01/02/2024 1 Minute Read

The World Games Athlete of the Year 2023: Australian softball star Jack Besgrove finishes in top 10

Besgrove won two World Cups in four months when he helped Australia to their second WBSC Men's Softball World Cup title in December 2022, and led the green and gold to their first-ever WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup in April 2023.

30/01/2024 2 Minute Read

Hermosillo to host WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group A in June

Hermosillo, in the north western Mexican state of Sonora, will host Group A from 12-16 June 2024.

12/01/2024 2 Minute Read

Pitcher Kagiso Mogale highlights Botswana preliminary roster for WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Africa Qualifier

A total of 30 players have been included in the list, including Kagiso Mogale, a two-time World Cup pitcher who led Botswana to an eighth-place finish in 2017, making the playoffs for the first and only time.

09/01/2024 2 Minute Read

Men's Softball: Jack Besgrove nominated for The World Games Athlete of the Year 2023 award

Starting at 12.00 GMT on Wednesday 10th January, votes can be cast every day right through to the end of January on The World Games website.

18/12/2023 1 Minute Read

USA announce preliminary roster to host WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group Stage in 2024

"Building upon our most recent finish is paramount and our focus now is putting in the work to be in a position to become world champions in 2025. We have a great group here that will most certainly push each other towards that goal,” said head coach Ron Hackett.

12/12/2023 2 Minute Read

WBSC Africa announces dates, venues of Baseball, Softball & Baseball5 World Cup Qualifiers

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.

06/12/2023 2 Minute Read

Softball Canada names preliminary roster for Men's Softball World Cup group

The Athlete Pool includes 14 players who won the silver medal at the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup 2022, an additional five with previous Men’s World Cup experience, and six members from the U-23 Men’s Softball World Cup fifth-place team from earlier this year.

04/12/2023 1 Minute Read

Canada Men's National Softball Team head coach John Stuart receives coaching excellence award

The Coaching Association of Canada recognised Stuart for steering Canada to a silver-medal finish at the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup 2022.

23/11/2023 2 Minute Read

Dates announced for WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup group and Finals in Canada

One of the three groups, which make up the Group Stage of the XVIII WBSC Men's Softball World Cup, will be staged in Prince Albert, Canada from 10 to 14 July 2024 while the World Championship Finals will be held from 8 to 13 July 2025.

12/11/2023 1 Minute Read

Australia and New Zealand qualify for Men's Softball World Cup Group Stage

Eight out of 18 teams are qualified for the XVIII WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group Stage. WBSC Americas will qualify five and WBSC Africa two further teams. Three Wild Cards will complete the set of participants.