Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — 26 July 2019 — Today marks 100 days to the biggest international baseball event on this year’s calendar, the II WBSC Premier12, which…
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…
Unique in Sport: U-12 Baseball World Cup, U-12 Softball World Cup set to open in Tainan
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation Tainan (TPE). The V WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup® and the first-ever WBSC U-12 Softball World Cup® open today at the new $130 million Tainan Asia-Pacific…
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…
MLB and the Los Angeles Dodgers Unveil the Official Logo of the 2020 All-Star Game
Press release Major League Baseball Los Angeles, CA – Major League Baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers and officials from the City of Los Angeles unveiled the official logo of the 2020 All-Star…
Lithuania, Israel face off in European Championship Playoff in Utena this Weekend
This coming weekend the last spot at the European Championship in Bonn and Solingen, Germany (September 7 to 15, tickets available at www.baseball-em.de) will be determined, as Lithuania is hosting Israel in…
KNBSB releases Roster for U23 European Championship in Prague
The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) announced its roster for the U23 European Championship in Prague, Czech Republic from August 7 to 11. Manager Sidney de Jong, who is supported…
WBSC U12 Baseball and Softball World Cups commence on Friday in Tainan City
The 2019 WBSC U12 Baseball World Cup commences for its fifth edition in Tainan City, Taiwan on Friday. Additionally for the first time ever a WBSC U12 Softball World Cup will be…
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…
WBSC awards MEDIAPRO exclusive broadcast rights in the Americas to 2022
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation BARCELONA, Spain. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today awarded MEDIAPRO the exclusive broadcast rights across the Americas for all WBSC’s world championships through 2022, as…
Tim Collins to broadcast Games 1 and 2 of German Baseball Finals this Weekend
Tim Collins is going to broadcast games one and two of the German Baseball-Bundesliga finals this weekend between the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe and the Bonn Capitals. The games start at 2pm CET on…
Yulman Ribeiro returns to Italy, joins Parmaclima
Right-handed pitcher Yulman Ribeiro is returning to Italy for the remainder of the 2019 season. The 33-year-old is joining Parmaclima and is coming from the Astros Valencia of the Spanish Division de…
Castenaso’s Captain suspended for 3 Years after Attack against Umpire
Following the attack against Italian umpire Fabrizio Fabrizi following a Serie A1 Baseball matchup between Fortitudo Bologna and Castenaso, Castenaso’s captain Riccardo Bassi got suspended for three years from all baseball activities…
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…
WBSC awards broadcast rights in Europe to Czech TV, Sky Italia and Spain’s La Liga Sports for Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the awarding of broadcast rights for the WBSC Women’s Softball Europe/Africa Qualification Event for the Olympic…
Results Bulgarian Baseball League July 21, 2019
by Alex Gorrin A couple of games were observed in the league on Sunday, July 21. After their completion, the four teams to make it to the playoffs in the fall were…
Baseball Mexico: Monday, July 22, 2019
by Bruce Baskin, Baseball Mexico, http://baseballmexico.blogspot.com/ TIGRES IN FIRST, WIN STREAK SNAPPED AT EIGHT GAMES Even though the Quintana Roo Tigres saw their eight-game winning streak snapped Sunday in a 3-2 loss…
WBSC Premier12 new Sponsorships revealed, Ticket Sales set to launch for Super Round and Finals in Japan
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation TOKYO. Approaching 100 days to the Opening Day of the year’s top major international baseball competition and Olympic qualifier, sponsorship and ticketing announcements were made on…
Great Britain wins Coed Slowpitch European Championship 2019 in Budapest
Great Britain has won the Coed Slowpitch European Championship 2019 in Budapest, Hungary. Its their 12th title in this category. They defeated last year’s winner Germany 13-3 in the final on Saturday….
Youth baseball facility opens in Tainan for the WBSC U12 Baseball World Cup
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation TAINAN, Taiwan. World Baseball Softball Confederation President Riccardo Fraccari officially opened the Tainan Asia-Pacific International Baseball Stadium and Training Centers — a first-of-its-kind elite baseball facility…
Bonn Capitals, Heidenheim Heidekoepfe reach German Baseball Finals
The Bonn Capitals and Heidenheim Heideköpfe have reached the finals of the German Baseball-Bundesliga. Bonn defeated the Solingen Alligators in five games during the semi-finals, winning the decisive fifth matchup 10-5 on…
Italian Umpire attacked following Serie A1 Game
Following a matchup in the Italian Serie A1 between Castenaso and Bologna this past weekend international respected umpire Fabrizio Fabrizi got punched in the face by Castenaso captain Riccardo Bassi. Fabrizi just…
World Port Tournament 2019: Netherlands rally against Japan to win first WPT since 1999
The Netherlands have won the World Port Tournament for the first time since 1999. They rallied from an early 0-2 deficit in the final of the 2019 edition on Sunday to beat…
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…