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Europe/Africa Olympic Baseball Qualifier 2019: Netherlands beat Czech Republic in Opener
Czech Republic 000 100 000 1 9 1 Netherlands 100 120 00X 4 8 0 Box score The Netherlands avoided another upset loss to the Czech Republic and beat them 4-1 in…
Schedule for Europa-Africa Olympic Baseball Qualifier in Bologna and Parma
From September 18 to 22, the Europe-Africa Olympic Baseball Qualifier will be played in Bologna and Parma, Italy. From Europe the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Israel and Czech Republic and from Africa South…
WBSC announces game schedule for Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier in Shanghai, China
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — 5 September 2019 — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced today the schedule of the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier, to be held…
Canada, Mexico qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as top two teams across Americas
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation SURREY, British Columbia, Canada. The softball national teams of Mexico and Canada earned a place in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, sealing the top two spots…
South Africa announces Roster for Europe/Africa Olympic Qualifier
South Africa has announced its roster for the Europe/Africa Olympic Qualifier from September 18 to 22, 2019 in Bologna and Parma, Italy. South Africa won the African Baseball Championship in May and…
WBSC Softball Americas Qualifier down to 6 nations as WBSC announces Super Round schedule
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation SURREY, British Columbia, Canada — 29 August 2019 — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the Super Round schedule for the WBSC Softball Americas…
Europe/Africa Softball Olympic Qualifier 2019: Italy defeats Great Britain to claim Tokyo Ticket
With a pair of shutouts the Europe/Africa Softball Olympic Qualifier 2019 in Utrecht, Netherlands ended on Saturday. First the Netherlands beat the Czech Republic 7-0 in five innings. Six runs in the…
Italy qualifies for Tokyo 2020 Olympics as top softball team across Europe/Africa
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation UTRECHT, Netherlands. The Italian National Softball Team today earned a place in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, defeating Great Britain, 5-0, in the Final of the…
Europe/Africa Softball Olympic Qualifier 2019: Great Britain, Italy to play for 2020 Spot
Only two teams are left standing in the race for Europe/Africa’s spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Softball. Great Britain will face Italy in a meeting of undefeated teams at the…
Czech Rep, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands keep dream alive of playing softball at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation UTRECHT, Netherlands. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced the Super Round schedule for the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier in Utrecht, Netherlands. The field has been…
Europe/Africa Softball Olympic Qualifier 2019: Great Britain, Italy advance undefeated to Super Round
While officials, players, coaches, media and fans battle the heat wave in the Netherlands, the first round at the Europe/Africa Softball Olympic Qualifier 2019 in Utrecht, Netherlands ended on Thursday with four…
1 year to Baseball, Softball’s Olympic return at Tokyo 2020 Games
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland. Wednesday marked one year to go until the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and anticipation for the world’s greatest sports event and for baseball and…
Europe/Africa Softball Olympic Qualifier 2019: Italy, Dutch and Great Britain improve to 2-0
At the Europe/Africa Softball Olympic Qualifier 2019 in Utrecht, Netherlands day two of the first round got played with four games on Wednesday. In the morning game France reached the win column…
Europa/Africa Softball Olympic Qualifier 2019: GB, Italy, Czech, Dutch prevail on Day 1
The long-awaited Europe/Africa Softball Olympic Qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics started on Tuesday with four games in Utrecht, Netherlands. Only the winner will advance to the Olympic Games. In Group…
Softball Europe/Africa Olympic Qualifier to be played this week in Utrecht
Its decision time for Europe’s softball nations. Just two weeks after the Women’s Softball European Championship in Ostrava, where Italy defeated the Netherlands in the Gold Medal Game, the Softball Europe/Africa Olympic…
WBSC announces final schedule, live-streaming for Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier in Utrecht
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced the schedule of the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier, to be held in Utrecht, Netherlands, from 23-27 July….
WBSC unveils schedule for Softball Americas Qualifier in Surrey
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) unveiled the schedule for the 12-nation WBSC Softball Americas Qualifier, which will be held in Surrey, British Columbia,…
Road to Tokyo: WBSC reveals groups, schedule for WBSC Softball Europe-Africa, Asia-Oceania Qualifiers
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland. — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) revealed the groups and schedule for the Europe/Africa and Asia/Oceania qualification events for the Games of the…
Teams revealed for WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualification Event for Tokyo 2020
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSSANE, Switzerland. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced the full list of nations that have qualified to compete in the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualification Event…
Netherlands, Great Britain, Italy, Czech Republic, France and Spain qualify for Europe-Africa Olympic Qualifier
by European Softball Federation Top six teams of the Women’s Softball European Championship qualify for the Europe/Africa Olympic Qualifier. The complete top 6 teams were determined on Wednesday after a nerve-wracking game…
Ken Eriksen named USA Softball Head Coach for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
By World Baseball Softball Confederation, www.wbsc.org USA Softball announced long-time Women’s National Team leader Ken Eriksen as the Head Coach for the Tokyo 2020 U.S. Olympic Softball Team. Selected by members of…
Uganda, Kenya qualify from Zone East to the Baseball Africa Cup
by World Baseball Softball Confederation, www.wbsc.org Uganda and Kenya both beat Tanzania and advanced to the Baseball Africa Cup. The two National Teams out of Zone East joined Burkina Faso and Nigeria…
Africa Olympic Baseball Qualifiers: Zone East Preview
By Gabriel Fidler, www.extrainnings.co.uk The first stop in the qualification process for baseball at the Tokyo Olympics started in Accra, Ghana, during the penultimate weekend in March. Burkina Faso and Nigeria punched…
Burkina Faso, Nigeria qualify for Baseball Africa Cup
By World Baseball Softball Confederation, www.wbsc.org Burkina Faso and Nigeria advanced to the Baseball Africa Cup out of the Zone West Continental Pre Qualifier played in Accra, Ghana. Burkina Faso outscored both…