the annual congress of the European Softball Federation (ESF) was held in Antalya, Turkey. Thanks to FIBS.it, BaseballSoftballUK.com and EuropeanSoftball.org here are a few tidbits: Secretary General Patrice Bienfait retired…
LHP Martin Almstetter joins Heidenheim Heidekoepfe
Just one day after the Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg announced that Martin Almstetter will leave the club, he has found a new team. The Heidenheim Heidekoepfe signed the left-handed pitcher on Wednesday. The…
Roberto Toniazzi, Alessandro Galli return to Montepaschi Grosseto
The Italian Baseball League club Montepaschi Grosseto has announced that outfielder/designated hitter Roberto Toniazzi and catcher Alessandro Galli (picture) will return to the team for the upcoming season. Both players are 34…
Anthony Bennett new Head Coach of Szentendre Sleepwalkers
One of the well-traveled men in International Baseball has found a new home in Hungary. The 40-year-old Anthony Bennett, who was born in San Mateo, California, joins the Hungarian club Szentendre Sleepwalkers…
Results Italian Winter League February 7th
The Italian Winter League, the national indoor tournament in Italy, heated up last Sunday with regional events on five different sites. In Bologna Fortitudo and Athletics solidified their top positions in the…
Templiers Senart sign 5 more Players from Bois-Guillaume
Five more players from Bois-Guillaume have found a new home at the French Elite League club Templiers Senart. Luis Aponte, who already was connected to Senart through the rumor mill, Jean-Clément Baylot,…
(Update) Martin Almstetter leaves Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg
The German Baseball-Bundesliga club Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg announced on Tuesday in a press release that left-handed pitcher Martin Almstetter will leave the team. The 30-year-old informed head coach Martin Helmig about the…
NJCAA All Stars will play in Haarlem Baseball Week
Last week the organizers of the Haarlem Baseball Week announced four of the six teams, which will play in the July tournament. One of them was a squad from the USA. Since…
Amateur Baseball League founded in Italy
Flavio Pomogranato, Livio Caponi and Marco Mannucci have founded an amateur baseball league called North West League (NWL) the region of Piedmont, Liguria and Aosta Valley in Italy to provide an alternative…
Statement by IBAF President Fraccari regarding Olympic Reinstatement
Press Release International Baseball Federation, www.ibaf.org PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT Two months have passed since I was elected into IBAF’s Office of the President, and I now deem it appropriate to render an official…
Godo promotes Pietro Briggi to IBL
The Italian Baseball League club in Godo has promoted the 24-year-old right-handed pitcher Pietro Briggi onto its first-division roster. He comes from Verona, which will be the IBL2 affiliate for Godo in…
Bafinfos.com hands out French Awards
The past couple of week Bafinfos.com readers could vote on the best players in the French Elite League in 2009. This weekend the results were published. These are the winners: Most Valuable…
Team GB GM Alan Smith and Head Coach Stephan Rapaglia resign
Two years ago the British National Team had to withdraw its participation at the Final Olympic Qualifying event in Taiwan due to a lack of funding. While a start at the 2010…
Dominican Team wins Caribbean Series 2010
Leones del Escogido from the Dominican Republic has won the 2010 edition of the Caribbean Series on Margarita Island, Venezuela. They defeated Leones del Caracas on Sunday 7-4 to clinch their third…
El Llano withdraws from Spanish Division de Honor
Just a few weeks before the start of the 2010 season El Llano has withdrawn its participation in the Spanish Division de Honor. Probably economic reasons led to this decision, which was…
Polish Baseball and Softball Season starts on April 10&11
The Polish season in Baseball and Softball is scheduled to start on the weekend of April 10th and 11th. BUKS Gepardy Zory faces UKS Deby Osielsko on April 10th to kick off…
Jonathan Kashuba returns to MOSQUITO Athletics Attnang-Puchheim
The Austrian Baseball League club MOSQUITO Athletics Attnang-Puchheim brings back the 24-year-old Canadian Jonathan Kashuba for the upcoming season. Together with his wife he arrived in Austria in December. The infielder/pitcher played…
Invitations to 2010 Tournaments in Hluboka, Czech Republic
by Michal Hanus The Baseball & Softball club Hluboka has a full calendar of events prepared for the 2010 season. Among the events are also five tournaments. The tournaments in Hluboka start with…
Junior Oberto injures Knee in Accident
Left-handed pitcher Junior Oberto of the Italian Baseball League club Montepaschi Grosseto suffered a knee injury during an accident in Grosseto on Friday. According to the report on Baseball.it an elderly lady…
Late Rally lifts Victoria Aces to Claxton Shield Title
On Friday the Claxton Shield in Australia entered its final stretch with the beginning of the best-of-three championship series between the Victoria Aces and South Australia. Since several of the players have…
Jhonny Carvajal from Parma to Rimini
Just a one day after right-handed pitcher Gustavo Martinez left Rimini to join Parma, another player makes the same trip, but the other way around. Third baseman Jhonny Carvajal is going to…
Dutch Pros to play Exhibition Games in Curacao
A selection of Dutch professional players led by manager Ben Thijssen faces the Netherlands Antilles national team for two exhibition games at the Tio Daou Ball Park in Curacao according to Honkbalsite.com….
Italian Winter League continues at Five Sites
The Italian Winter League accelerates its pace with five tournaments on Sunday. Just a few dates are left on the schedule for the indoor youth league and the regional playoffs are right…
Tim Stewart expected to stay in Savigny. Three Huskies to PUC?
Bafinfos.com reported on Tuesday that it is likely that Tim Stewart will stay with the Savigny Lions, even though nothing is official at this point. The 25-year-old infielder/pitcher, who went to UCLA,…