The League will be co-ed in its inaugural year with a minimum of five Women per team and will run from November 2019 to March 2020. The playing field will be a full size indoor artificial turf diamond, using indoor rubber softballs.

The African Development Project, built by the WBSC Development Commission in collaboration with the African Baseball and Softball Association (ABSA) landed in the fourth Country after Kenya, Zambia and Ivory Coast

The Zambia Softball Baseball Association successfully concluded its first Baseball5 University Championship.

Baseball Australia and the Cuban Baseball Federation announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding which includes extensive collaboration between the two WBSC members.

Even during a challenging tournament season, WBSC supports the development of baseball and softball. An envoy coach held a course for 22 players and coaches of the Federation Baseball & Softball Ukraine

The Bulgaria Baseball Federation hosted in Blagoevgrad one of the two qualification tournaments to the Baseball European Championship The hosts faced Greece, Israel, Serbia, Ireland and Russia. Israel went on to win group play and then beat Lithuania, the winner of the other qualifier in Trnava, Slovakia, in a three-game series. Israel will now compete […]

Former Chinese National Women’s Softball Team player Yan Fang officially signed an agreement with the China Sports Foundation in Beijing and established the “China Sports Foundation- Yan Fang Softball Fund”. She donated RMB 2 million (283’000 USD) to support the development of the junior softball players.

Phase one of the WBSC African Development Project touched Zambia after reaching Kenya earlier this Summer. A total of 23 members of the Zambia Softball Baseball Association participated in a course on the management of a sports organization

The African Baseball Project runs through three phases. The 20 participants to the course held at Kenyatta University in Nairobi experienced phase one on managerial skills. Phase two on technical skills and phase three on the organization of events will follow

Almost 70 participants, representing 10 Asian countries attended courses for Technical Commissioner, Scorer, Umpire in Chief and a seminar to become a certified international umpire. Beng Choo Low: “

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) organized a Baseball5 Coaching Seminar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in collaboration with Softball Asia and the Softball Association of Malaysia. A total of 62 coaches attended the seminar. The majority of the trainees came from Malaysia. An agreement with the Ministry of Education gave a chance to a number […]

WBSC Softball Division Chairman Tommy Velasquez today welcomed to the WBSC Headquarters in Lausanne Mr Isaac Saac Sharadi Kanga, President of the Congolese Federation of Baseball and Softball.

Only halfway through the WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship in central Europe, it has already generated the most online views and social media volume in the event’s history, with over 3 million views and over 4 million impressions on WBSC’s social media accounts. 

A total of 62 technical commissioners, umpires and scorers that will work WBSC international events attended a five-day event coordinated by four Directors of the World Governing Body in San Jose, California

According to the National Federation’s Board of Directors, Denmark needs to improve basic baseball skills. Steve Nelson of the Utah Pitching Academy coordinated three clinics on throwing, pitching, fielding and catching

After reaching over one million students in the USA and Puerto Rico, Major League Baseball and USA Baseball will take the introductory and character building bat-and-ball programme to elementary schools in Mexico

Secretary General Beng Choo Low gave a keynote presentation to the annual International Sports Training Course and was then invited by the National Taiwan Sport University to share the history of WBSC with over 150 students

Instructors, led by certified continental expert Lisa Norrie, took the field to help 150 school kids in the age range 8-12 get a feel of what Baseball5 is all about. It turned out to be one full hour of excitement and fun

A street game played by kids in the Country, Pelotica de Goma, recalls the new urban version of baseball-softball. This is one of the reasons why the National Baseball Federation is trying to spread Baseball Five all over Venezuela

Chinese Baseball Association Vice Secretary General Ding Feng said that the event was “very successful” and that the Country looks ready for the launch of Baseball5 tournaments. A total of 84 coaches participated in the event

Secretary General Beng Choo Low was one of the speakers at Host City Asia in Beijing. After the conference, she had a chance to meet with Chinese Baseball President Mr Chen Xu and Chinese Softball President Mr Yang Xu

Mahmoud Tafesh, a former professional soccer player, and his brother Ahmed are providing a huge effort to develop Baseball, Softball and Baseball5 in Palestine. Their goal for 2019 is to hold championships in different categories

WBSC Secretary General Beng Choo Low was welcomed to Vietnam by the National Olympic Committee and the Sports Administration. There’s emerging interest for Baseball, Softball and Baseball5. A Federation may soon be established

The Softball Federation of Pakistan (SFP) will host two international development activities this year: a WBSC Softball Asia Coaching Clinic and an Olympic Solidarity technical seminar

The seminars covered different areas with five instructors. Andrea D’Auria was the baseball coaching instructor and Valeria Bortolomai had the role of softball coaching instructor. D’Auria and Bortolomai together held the Baseball5 seminar. Maurizio Ronchi took care of the scoring seminar. Vincent Maoeng (baseball) and Abel Mataboge (softball) were the umpiring instructors

Fourteen participants from all continents gained Baseball5 technical, theoretical and practical knowledge and will now be tasked to support the WBSC Continental Associations and WBSC members in the development of this new youth focused urban discipline of the sport.

