Guatemala Softball President Hector Sazo named to National Sports Talent Commission

Guatemala Softball President Hector Sazo named to National Sports Talent Commission
07/01/2020
The general assembly of the Autonomous Sports Confederation of Guatemala named Héctor Rubén Sazo Hernández as a member of the Commission that supports the protection of talent in sports.
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2020: Women's Baseball World Cup - Four teams to make dream debut

2020: Women's Baseball World Cup - Four teams to make dream debut
06/01/2020
The hosts Mexico, China, France and the Philippines will participate for the first time. The ninth edition of the event will be a 12-team tournament.
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Italy announce women’s softball preliminary roster to open Olympic year

Italy announce women’s softball preliminary roster to open Olympic year
03/01/2020
The Azzurre will play the Australia Pacific Cup in Sydney, from 30 January to 2 February. Four out of the six teams qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will participate in the international event.
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2020: Olympic Baseball Qualifiers - Final two teams to be confirmed in March, April

2020: Olympic Baseball Qualifiers - Final two teams to be confirmed in March, April
03/01/2020
March and April will feature two more Olympic baseball qualification tournaments - following two Olympic qualifiers in 2019 - to complete the qualification process for the baseball competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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2020: U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup - New Zealand to open historic 2020 WBSC season

2020: U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup - New Zealand to open historic 2020 WBSC season
02/01/2020
The WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup will open in February another blockbuster season of events for the WBSC, highlighted by the historic return of baseball and softball to the Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020.
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2020: President Fraccari - Baseball, softball will be in the Olympic spotlight

2020: President Fraccari - Baseball, softball will be in the Olympic spotlight
01/01/2020
The return of baseball and softball to the Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020 will be one of the key highlights of another exciting year for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) while 2020 will be the first year in which all WBSC world championship tournaments will all be under the World Cup brand. President Riccardo Fraccari provides his international outlook and milestones in 2020.
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2019: Year in Review

2019: Year in Review
01/01/2020
2019 was an historic year for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and has superbly set up 2020, where the return of baseball and softball to the Olympic Games will be the headline act.
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2019: A Year of Firsts - Gender equality, technology and innovation

2019: A Year of Firsts - Gender equality, technology and innovation
31/12/2019
Gender equality, technology and innovation headlined the Year of Firsts for the World Baseball Softball Confederation in 2019.
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2019: U-19 Softball World Cup - USA first to three-peat as U-19 world champs

2019: U-19 Softball World Cup - USA first to three-peat as U-19 world champs
30/12/2019
The tournament in Irvine was the first-ever softball world cup, replacing the previous world championships. It was also the last U-19 softball World Cup. Starting in 2020, this tournament will be a U-18 World Cup, replacing the previous age bracket.
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2019: U-18 Baseball World Cup - Epic Lo performance helps Chinese Taipei end USA dominance

2019: U-18 Baseball World Cup - Epic Lo performance helps Chinese Taipei end USA dominance
29/12/2019
USA was the four-time defending champions, but they met a star player in Lo Wie Chieh who proved to be the difference in the final. The announcement of Chinese Taipei as U-18 baseball champions became the WBSC's most liked Facebook post ever.
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First Baseball5 World Cup qualifiers confirmed for April in Malaysia

First Baseball5 World Cup qualifiers confirmed for April in Malaysia
28/12/2019
The countdown to the first ever WBSC Baseball5 World Cup has begun. The WBSC Asia Baseball5 Commission has invited all Asian members to participate in the Asian Cup Baseball5, both for open age and U-15 categories.
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2019: U-12 Softball World Cup - WBSC makes huge step on gender equality with first-ever mixed event

2019: U-12 Softball World Cup - WBSC makes huge step on gender equality with first-ever mixed event
27/12/2019
Four National Teams made history in July 2019, participating in the first-ever WBSC U-12 Mixed Softball World Cup. Czech Republic, Indonesia, Peru and Chinese Taipei, played the historic tournament at the Gueiren Baseball Stadium, in Tainan City, from 26-30 July. The event was held simultaneously with the U-12 Baseball World Cup.
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2019: U-12 Baseball World Cup - Chen stars in Chinese Taipei triumph in new home for U-12 baseball

2019: U-12 Baseball World Cup - Chen stars in Chinese Taipei triumph in new home for U-12 baseball
26/12/2019
Chinese Taipei won the 2019 edition of the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup in front of a sell-out crowd in the brand new Tainan Asia-Pacific International Stadium.
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WBSC unveils groups for newly created U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup in Palmerston North, New Zealand

WBSC unveils groups for newly created U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup in Palmerston North, New Zealand
25/12/2019
Fans around the world are able to acquire their tickets for the brand new World Cup through Ticket Rocket.
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2019: Softball Olympic Qualifiers - Mexico in Olympics for first time as softball field complete

2019: Softball Olympic Qualifiers - Mexico in Olympics for first time as softball field complete
24/12/2019
Mexico qualified for the Olympic Games for the first time as four nations - Australia, Canada, Italy the others - secured their berth for the softball’s historic return to the Olympic Programme at Tokyo 2020, joining hosts Japan and 2018 world championship winners USA.
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