Historic moment for Singapore Softball as our Men's National Team bagged the Gold medal at the 30th SEA Games on 08 December 2019!

Photo credits: Mr Stanley Yeo

Our National athletes from the Women's Softball, Men's Softball and Men's Baseball teams departed to Clark, Philippines earlier today for the 30th SEA Games. Thank you to all the family members and friends for the continuous support and do join us in wishing our teams the best for the upcoming tournament!

Dear All. Series 1 for the SBSA Fast Pitch League will be on the following dates;

Women's Fast Pitch

11 Jan 2020

18 Jan 2020

19 Jan 2020

01 Feb 2020

02 Feb 2020

Men's Fast Pitch

08 Feb 2020

09 Feb 2020

15 Feb 2020

16 Feb 2020

Further details will be shared soon. For now, please note the indicated dates above. (Subject to changes)

SBSA had our Flag & Jersey Presentation  Ceremony last night, 20 November, at SSI Auditorium, Sports Hub to celebrate our athletes from all three teams heading to the Philippines for the 30th SEA Games on 30th November 2019.

We would like to thank all the family members and friends, sponsors, SSI and well-wishers who attended the ceremony and for all your continuous support to our athletes and the association. 

Photo credits: Mr Stanley Yeo

The inaugural SBSA 12U Softball Carnival 2019 was concluded today with the boys category. Congratulations to Maris Stella High School(Pri) for winning the boys category this year!

Champion - Maris Stella High School(Pri)

1st Runner Up - Sengkang Primary School Team 1

2nd Runner Up - Sengkang Primary School Team 2

3rd Runner Up - Greendale Primary School

The inaugural SBSA 12U Softball Carnival 2019 was off to a good start with the girls category being held earlier this morning. Congratulations to Roadrunners Team1 for winning the tournament this year!

Champion - Roadrunners Team 1

1st Runner Up - Sekolah Kebangsaan Infant Jesus Convent

2nd Runner Up - Roadrunners Team 2

3rd Runner Up - Methodist Girls School(Primary)

The Singapore Baseball and Softball Association would like to announce the following changes in the council:

1. Wang Gangyi – on sabbatical from Asst Treasurer Position from 15 Aug 19 until after SEA Games 2019
    

2. Farhan Harahap bin Amirudin – on sabbatical from Council Member from 15 Aug 19 until after SEA Games 2019
    

3. Thong Wei Mun – has resigned as Umpire-in-Chief with effect from 17 Oct 19
    

4. The formation of an Umpire Commission with effect from 17 Oct 19; this is in keeping with WBSC’s new approach to umpire development. More details of the commission will follow in due course.

We would like to wish Gangyi and Farhan all the best for SEA Games 2019. We would like to thank Wei Mun for his past contributions to SBSA.

The Singapore Men's Softball team left for Okayama, Japan, yesterday night for their last training trip before the 30th SEA Games 2019.
 

This is an important training trip as it is a build up to the team's podium target in Manila.We would like to thank Japan Softball Association and Okayama Softball Association for their kind arrangement for accommodation, training and practice games against club and university teams during the 11 days trip.
 

Thank you to all the family members and friends who came to send the players off.

We wish the team a safe and rewarding training trip!

Congratulations to the U17 Men's Softball Team for finishing 1st runners-up in the U17 Men's Softball Asia Cup 2019. The team has qualified for the WBSC U18 Men's Softball World Cup 2020 to be held in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

The U-17 Men’s Team held a Flag and Jersey presentation for the upcoming U-17 Men’s Softball Asia Cup 2019 two days ago at Gurobu Sports' new premises at Tai Seng.

Sport Singapore Institute NSA Assistant Director Randee Ng and SBSA President, Ms. Foo Pei graced the event and extended their well-wishes to the team.

The Top 2 teams in the championship will qualify for the World Cup U18 Men Softball 2020 competition to be held in Palmerston, New Zealand.

We would like to thank Gurobu Sports for providing the venue for this ceremony, family members for their presence and continuous support, and our parent volunteer photographer – Melyvn Eu, for capturing the moments.

The U-17 Men's Softball Asia Cup 2019 will be held at UTM, Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 8-12th September.

