Opening Day saw all games end in less than nine innings.

CNMI, Guam, Korsrae, Palau and Pohnpei will all be represented.

With a bye to the Gold Medal Game on the line, Argentina and New Zealand squared off in the second semifinal Saturday at the 2014 Junior Men’s World Softball Championship. Argentina entered the game undefeated, posting a record of 9-0 during preliminary play. The Black Sox were ranked second at 8-1 – their only loss coming […]

Australia and Japan clinched the final two playoff spots with victories on the last day of preliminary play at the 2014 Junior Men’s World Softball Championship. In a three-way tie with the USA entering Day 8, Australia faced the Americans to determine who would move forward while Japan took on the Czech Republic needing either […]

Canada’s playoff hopes came to an end on Day 7 with a tough loss to Japan, while Australia kept their playoff hopes alive with a victory over the Czech Republic. Canada came into the game against Japan knowing they needed a win, combined with an Australia loss, in order to have a shot at the […]

Two days ago, the USA was looking like a long shot for the playoffs, but after three straight wins they’re making opponents sit up and take notice. Huge wins against Mexico and Japan gave the Americans a renewed confidence heading into Day 6. While they stumbled temporarily in their game against Singapore, an 8-4 win […]

In five days of competition at the 2014 Junior Men’s World Softball Championship, Argentina has yet to allow a run against. The defending champions entered the day among three teams with undefeated records at the tournament, and they ended the day as the only team with a perfect 6-0 mark. Argentina faced perhaps their toughest […]

Three teams remain undefeated after the fourth day of competition at the 2014 Junior Men’s World Softball Championship, but at least one will see their perfect record come to an end on Day 5. New Zealand continued to showcase their offensive power, doubling Canada 12-6 on 13 hits. Cole Evans belted a two-run homer in […]

Rivals Canada and the USA met in the final match of Day 3 at the 2014 Junior Men’s World Softball Championship, treating fans at the Pepsi Softball Centre to a real nail-biter. Canada was looking to rebound from their loss against Argentina Saturday and they came out strong, building up a 7-1 lead thanks in […]

Argentina pitchers continued their dominance at the 2014 Junior Men’s World Softball Championship, while host Canada suffered its first defeat of the tournament Saturday. The two teams faced off in the final game of Day 2 before thousands of fans at the Pepsi Softball Centre. This time it was Roman Godoy pitching the shutout for […]