Midland, MI - WBSC announce 2016 Softball Junior Men's World Championship Website

 

Christchurch, NZ - Christchurch calls Queenslander softballer home for Southern Cross tournament

Australian softball international Carmelle Sorensen​ will return home to Christchurch for the Southern Cross Challenge tournament this weekend.

The 26-year-old grew up in Christchurch and represented the New Zealand White Sox as a 16-year-old at the 2006 world championships in China before moving to Brisbane to study.

Sorensen, a catcher or third base, has been named in the Australian team for the 2016 world championships in Canada in July where she will play against the White Sox.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - WBSC LAUNCHES FIRST-EVER SOFTBALL WORLD RANKINGS: JAPAN WOMEN'S NO. 1, NEW ZEALAND MEN'S NO. 1 

 

Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Road Trip IX - Update #3

Less than a month away and here is the latest update on the Las Vegas Road Trip IX. At this time there are 32 teams confirmed to play. Teams from Canada, Mexico, and the United States are all represented at the tournament. 

The event will be held April 8-10, 2016.

original post 11 Dec 2015

Oklahoma City, OK - Record book weekend earns Troy's Hannah Day USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Week honors

Following a record-tying performance at the plate, Troy’s Hannah Day (Crestview, Fla.) has been selected as the Week 6 USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Week, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball announced today.  A senior outfielder, Day hit .812 (13-for-16) with 20 RBI, six home runs and three doubles over a four-game stretch last week while tying an NCAA record with 16 total bases.  This marks the first USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week honors for Day, who also garnered Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week accolades for her performance.

 

“I’m extremely honored and humbled to have received this award,” said Day.  “We came into this week very focused and prepared to compete each pitch and the results showed for our team as a whole. None of this would have been possible without each of my teammates and my coaches.”

Oklahoma City, OK - Top 3 holds true for third-straight week in ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 Collegiate Poll

Maintaining the No. 1 spot in this week’s ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 is Florida (30-1, 5-1 SEC), who went 4-1 in play this past week while giving up its first loss of the season, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball announced today. After holding an undefeated record for the first five weeks of competition, the Gators received 18-of-20 first-place votes, while Michigan (21-2) and Louisiana-Lafayette (22-2, 4-1 Sun Belt) garnered one first-place vote apiece.

 

Click here to see the complete ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll.

 

Toronto, ON - Team Canada Tune Up Softball Coaches Clinic – 3 PD Points!

Softball Ontario is pleased to share a National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) Professional Development Points Opportunity.  Team Canada Coaches Staff will provide an interactive and fun 3 hour Coaches Clinic in Burlington, ON- Friday, April 15, 2016 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

Niagara Falls, ON - Niagara Falls Early Bird Cancelled for 2016

It’s with great regret that we have had to cancel the Niagara Falls Early Bird tournament in Niagara Falls May 13-15/16.

 

Lower Hutt, NZ - Jennifer Feret fires Auckland's Western Magpies to first national softball title

White Sox hurler Jennifer Feret threw her second no-hitter against the Hutt Valley Dodgers to inspire Auckland's Western Magpies to their first national women's interclub softball title.

It was a case of third time lucky for Feret and her Kelston-based clubmates as they dispatched the Dodgers 2-0 in the final in Lower Hutt on Sunday.

"It's been three years in the making," proud Magpies coach Tua Raroa said.

Petoskey, MI - Rex Marquardt Memorial tournament.

This year will be our 46th annual Holiday Invitational that was later renamed to be the Rex Marquardt Memorial tournament.