100 Days to WBSC Premier12 top international baseball event of the year, Olympic qualifier
26/07/2019 2 Minute Read

100 Days to WBSC Premier12 top international baseball event of the year, Olympic qualifier

Today marks 100 days to the biggest international baseball event on this year’s calendar, the II WBSC Premier12, which will be a global battle between the Top 12 ranked Men’s National Teams in the world and also serve as an Olympic qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Games.

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Great Britain one win away from Olympics after 4-2 victory over Czech Republic
26/07/2019 2 Minute Read

Great Britain one win away from Olympics after 4-2 victory over Czech Republic

Great Britain remained undefeated at the WBSC Softball Europe Africa Qualifier thanks to the victory against Czech Republic, 4-2. In this way, the British team stayed at the top of the Final Round with a 2-0 record, while the Czech one is out of the Olympic Qualifier with no wins in two games. Georgina Corrick went the distance again, pitching a complete game, and got the win. Veronica Peckova suffered the loss.

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Piancastelli, Cacciamani help Italy past the Netherlands at Olympic Qualifier
26/07/2019 2 Minute Read

Piancastelli, Cacciamani help Italy past the Netherlands at Olympic Qualifier

In the rematch of the last European Championships Final, Italy defeated the Netherlands 7-4 and remained unbeaten at the WBSC Softball Europe Africa Olympic Qualifier held in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The host team took an early 4-1 lead, but Italy bounced back thanks to three homers hit by Emily Carosone, Erika Piancastelli and Giulia Longhi. […]

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Italy beats France, ends undefeated the Opening Round
25/07/2019 1 Minute Read

Italy beats France, ends undefeated the Opening Round

Italy got the third win of the WBSC Softball Europe Africa Qualifier against France, 5-1, and ended the First Round at the top of the Group B. Italy scored 4 times in the fourth and added one more point in the seventh. Ilaria Cacciamani took the win, Charline Gartner the loss.

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Spain ends Qualifier with a win over South Africa
25/07/2019 1 Minute Read

Spain ends Qualifier with a win over South Africa

Thanks to a brilliant performance from the circle by Ane Barandiaran, Spain defeated South Africa 5-0 and ended the WBSC Softball Europe Africa Qualifier with a win. Spain scored 3 times in the fourth and added two more runs in the sixth. In the fourth inning, Spain broke the tie game. Meritex Blesa and Modrego […]

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Humhej, Blahova no-hit Botswana as Czech Republic advances to Super Round
25/07/2019 1 Minute Read

Humhej, Blahova no-hit Botswana as Czech Republic advances to Super Round

Czech Republic clinched today the second place in Group B and advanced to the Super Round of the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier at Sportpark Paperclip in Utrecht, Netherlands. The Czech team defeated Botswana by a score of 12-0 and finished the Opening Round with a 2-1 record.

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Great Britain upsets the Netherlands, ends at the top of Group A
25/07/2019 2 Minute Read

Great Britain upsets the Netherlands, ends at the top of Group A

Great Britain upset the Netherlands 5-2 and ended the Opening Round at the top of Group A in the WBSC Softball Europe Africa Qualifier. Georgina Corrick went the distance, throwing a 112 pitches complete game, while Rebecca Someru took the loss. On Friday, Great Britain will face Czech Republic, while the Netherlands will take on […]

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Czechs, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands keep dream alive of playing softball at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
25/07/2019 1 Minute Read

Czechs, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands keep dream alive of playing softball at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the Super Round schedule for the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier in Utrecht, Netherlands. The field has been cut in half, with four nations remaining in the hunt for one historic ticket to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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France defeats Botswana and gets the first win of the Qualifier
24/07/2019 1 Minute Read

France defeats Botswana and gets the first win of the Qualifier

France collected its first victory of the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier after a comfortable five-innings victory over Botswana, 11-2. Kimane Rogron led the French offense with 3 hits. Pitcher Sarah Benchali got the win, Seth Onnetse the loss.

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Great Britain beats South Africa in three, improves to 2-0
24/07/2019 1 Minute Read

Great Britain beats South Africa in three, improves to 2-0

Great Britain grabbed the second win of the tournament with a 3-inning, 15-0 win over South Africa, by a score of 15-0. The European team scored 10 runs in the first episode and secured the victory.

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