The Women’s Softball Championship in France will be decided at a Final Four Tournament this weekend. Toulon, Grenoble, Paris BCF and a French Selection qualified for the finals. In the semi-finals Toulon…
Venues, Dates and Groups set for 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers
Press Release World Baseball Classic, Inc. World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) today announced the venues and pools for the Qualifying Round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic, the fourth installment of the…
Friday Night Game opens 2015 Austrian Finals between Vienna Wanderers and Diving Ducks
A Friday Night Game will open the 2015 Finals in the Austrian Baseball League. The Vienna Wanderers and the Diving Ducks Wiener Neustadt are squaring off in the best-of-seven series. Games one…
Chris Mezger, Tanner Leighton most likely leave Solingen Alligators
In an interview in a local newspaper Solingen Alligators head coach Norman Eberhardt revealed that Chris Mezger and Tanner Leighton most likely will leave the German Baseball-Bundesliga champion from 2014. Mezger pitched…
FoxSports speculates about WBC Qualifier Sites in Australia, Panama, Mexico and Brooklyn
Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports might have revealed the sites and dates for the Qualifiers for the 2017 World Baseball Classic. He reports on Thursday that Sydney (Australia), Mexicali (Mexico) and Panama…
Holland Series continues on Friday evening after Rainout on Thursday
The Holland Series between Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam and Corendon Kinheim continues on Friday evening due to a rainout on Thursday. Game one and two were lopsided results, as Curacao Neptunus won 7-1…
2016 European Championship to be held in Hoofddorp, Netherlands
The Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) today announces that the 2016 European Championship will be held from September 9 to 18, 2016 in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. The announcement was made during a press…
First win for non-UK Team at Slowpitch Softball World Series in England
By British Softball Federation, www.britishsoftball.org Teams have been coming from outside the UK to play in the annual Softball World Series tournament ever since it first began in 1999, but no non-British…
Lucerne Eagles win Swiss Softball Championship
The Lucerne Eagles have won the Swiss Softball Championship. They swept the Therwil Flyers 3-0 in the best-of-five Swiss Finals. After winning games one and two at home on Saturday 6-5 and…
Fiorini Forli, Specchiasol Bussolengo advance to Italian Softball Series
Fiorini Forli and Specchiasol Bussolengo will play in the Italian Softball Series. Bussolengo won the decisive fifth match of the best-of-five semifinals against Thermotechnik Bollate on Tuesday to join Forli in the…
Wesseling Vermins, Neunkirchen Nightmares reach finals in German Softball-Bundesliga
The Wesseling Vermins and the Neunkirchen Nightmares will square off in the finals of the German Softball-Bundesliga. The Vermins already had defeated the Nightmares 2-1 in the best-of-three first round of the…
Playoffs set in Dutch Golden League Softball
The playoffs in the Dutch Golden League Softball are set. The first round will be played next weekend at the Almere ’90 ballpark. While regular season winner Oolder Omaco Sparks Haarlem awaits…
Playoff Results from Bulgarian Baseball and Softball September 13, 2015
by Alex Gorrin Baseball: Semifinal Playoffs (best of 3) September 13 Athletic Sofia – Sofia Blues 1:11 (0:1 in the series) Buffaloes Blagoevgrad – Devils Dupnitsa 19:4 (1:0) Softball: Regular Season Make-Up…
British Softball Federation seeks Head Coaches for Women and U19 National Teams
By British Softball Federation, www.britishsoftball.org The British Softball Federation and the GB Management Committee is seeking applications for the position of Head Coach for: The GB Senior Women’s Fastpitch Team. The GB…
Swedish Finals: Stockholm takes 2-0 Lead over Sölvesborg
Defending champion Stockholm Monarchs has a 2-0 lead over the Sölvesborg Firehawks after the first two games of the finals in the Swedish Elitserien. On Saturday Stockholm broke a 2-2 tie in…
Czech Finals: Draci Brno, Kotlarka Prague tied after 2 Games
In the Czech Extraleague finals Draci Brno and Kotlarka Prague are tied 1-1 after the first two games of the best-of-five series. Kotlarka defeated Petr Minarik and Draci 8-5 on Saturday. Prague…
French Semis: Rouen, Montpellier to meet in Final
In the French Division I the semi-finals are in the books. On Saturday the Rouen Huskies completed a three-game sweep over Paris UC with a 6-1 win. Rouen had won games one…
WBSC, World Baseball Classic, Inc. Renew Partnership Through 2017
Press Release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced that the world governing body has awarded a sanction to World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI)…
Swiss Finals: Zurich Barracudas on a roll / Take two from the Therwil Flyers
by Chris Byrnes Game 1 Summary – Zurich Barracudas 10 – Therwil Flyers 5 Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Zurich Barracudas 0 0 2…
No. 1 TV Ratings in Japan for finale of WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in Osaka
Press Release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The Sunday night, 6 September, prime time finale of the XXVII WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup at historic Koshien Stadium in Osaka generated…
Holland Series Haarlem bound after Belgian birthday in Rotterdam
by Pim van Nes Last weekend Familie Stadium in Rotterdam hosted Holland Series Games 1 and 2 between home team Curacao Neptunus and visitors Corendon Kinheim from Haarlem. Title defending champion Neptunus…
French Playoffs: Finalists to be determined this Weekend
The French playoffs continue this weekend with games three to five if necessary in the semi-finals. The Rouen Huskies will host Paris UC, needing just one win to return to the finals…
Swedish Finals: Stockholm tries to defend Title against Sölvesborg Firehawks
Defending champion Stockholm Monarchs is facing the Sölvesborg Firehawks in the finals of the Swedish Elitserien. Stockholm, which got reinforced for the postseason with the returning Peter Johannessen, won last year’s title,…
Swiss Finals: Therwil Flyers take on Zurich Barracudas
The Swiss Nationalliga A Finals between the Therwil Flyers and the Zurich Barracudas start on Saturday in Therwil. Game two will be played on Sunday in Zurich. Therwil won the regular season…
Czech Finals: Draci hosts Kotlarka for Games 1 + 2
The Czech Extraleague finals between Draci Brno and Kotlarka Prague are starting this weekend. Draci won the regular season and eliminated Technika Brno in the semi-finals in four games. Kotlarka swept Arrows…