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ASC TO HOST SCHOOL HOLIDAY SOFTBALL PROGRAMS

Australian Sports Camps (ASC) provide the best sports coaching for Australian children and has done so for over 38 years through structured skill-improvement sport camps in Australia ensuring that participants have fun whilst developing a deeper love and enthusiasm for their chosen sport.

Tue 11 May 2021

SOFTBALL VENUE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE WORLD GAMES BIRMINGHAM 2022

The Hoover Metropolitan Complex will be home to the softball competition for The World Games 2022, which will also serve as WBSC’s top-recognised women’s international softball competition of the year.

Mon 03 May 2021

100 DAYS TO GAMES - LIVE SITES TO LIGHT OLYMPIC SPIRIT

Olympics Live presented by Westpac includes live sites in Sydney (The Rocks & Sydney Olympic Park), Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth which will operate during the Olympic Games, from 23 July to 8 August 2021, taking advantage of the one hour time zone difference.

Wed 14 Apr 2021

VENUES AND DATES CONFIRMED FOR 2022 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Softball Australia is pleased to announce the dates and venues for the 2022 National Championships that will be held in the December 2021 / January 2022 period. The tournament format for each championship will be decided once the number of team entries is confirmed. All age-grade championships will be six days’ duration and states are permitted to enter more than one team into all age-grade championships.

Fri 09 Apr 2021

Parry appointed as National Operations Manager by Softball Australia

Softball Australia are pleased to announce Bron Parry will join Softball Australia as National Operations Manager, a newly created role crucial to the success of One Softball and shared services.

Tue 16 Mar 2021

SOFTBALL VICTORIA JOINS ONE SOFTBALL

Softball Victoria is the second Member State to become part of One Softball joining Softball ACT which agreed to the single management model late last year. Softball Victoria will now have direct access to commercial partners of Softball Australia (both current and potential), marketing, communications, governance, legal, finance and accounting resources, and membership development and participation resources.

Tue 09 Mar 2021

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY – PLENTY OF TRAILBLAZERS ON AND OFF THE SOFTBALL DIAMOND

International Women's Day

Tue 09 Mar 2021

AUSSIE SPIRIT GETTING GOLD MEDAL READY FOR TOKYO

Australia’s women’s softball team, the Travelodge Aussie Spirit, has had 11 gold medal champions in camp with them at the AIS as they prepare to pitch for an historic Olympic win in Tokyo.

Sun 07 Mar 2021

BLACKMAN TO 'SHARE YARN' AND PROMOTE CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING IN SPORT

Softballer Janice Blackman, from Queensland’s Mount Isa, speaks emotionally about presenting her Australian Olympic teammates with an Indigenous-designed training jersey, a moment she says made her “feel at home”. Australian Matildas football representative Kyah Simon recalls playing at the 2015 FIFA World Cup and locating her family in the stands by looking for the Aboriginal flag.

Thu 04 Mar 2021

WBSC REVEALS 2021-2029 CALENDAR FOR SOFTBALL WORLD CUPS AND FORMAT CHANGE

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the 2021-2029 Baseball, Softball and Baseball5 World Cup calendars, including a series of modifications to the competition format of some Baseball and Softball World Cups.

Mon 01 Mar 2021

SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND GAMES WOULD BE A WIN FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS

A 2032 South-East Queensland Olympic and Paralympic Games can be a “beautiful beacon on the hill for all Australians”, says Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Chair Josephine Sukkar.

Thu 25 Feb 2021

SPORT INDEX PARTICIPATION TO CONTRIBUTE TO HOMEPLATE STATUS

After officially becoming the latest member of the Australian Pride in Sport program, Softball Australia will recognise the participation of the Pride In Sport Community Sport Club Index (PSI) as a contributor to Homeplate Status.

Fri 29 Jan 2021

SOFTBALL AUSTRALIA TO BEGIN DIGITAL MAKEOVER WITH REVSPORT

After an extensive tender process Softball Australia, and all states & territories, Associations and Clubs, will migrate to revolutioniseSPORT by 30 June 2021 to manage all member registrations, communications as well as competition formats, along with an all-new website design.

Mon 25 Jan 2021

2021 TRAVELODGE AUSSIE SPIRIT ANNOUNCED

Softball Australia are pleased to announce the 2021 Travelodge Aussie Spirit squad aiming for selection in the final team to compete in the rescheduled Tokyo Olympic Games later this year.

Wed 20 Jan 2021