​Carolien Stadhouders - guest speaker for ESCA 2018 - umpires view!

​Carolien Stadhouders - guest speaker for ESCA 2018 - umpires view!
19/10/2018
Carolien Stadhouders is former international softball umpire and was active in many European Championships and Cups, 4 World Championships and several other international tournaments between 1996 and 2011. In 2010 she worked the final at homeplate in the Women’s Worlds in Venezuela, a highlight in her umpiring career. During her umpiring years she was also active as umpire instructor in the Netherlands. After she quit umpiring on an international level she was appointed UIC (Umpire in Chief) and Umpire instructor for the ESF. Since 2017 she is the Director of Umpires in ESF and in that role also WBSC SD Regional umpire coordinator for Europe.
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6 teams ready to battle for 3 three spots in tough Group B

6 teams ready to battle for 3 three spots in tough Group B
19/10/2018

The managers from Korea and Venezuela made a bold statement about their goal in the tournament: win the U-23 Baseball World Cup. However, the six skippers expressed a lot of respect about their opponents in the Group B of the Opening Round

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U-23 Baseball World Cup: Day 1 photo gallery

U-23 Baseball World Cup: Day 1 photo gallery
19/10/2018

This photo gallery contains pictures of 6 games: Mexico-Chinese Taipei, Venezuela-Australia, Japan-South Africa, Korea-Czech Republic, Puerto Rico-Dominican Republic, Colombia-Netherlands

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U-23 Baseball World Cup – Group A Preview: Colombia, Mexico, Japan aiming to ‘win it all’

U-23 Baseball World Cup – Group A Preview: Colombia, Mexico, Japan aiming to ‘win it all’
19/10/2018

Three of the six teams competing in group A of the WBSC U-23 World Cup make no mistery: they came to win. Statements by managers Atsunori Inaba (Japan), Jair Fernandez (Colombia) and Juan Enrique Reyes (Mexico) were the highlights of the group presentation press conference in Barranquilla, Colombia. “We won it all in 2016” said […]

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Judith van den Berg as one of the instructors on the ESCA 2018!

Judith van den Berg as one of the instructors on the ESCA 2018!

Diana Remmers as guest speaker on ESCA Camp 2018!

Diana Remmers as guest speaker on ESCA Camp 2018!
18/10/2018
Diana Remmers is former player of the Dutch national softaball team and used to play in the Dutch Golden League for 12 years for the clubs Terrasvogels and Twins. With these teams she won 2 European championships, 5 national championships and 5 European cup titles. After she quit playing she started her coaching career in 1996. In the past 22 years she was coach of several (youth) teams and the Dutch National Softball Team under 19.
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Baseball, softball attract kids during Olympic Week

Baseball, softball attract kids during Olympic Week
18/10/2018

Baseball and softball made their debut in the Olympic Week in 2017. The edition 38, that finished on 18 October 2018 in Lausanne, Switzerland, saw over 200 kids in the age bracket 8-15 attend during each of the four days of activities

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PONY’S Palomino World Series open to Europe

PONY’S Palomino World Series open to Europe
13/10/2018

The Board of Directors made the decision to expand the format from an eight to a ten-team tournament and this will open a spot for Europe’s zone champions. WBSC President Fraccari: “With committed WBSC members as PONY, baseball will continue to evolve”

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Google, MLB partnership and Clemente Google Doodle will help boost baseball’s exposure worldwide

Google, MLB partnership and Clemente Google Doodle will help boost baseball’s exposure worldwide
12/10/2018

MLB and Google are giants in the respective indistries and their partnership is going to boost baseball’s visibility throughout the world. The Assistant, that serves over 500 million devices, will be presenting sponsor of the League Championship Series

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WBSC unveils Official Promotional Video for U-23 Baseball World Cup 2018 in Colombia

WBSC unveils Official Promotional Video for U-23 Baseball World Cup 2018 in Colombia
09/10/2018

WBSC’s broadcast partners will incorporate the promotional video into their opening title sequences, and the host cities will be showcasing the version in Spanish.

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