UNHCR Global Refugee Forum: WBSC showcases Legacy Club impact using Baseball5 in Jordan
13/12/2023
The WBSC inaugurated a new Baseball5 field in the Azraq Camp in March, where qualified coaches conduct weekly training sessions with displaced children and games against other local teams are organised. The Legacy Club now also supports Baseball5 activities in the Souf Camp, where a large number of Palestinian refugees reside.
Japan Baseball5 National Championship to open on 23 December
13/12/2023
The tournament will involve 32 teams and close in Yokohama on 4 February 2024. The announcement came at the end of a Baseball5 officials training seminar hosted by the Baseball Federation of Japan in Chiba.
WBSC Africa announces dates, venues of Baseball, Softball & Baseball5 World Cup Qualifiers
12/12/2023
South Africa will host U-15 and U-23 Baseball World Cup and Men's Softball World Cup qualifiers. Praia, Cape Verde will be the venue for Africa's Baseball5 World Cup qualifier.
Thirteen coaches from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania participated in the first of four courses organized by the WBSC and Olympic Solidarity to support the growth of Baseball5 in Africa building towards the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics.
WBSC, Olympic Solidarity launch four Baseball5 coaching clinics in Africa
01/12/2023
The initiative aims to boost Baseball5 development and targets the 2026 Youth Olympics. The first clinic opened in Nairobi, Kenya and will run through 3 December.
Historic: France on top of WBSC Baseball5 World Rankings for first time
16/11/2023
Never before has a European programme climbed to the top of the WBSC World Rankings in either Baseball (Men or Women), Softball (Men of Women) or Baseball5 (Coed).