Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation CHIBA, Japan — Softball’s road to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games officially begins Thursday (2 August), as the XVI WBSC Women’s Softball World Championship is set…
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WBSC awards broadcast rights for 2018 Women’s Softball World Championship
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation CHIBA, Japan — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced that broadcast and online rights agreements covering 84 countries and territories have been reached for…
U-23 Baseball World Cup 2018 hosting rights awarded to Barranquilla, Colombia
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation BARRANQUILLA, Colombia – The top international baseball competition of 2018, the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup®, will be staged in the South American city of Barranquilla,…
Mexico’s Pro Baseball League become Members of WBSC
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation MÉRIDA, Yucatán, Mexico — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has added Mexico’s top professional baseball leagues, the Mexican Baseball League (LMB) and the Mexican Pacific…
Netherlands, Spain to represent Europe at WBSC U18 Baseball World Cup 2019 in Gijang, Korea
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation GROSSETO, Italy — The Netherlands and Spain are the first nations to qualify for the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup® 2019, which will be staged at…
Australia no-hits Japan to win WBSC Junior Men’s Softball World Championship 2018
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation PRINCE ALBERT, Canada — The Australian Junior Men’s National Softball Team, behind a historic no-hit performance by pitcher Layton Reid, defeated defending champions Japan, 6-1, Sunday…
WBSC, MLB to feature new Baseball5 among All-Star Week attractions in Washington D.C.
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and Major League Baseball (MLB) have partnered to bring Baseball5, the new five-on-five, five-inning urban variation, to the 2018 PLAY…
WBSC awards 2019 U18 Baseball World Cup to Korea
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced that the hosting rights of the XXIX U-18 Baseball World Cup® 2019 have been awarded to the Korea…
WBSC unveils Game Schedule for Women’s Baseball World Cup 2018 in Viera, Florida
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today revealed the Official Game Schedule of the VIII Women’s Baseball World Cup® 2018, which for the…
Europe’s Italy, Czech Republic first to qualify for U-12 Baseball World Cup 2019 in Tainan, Taiwan
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation BUDAPEST, Hungary — Italy and Czech Republic will represent Europe in the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-12 Baseball World Cup® 2019 in Tainan, Taiwan. Fourteen…
WBSC Junior Men’s Softball World Championship ready to go, excitement growing in Prince Albert
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation PRINCE ALBERT – Canada – 6 July 2018 — The XII WBSC Junior Men’s Softball World Championship XII will take off on Saturday, 7 July, in…
WBSC names SSK as Official Ball and Kit Supplier for 2019 Premier12, 2020 Olympic Baseball and Baseball World Cups
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and the Osaka-based SSK Corporation today announced a partnership expansion that makes the iconic Japanese brand the Exclusive/Official Competition Ball…
Women’s Baseball World Cup Trophy Tour to stop at MLB’s Washington Nationals Park on July 7th
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation WHAT: The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women’s Baseball World Cup® 2018 Trophy Tour Presented by Florida’s Space Coast will be stopping at the home of…
WBSC to stream all 54 Games of Junior Men’s Softball World Championship in Prince Albert
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE- Switzerland – The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced that all 54 games of the XII WBSC Junior Men’s Softball World Championship 2018 in…
Softball series success in Japan sets high expectations for Tokyo 2020 Olympic return
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation TOKYO — 27 June 2018 — Hosts and World No.2 Japan completed a three-game sweep over World No.1 United States in the WBSC-sanctioned Japan All-Star Softball…
WBSC announces Schedule for U15 Baseball World Cup in Panama #u15worldcup
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland The World Baseball Softball Confederation today unveiled the Official Game Schedule of the IV WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup® 2018, to be staged from…
French, Japanese Federations reach Cooperation and Development Agreement
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation TOKYO The Japan Softball Association (JSA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the French Baseball Softball Federation (FFBS) pledging to support the French national team’s…
Record 12 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup stars selected in MLB Draft 1st Round
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari: “The WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup is one of the most prestigious youth world championships in all of sports, and this record…
WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Trophy Tour set to launch, will visit 5 MLB stadiums
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — 29 May 2018 — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced the launch of the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup® 2018 Trophy Tour,…
WBSC to Live-Stream the U-18 South American Women’s Softball Championship
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) will live-stream all 20 games of the U-18 South American Women’s Softball Championship, which opens today in Parana, Argentina, and…
Groups, schedule unveiled for WBSC Junior Men’s Softball World Championship in Prince Albert, Canada
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland Marking 50 days prior to Opening Day, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) unveiled the groups and a 54-game schedule for the XII WBSC…
First WBSC Baseball5 Seminar for Coaches held in Prague, Czech Republic
By World Baseball Softball Confederation, www.wbsc.org Prague, Czech Republic. On 12–13 May Prague saw another two milestones events for the development of Baseball5. WBSC and the Czech Baseball Federation hosted the Cuban…
1st Urban Baseball5 international games staged at Foro Italico in Rome
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) staged the first-ever official five-on-five urban Baseball5™ international competition at Rome’s Foro Italico — a hub of the 1960 Olympic…
WBSC reveals Schedule, Groups for Women’s Softball World Championship in Chiba
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation The World Baseball Softball Confederation today revealed the groups and schedule for the XVI WBSC Women’s Softball World Championship 2018, which will be staged in Chiba,…
Successful Women’s European Tour showcases Baseball-Softball as global, gender-balanced sport
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari today cited the quality, attendance and viewership of the 2018 European Professional Softball Series Presented by WBSC as…