It was an intense six days in the coastal city of Antalya. WBSC and the Continental Association of Europe took baseball and softball instructors to support the National Federation. Participants were also introduced to Baseball5

A total 14 participants from Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, China, France, Ghana, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, New Zealand, Thailand, Tunisia and the United States of America will attend the seminar in the Capital city of Cuba

Sally Lim, Secretary General of Softball Asia, and Woo Jisuk of KBSA are coordinating the course. Harushi Goto and Paulo Tabirara of Softball Asia are the instructors. The 16 participants will be certified international umpires

A group of Cricket for the Blind players from Manchester are experiencing the game in Brescia, Italy. Sarwar Ghulam, a former cricket player and the star of the Italian League, provided the contact. Baseball Softball UK may form a team in London

Secretary General Beng Choo Low spent the whole of Thursday, 14 March, in the Capital City Vientiane. She met the Ministry of Sports, the National Olympic Committee, the Baseball Federation and the owner of the Lao J Brothers training center

Cuba is the Country where Baseball5 originated. During a visit to the ‘Manuel Fajardo’ University for Science, Physical Education and Sports WBSC President Fraccari praised the contribution of the island. Fraccari opened an event together with Yumilka Ruiz

The new urban version of baseball-softball is spreading quickly through Africa. After touching Burundi, Rwanda, Congo, Kenya, Tanzania and Gambia, a seminar introduced Baseball5 to 30 sports officers, coaches and teachers in Lusaka, Zambia

The game of baseball is developing fast in Pakistan. National Teams will participate in four international tournaments in 2019. Federation President Syed Fakhar Ali Shah met the Misters of Sports and Religious Affairs

A total of 60 girls, aged 18 and under, who play baseball at the High School level, will compete in games and participate in special events. Allison Schroeder, Liz Gilder (Canada), Eva Cristina Torres Vega (Puerto Rico), Ashton Lansdell, Emily Tsujikawa (USA) competed in WBSC Women’s World Cup

Uganda Baseball and Softball Association (UBASA) organized a seminar for scorers, umpires and coaches, with the support of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). The seminars took place at Kyambogo College School, Kampala, Uganda, from 15-17 February.

The bat and ball programme designed for use in elementary school physical education classes aims to reach 90,000 students throughout the island. The Department of Education: “You can count on our commitment”

WBSC Secretary General Beng Choo Low conducted a series of meeting in Thailand. First Beng Choo Low met Charouck Arirachakaran, the Vice President and Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee to discuss the participation of Thailand’s National Teams to the men’s baseball and men’s and women’s softball tournaments of the South East Asian Games, […]

It will be a four-day, 19-22 June invitation only, development opportunity for 36 elite-level athletes of the 13 and under age bracket. It will be held at the National Team training complex in Cary, North Carolina

The Lopburi Province has seen a lot of Baseball5 action. The tournament was open to boys’ girls’ and co-ed teams. A total of 50 games were played by the 21 participating teams. The tournament was used to select participants to the World Children Baseball Fair

The Baseball Federation of Japan (BFJ) organized a two-day Baseball5 Seminar in Tokyo, Japan, from 26-27 January, with the support of the WBSC. A total of 66 coaches and players learned the basics of the new WBSC urban discipline to create a domino effect all over the country in the next months.

WBSC and the Government of Mexico will sign a Memorandum of Understanding based on three guidelines: the introduction of Baseball5, educational programmes for coaches, umpires and scorers and international events to the Country

Fraccari and the accompanying delegation also visited the Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports, Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, where a number of topics were discussed, including future projects that could be put into practice in the country

The gathering summoning European leaders was called to review and boost baseball and softball development in countries in Eastern and Southern Europe, considered key growth targets

WBSC Development Commission supported 43 requests during 2018 and nine more projects are in progress. Only five of the requests were rejected and in two cases the support was withdrawn. In the future, the Commission will reject any request of support filed after the event. The Commission in particular supported the member Federations with Clinics […]

Another step forward for baseball and softball in the Gaza Strip. Crescent won the January Cup, an eight-team tournament played through January 26. The project got started with an equipment donation by WBSC

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today completed a two-day coaching workshop in Jordan aimed at introducing Baseball5 to Zaatari, the UNHCR run world’s largest camp for Syrian refugees, as part of the partnership developed with the organisation Peace and Sport.

Run the Bases, with the support of the WBSC concluded a field programme using Softball and Baseball5 to address inequalities and help social changes in Gambia.