1 September 2012 sees your chance to reserve tickets to the ISF Men's World Softball Championships 2013 hosted at Rosedale Park, Auckland from 1^st to 10^th March 2012.

At 9:00am (New Zealand time) on 1 September 2012 click on the following link www.dashtickets.co.nz/tour/pre_register/250 to reserve your tickets to this exciting event next year.

This offer is exclusively available to the softball community and newsletter members and we urge you to get in early and secure tickets before they become available to the public on 1 October 2012.

Following the completion of your ticket reservation you will receive a confirmation email - it is important you keep this email.

Reservations are not tickets, but a guaranteed place at the event. It is important that you confirm your tickets with a full payment between 1-31 October 2012 or your reservation will be lost.

Get in quick to 'Catch the Best Players in the World'

 

The ISF Men's World Softball Championships 2013 are pleased to announce 6 teams have already qualified, teams will continue to qualify through until December this year.

Softball 2013 congratulates the following teams on their qualification:

Great progress has been made on the upgrade taking place at Rosedale Park, the home of the ISF Men's World Softball Championships 2013. Great weather has ensured the facility is on track for completion in mid-September, in plenty of time for Championships next year.

The upgrade which was launched in March 2012, will include a brand new purpose built softball facility with new changing rooms, seating for 500 people (including disabled access seating), media viewing area, broadcast area, functions/VIP lounge, catering facilities, viewing terrace, gallery, equipment storage, meeting rooms and utility rooms.

The facility has recently seen all concrete walls erected and the steel supports installed ready for roofing. Diamond two, which was moved to accommodate the new facility, has had new irrigation and drainage installed and has recently been laid with new turf.

Chairman of the WSC 2013 Fay Freeman says, "It is great to see the new facility taking shape, this will be a great facility for the softball community and the World Championships next year."

Instillation of fencing will begin over the next two weeks, another exciting milestone in this facilities development.

To date funding for a large majority of the project has been secured thanks to the generosity of Auckland Council, ASB Charitable Trust, Lion Foundation and New Zealand Lottery Grants Board.

We will continue to keep you posted on the progress with photos and updates.

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