THE National Girls softball team begins its campaign today in the 2023 U-15 Utsugi Cup as it faces Mexico in the tournament opener in Takasaki, Japan. The 2 .
Riccardo Fraccari has secured a second term as the President of the
World Baseball Softball Confederation, having staved off competition
from Didier Seminet at the WBSC Congress in Taipei City.
Olympics: Japan ready for unusual back-to-back softball championship bid
Defending softball champion Japan will begin its quest for the most unusual of back-to-back titles on July 21, when the sport returns to the Olympics after a 13-year hiatus and in the middle of a pandemic that forced the Tokyo Games to be postponed for one year.
For Japan manager Taeko Utsugi, this has meant adjusting to an unknown situation and being aware of widespread public disapproval of the games being held during a public health crisis. These will be different from the Olympics we ve had up until now, Utsugi said in June.