The Netherlands are on their way to Taiwan for the final preparation phase prior to the Premier12. Accompanying the daily workouts on site, three exhibition games have been scheduled. On November 4…
Team USA gathers for Training Camp in Arizona ahead of #Premier12
Press Release USA Baseball The 2015 USA Baseball Premier12™ Team assembled in Glendale, Ariz., on Thursday to begin workouts at Grand Canyon University. Team USA will compete in the WBSC Premier12™ World…
Honkbal Week Haarlem 2016 with 6 teams again
by Pim van Nes With a new logo and a name reshuffle, Honkbal Week Haarlem wants to bring back a six teams schedule next year. On Thursday tournament president Frits Mulder and…
EBCA Convention 2015 – Meet the Speakers – Ivan Rodriguez
The 2015 EBCA Convention is taking place for the first time in Lisbon, Portugal from November 13 to 15, 2015. We’ll introduce you to the speakers. Registration is possible via www.baseball-in-europe.com. Meet…
Registration open for ISG/DBV Convention 2016 in Paderborn, Germany
Registration is open for the ISG/DBV Convention 2016 in Paderborn, Germany. The convention, which includes baseball and softball clinics as well as courses for umpires and scores, takes place from January 29…
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks win Nippon Series 2015
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have successfully defended their title in Nippon Professional Baseball. The Hawks, which started Rick van den Hurk in game two, won 4-1 against the Yakult Swallows in the…
EuroElite Academy Begins Operations
by Euro Elite Academy Prague, Czech Republic – The EuroElite Baseball & Softball Academy, which will host camps and tournaments throughout Central Europe, has begun operations and will host winter camps in…
KNBSB press conference with Hensley Meulens and Andruw Jones
by Pim van Nes One day prior to the Kingdom Team departure from Amsterdam to Premier 12 tournament in Taiwan, KNBSB hosted a press conference at the new Pioniers stadium at Hoofddorp….
DSS Haarlem adds Sparks Trio including Dagmar Bloeming
On Monday the Dutch Golden League Softball club DSS Haarlem announced that they have added Areke Spel, Nathalie Gosewehr and Dagmar Bloeming to the roster for the 2016 season. All three are…
WBSC announces $4 Million Prize Money for #Premier12
Press Release World Baseball Softball Confederation The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced the prize money distribution for the first-ever WBSC Premier12™ global baseball championship, which will be staged from 8-21 November…
Euro League Baseball shortens inaugural Season
Last Friday the European Association of Professional Baseball met in Amsterdam for another meeting to discuss the status of the Euro League Baseball. During the gathering the participants agreed to shorten the…
Italy finalizes #Premier12 Roster, arrives in Taiwan
The Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) has announced the 28-man roster for Team Italy at the inaugural edition of the Premier 12. The Italian national team arrived in Taiwan last weekend…
Italian Baseball League 2016 starts on April 8, adjusted Format
Last weekend FIBS and the eight participating clubs met in Bologna to discuss the 2016 season in the Italian Baseball League. Following the meeting it was announced that the new season start…
Rick van den Hurk dominates Game two of Nippon Series
Dutch right-handed pitcher Rick van den Hurk continues his impressive debut season in Nippon Professional Baseball. On Sunday he led his Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 4-0 win in game two of…
Jan-Niclas Stoecklin impresses in Australian Baseball League Debut
The Australian Baseball League opened the 2015/2016 season this past weekend. The Canberra Cavalry and the Perth Heat opened the new campaign with three wins in four games over the Adelaide Bite…
Topps Launches New Series Dedicated To MLB Players Who Have Overcome Challenges
Press Release TOPPS Major League Baseball players inspire fans of all ages, facing challenging odds on their climb through the professional ranks. Some players endure additional obstacles – and their successes reflect…
Euro League Baseball launches Promo Trailer, YouTube Channel
[youtube zgbBkwUGDkY 520] Tim Collins (Haar Disciples TV) and Tobias Dietrich (Legionaere TV) produced a ten-minute highlight reel for the proposed Euro League Baseball. It’s mainly a recap of the German and…
Former Major Leaguer Chan-ho Park becomes @WBSC #Premier12 Global Ambassador
Press Release World Baseball Softball Confederation The World Baseball Softball Confederation and the Korea Baseball Organization announced that South Korean baseball legend Chan-ho Park will serve as an official Global Ambassador of…
Spanish Division de Honor All-Star Team announced
The scorers of the Spanish Division de Honor announced the best players of the 2015 season this week through the website of the Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation. This is the all-star…
Legendary Lubomír “Robocop” Vrbenský Inducted into ISF Hall of Fame
By Pavel Hrdina, Jakub Kopřiva Lubomír Vrbenský is a legendary pitcher not only in the context of Czech softball. After this season of the Czech Extraliga, in which he won silver medals…
USA Baseball announces #Premier12 Roster
Press Release USA Baseball USA Baseball has announced its 2015 USA Baseball Premier12™ Team roster. The team will compete in the WBSC Premier12™ Tournament in Taipei, Taiwan (with semifinals and finals to…
Baseball Canada reveals Roster for #Premier12
Press Release Baseball Canada Baseball Canada announced the names of 25 players that will represent Canada at the first-ever WBSC Premier12™ that will take place November 8-21 at locations in Taiwan and…
Vladimir Chlup new Head Coach of Eagles Prague
The Eagles Prague have a new head coach. Vladimir Chlup takes over for the Cuban Hector Rodriguez Camejo. The 43-year-old is a teacher in off-the-field life and last worked with Arrows Ostrava…
Australian Baseball League starts into new Season
The Australian Baseball League starts into the 2015/2016 season. On Friday the extended 56-game schedule starts with three games between the Canberra Cavalry and the Brisbane Bandits, the Melbourne Aces and the…
WBSC awards hosting rights for 2018-2019 Softball World Championships, Softball Congress
Press Release World Baseball Softball Confederation The 27th WBSC Softball Congress concluded Friday following three days of commission meetings at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center in the Oklahoma capital city. Delegates…