Hope to see you supporting the team there!

Congratulations to team Maiko Japan A for winning the SBSA Women's Doubles Knock Out 2019!

Team JNBC is runner up while team Spartans came in third.

Thank you to all the teams that participated and see you all in the next SBSA tournament 😊 

The Singapore Women's Softball team departed for Bangkok this morning and will be participating in the Softball Thailand Open 2019 from 25th to 28th July in Nakhonpatom, Thailand. We wish them all the best in the competition!
 

Players
- Amanda Yeo
- Bowie Tan
- Cacia Tan
- Cerigwen Ng
- Charlize Goh
- Charmaine Chua
- Cheang Wai Foon
- Erin Nishimura
- Janice Tan
- Joanne Gay
- Joleen Teo
- Naomi Leow
- Natalie Ong
- Ng Jing Yi 
- Rachel Kho
- Sheryl Chua
- Teresa Chua
 

Head Coach               - Zhang Chunfang
Coach                         - Elaine Chua
Sports Psychologist - Joshua Chua
Team Manager          - Keong Yumei

The Singapore Under-18 Men's Training Squad departed for Bangkok this morning and will be participating in the Softball Thailand Open 2019 from 25th to 28th July in Nakhonpatom, Thailand. We wish them all the best in the competition!

Following up with the SBSA Umpiring Workshop on 14 April, we have since conducted 2 sessions of practical assessment for the umpiring candidates. Based on the criteria which we have set and approved by the Council, we will be sending 2 SBSA qualified umpire candidates to Bangkok in July, for the Softball Asia Certification. They are Mr Tay Soon Aun and Mr Foo Lai Meng. Do join us in wishing them the best for their certification process.

Congratulations to Team Skittles for winning the SBSA June Break U13 Mixed! Team M&Ms came in second and team from Triple Play came in third! Congrats again to all teams!

Congratulations to Methodist Girls' School for winning the SBSA June Break Softball U14 Girls! Nan Hua High came in second with the girls from DCMA finishing third.

Our Men's Softball National team is heading to Czech Republic for the highest-level softball competition on the planet!

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The XVI WBSC Men's Softball World Championship 2019 will be held from 13 to 23 June in the Czech cities of Prague and Havlickuv Brod.

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Singapore is currently ranked 22 and will be in Group B which also includes No. 2 Canada, No. 4 Australia, No. 6 USA, No. 8 Venezuela, No. 11 Denmark, No. 12 South Africa and No. 19 Netherlands.

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Join us in wishing our team the best for this prestigious tournament!

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The WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship 2019, will be live-streamed for global audiences through WBSC’s official YouTube account at www.youtube.com/wbsc.

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We will also be updating the team's scores on our website https://www.sbsa.org.sg/

For more information of the tournament, please visit the official WBSC site; http://www.wbsc.org/…/2019-mens-softball-world-champi…/home/

Singapore last participated at this world stage (ISF Men’s World Championship) in 1992. This is the first time the country has qualified, after winning bronze in last year's 10th Asian Men’s Softball Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The team had a send-off ceremony yesterday afternoon at SportSG.

After addresses by Ms. Jenny (SBSA Softball VP), Mr. Randee (SportSG NSA Capability Development Team Lead) and Mr. Diamond So (Men’s Head Coach), Ms. Jenny presented the Singapore Flag to our head coach. The flag will be displayed at the team's dugout for all their games.
 

Team Singapore's contingent for Men’s Softball World Championship 2019 was also announced:
 

Head Coach : Diamond So
Assistant Coach : Koh Ruoh Jie
Pitching Coach : William Mendoza
Manager : Chaw Wee Teck
Assistant Manager : Seow Chin Keong
 

Players:
1. Ivan Ng (Captain)
2. Dominic Han (Vice Captain)
3. Schuyler Seah
4. Audric Chia
5. Ivan Tan
6. Farhan Harahap
7. Aloysius Ong
8. Andrew Tan
9. Jeron Tan
10. Gerann Ngiam
11. Watson Tan
12. Marcus Chew
13. Low Zu Ray
14. Oh Ziglar
15. Foo Say Kian
16. Joshua Tam
17. Huzaifah Noorham
 

Tokens of appreciation were also presented to our kind donors who supported the team unconditionally, allowing them to experience this world event for their first time.
 

