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| Friday, 31 July 2009 09:03 |
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| Aussie Steelers Crowned World Champs |
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The Aussie Steelers are World Champions after beating NZ 5-0 in the International Softball Federation (ISF) Men's World Championship gold medal game.
Australia is number one in the world after putting in a flawless display against the New Zealand Black Sox in the gold medal game at the tournament in Saskatoon, Canada.
The Steelers scored five runs on seven hits with no errors, whilst Adam Folkard pitched a no-hitter, with NZ only being allowed two runners on base for the entire game through walks. |
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| Thursday, 16 July 2009 11:57 |
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| Spirit Take Fourth at Canada Cup |
|  By Softball Australia -
Former Olympic rivals Venezuela defeated the Australian Spirit 4 runs to 3 and knocked them out of the Canada Cup. For the Australians this was their second loss in 3 games to the South American unit who out hit their rivals 7 hits to 4 and made no errors in the field.
The game started in regulation with both sides failing to trouble the scorer until the bottom of the third innings when the South Americans picked up 4 runs to take command of the game.
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| Wednesday, 24 June 2009 10:48 |
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| Softball Back In Olympics? |
|  Softball officially became an Olympic sport in Atlanta in 1996, later it was voted out as an Olympic sport following the completion of the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Softball will not be played in London in 2012, but many are hopeful that the sport will be emphatically reinstated in time for the 2016 Olympic Games.
The list of sports will be decided over the coming months with an announcement expected in Copenhagen, Denmark in October. Earlier this week in Lausanee, Switzerland the governing bodies of seven sports including softball, submitted formal presentations to the IOC in an effort to convince them of their respective worthiness.
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