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WBSC announces Men’s National Teams for 14th Men’s Softball World Championship
Sixteen of the world’s best men’s teams will be in Saskatoon for the 14th WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship.
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Eurosport 2 to Broadcast Historic Europe vs Japan Baseball Series in March
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the world governing body for the two sports, announced today that Eurosport 2 will be the exclusive broadcaster across Europe for the newly announced Europe vs. Japan Series, where the first-ever “Europe” continental baseball team will make its historic debut in a two-game series, hosted by Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), on 10-11 March at the 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome.
Europe vs Japan Rosters Announced; Asics Sponsors Europe as Official Outfitter
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the world governing body for the sports, today unveiled the team rosters for the Europe vs. top ranked Japan two-game baseball series scheduled for 10-11 March at the Tokyo Dome.
First-ever ‘Europe’ baseball team to be established, will challenge No. 1 Japan in Tokyo in March
The first-ever baseball team representing “Europe” will be established and will make its historic debut in a two-game series against the top-ranked Japanese National Professional Baseball Team in Tokyo next month, Riccardo Fraccari, President of the World Baseball Softball Confederation, announced.
First-ever ‘Europe’ team to be established, will challenge No. 1 Japan in Tokyo in March
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The first-ever baseball team representing “Europe” will be established and will make its historic debut in a two-game series against the top-ranked Japanese National Professional Baseball Team in Tokyo next month, Riccardo Fraccari, President of the World Baseball Softball Confederation, announced.
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New venues in Africa, Bahamas, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom mark baseball and softball
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — A fresh wave of planned or recently completed baseball and softball construction projects is set to boost the growing popularity and globalisation of the bat-and-ball sports, as well as local economies, World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) officials reported. The latest developments follow historic growth for baseball and softball across Africa, with first-ever national stadiums erected in Ghana and Uganda in early 2014.
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Nethlerlands to host 28th European Baseball Coaches Seminar, registration open
Push and expansion of quality growth continues in Europe.
Netherlands win European title before packed stadium, strong TV audiences — highlighting growing popularity, competitiveness in Europe in countdown to historic Olympic 2020 decision
Latest World Baseball Rankings released — Netherlands rise to No. 5 in the world
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Netherlands take gold at European Championship; Italy silver, Spain bronze
Netherlands, Italy and Spain are the top three ranked baseball countries in Europe.
Bulgarian Federation announces first-ever webcast of its National Championship, as growth continues in Europe
SOFIA, Bulgaria — The Bulgarian Baseball Federation (BFB), under President Yassen Nedelchev, recently reached a historic benchmark in producing the country’s first-ever live video transmission of a baseball competition in Bulgaria on Saturday, September 13th.