As this is the debut world participation for the players at the men's level, head coach Diamond So hopes for the team to enjoy the atmosphere and use the experience gained to strengthen our position in the region when the team goes to the SEA Games at the end of the year.
 

Once again, the team would like to thank the donors, the SBSA Council and family members for the support to the players and coaching staff. Majulah Singapura!

The SBSA Men’s Softball Training Squad will be training in Perth from 17th to 27th May 2019 before heading to Men’s Softball World Championship in Prague next month.

Softball Western Australia has kindly offered their training facilities and arranged matches for the team.

The team is looking forward to a fruitful training trip!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our kind donors and well wishers who have helped to make this first step in our journey possible.

SBSA Women’s Softball National team left for Jakarta, Indonesia, this morning to participate in the upcoming Asia Cup Women’s Softball 2019 from 01 May to 07 May 2019.

Our team will be playing in Group B against Philippines, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong China and host team, Indonesia.

Please join us in wishing our Women’s team the best for the tournament!

Players

Cacia Tan

Cerigwen Ng

Charmaine Chua

Cheang Wai Foon

Chloe Chiang

Janice Tan

Joanne Gay

Naomi Leow

Natalie Ong

Nathania Lam

Ng Jing Yi

Ong Jia Hui

Rachel Kho

Shanice Lim

Sheryl Chua

Teresa Chua

Officials
Zhang Chun Fang (Head Coach)
Elaine Chua (Asst Coach)
Gerann Ngiam (Trainer)

Magdelyn Chow (Team Manager)

Group A                                             Group B
Japan                                                  Philippines

China                                                  Chinese Taipei

Korea                                                  Hong Kong, China

India                                                   Indonesia

Thailand                                             Singapore

Competition Schedule (First Round)

Date: 01 May

Time: 8.30am (Jkt)

Singapore Vs Philippines

Date: 01 May

Time: 4.15pm (Jkt)

Singapore Vs Indonesia

Date: 02 May

Time: 3.00pm (Jkt)

Singapore Vs Chinese Taipei

Date: 03 May

Time: 3.00pm (Jkt)

Singapore Vs Hong Kong, China

SBSA conducted its first Umpiring Course since a few years ago on 14 April 2019. The course was well received with a total number of 37 participants. 

The course which covered 3 portions - theory, fitness and practical -  was conducted by 3 local SCA certified umpires – Albert Chia, Marcus Yeo and Ahmad Masran. SBSA Umpire-in-Chief(UIC), Thong Wei Mun, was also on deck to provide guidance and assistance to the participants.

The course began on time with the theory aspect being presented and sufficiently supplemented by the present umpires’ own experiences in the field.

The session was interactive and the participants eager to gain as much knowledge as they could from their trainers.

The theory portion concluded with the participants facing the pressure of a 50-question test paper which had to be completed in under 45 minutes.

Participants were then put through a 3-series fitness test at SSI gymnasium to determine their fitness levels before the umpires wrapped up the first half of the day and all had their lunch.

A 3-hour practical session followed directly after with the participants briefed on the mechanics and differences between officiating at the plate and base.

After an hour of practice, participants were up for evaluation with the 3 trainer umpires and UIC ensuring all crucial elements such as positioning, distance, timing, correct signals and stance were being properly executed/administered.

The course was concluded in the late afternoon with each participant being certified for their attendance. They will be notified of their results for the theory test and practical evaluation later on.

SBSA Men's Fast Pitch League was concluded last Sunday with KINGS retaining their championship. Congratulations to the champions!
 

Results

ORA (10) Vs JAS (3)
KINGS (11) Vs Oboyz (0)

ORA (12) Vs Oboyz (0)

KINGS (9) Vs ORA (1)

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Thank you to all participating teams, the hardworking umpires and the organising committee for a successful tournament!

This Rulebook contains the Official Rules of Fast Pitch Softball (“Official Rules”) of [the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), [formerly operating as the International Foftball Federation (“ISF”)].

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