Singapore Men's U18 Softball team heading off to New Zealand for the WBSC U18 Men's Softball World Cup after flag presentation by SBSA Council members at Changi Airport.

The Singapore Men’s Softball U18 team will be competing in the upcoming WBSC U18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2020.
 

SBSA did not hold a flag and jersey presentation ceremony for the team due to the current COVID-19 situation.

Our strong contingent for the tournament comprises:
 

1. Patricia Chan (Team Manager)

2. Farhan Harahap (Head Coach)

3. Koh Ruoh Jie (Coach)

4. Sharon Lim (Team Physiotherapist)

5. Mohammad Huzaifie (Team Captain)

6. Low Zu Ray (Team Vice Captain)

7. Mathew Tan Li Heng

8. Jason Cheng Yew Hui

9. Cheoh Shun Kai

10. Jonathan Lee Yong Yi

11. Marvin Ng

12. Ean Eu An

13. Audric Chia Shaw Han

14. Nathanael Luke Wee

15. Max Koh Hong Rui

16. Brandon Tan Zhi Hao

17. Ignatius Ong Qi Zhi

18. Eldon Ng Keng Hwang

19. Rishon Toh Zen Xee

20. Terrence Ezekiel Tay Weiwen

We wish them all the best in the competition!

The team would like to thank all the well wishers and supporters for the purchase of the supporter tees and kind donations.

They will be flying off on 19th February 2020, Changi Airport Terminal 3, 1600H

Please note that the Selections for U15 & U19 Women’s Softball Training Squad for 2020, scheduled for this coming weekend, has been cancelled in view of the DORSCON Level at Orange alert.

We will continue to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus situation and will make another update on this.

Till then, stay healthy and keep fit!

The Men’s Fastpitch Series 1, kick-started the SBSA League this season on Sunday 02 February with a line-up of fast-paced actions from the matches.

Results for 02 February
 

SRC White 8 : KoolCatz 5

SRC White 15 : Raffles A 6

Hotdog 20 : KoolCatz 5

SRC Blue 10 : Raffles A 0

Hotdog 2 : SRC Blue 1

SBSA would like to thank all those who attended the trial session for the U18 Men’s Baseball Training Squad and Baseball Men’s Training Squad for 2020 last Saturday, 01 Feb 2020.

Interested players who are unable to attend the trial on 1st February may contact team manager, Wang Gangyi to arrange for an alternative trial session.

On behalf of our SBSA family, we would like to wish everyone a Happy Chinese New Year! Gong Xi Fa Cai!!

After finishing 2nd in the U17 Asia Cup last September, our U18 Men's Softball team has qualified for the U18 World Cup to be held next month in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

The team has been training hard since last November and will step up their training further in this final stretch to the competition.

We are now selling t-shirts to raise funds to further reduce the trip costs to the players. The t-shirts cost $30 each. You can show your support by purchasing from the link below or approaching any of the players from the training squad.

Thank you!

The U-16 Men’s Softball developmental team left on 26 December 2019 to Thailand to play in the Chiang Mai Open, an annual tournament organised by Chiang Mai University.

The team played their hearts out, losing only narrowly to Rum (Malaysian) and DOS (Hong Kong) to qualify for the semi-finals of the Minor tournament. They eventually won the Minors championship to defend their title for yet another year.

The team comprised:

1. Chung Hao Yuh

2. Ean Eu

3. Eldon Ng

4. Jared Man  

5. Koji Ng

6. Marvin Ng

7. Mathew Tan

8. Nathanael Luke Wee  

9. Rishon Toh

10. Shawn Yip

11. Taiki Kang

12. Terrence Ezekiel Tay

13. Yap Kee Hyun

14. Zenith Chua

15. Zheng Shi Ying  

The boys displayed the kind of discipline, passion and sportsmanship on and off the field that can only augur well for the future of Singapore softball.

Happy New Year to all.... May 2020 bring more success, happiness and turn all your effort into achievements! Happy New Year 2⚾2⚾!

As the adrenaline wears off and the baseball and softball fraternity in Singapore return to our regular activities, the Singapore Baseball and Softball Association would like to congratulate and thank all officials, coaches, players and supporters (families & friends, in particular) for making the SEA Games 2019 a memorable one for our fraternity.

Baseball and softball are team sports, and success depends on each and every member playing, coaching or supporting one another. None of this would also have been possible without the support of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY), particularly Ms Joyce Poon, Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) Secretary General Mr Chris Chan and member Dr Benedict Tan, Singapore SEA Games 2019 Chef de Mission Ms Juliana Seow, and Sport Singapore particularly, Mr Randee Ng. Various individual and corporate sponsors also helped to make our athletes’ journey to this SEA Games 2019 a little easier.

However, our greatest supporters in the Philippines were the numerous family members and friends who flew into Clark to support the three teams. Our team of officials were also there to contribute to the smooth running of the tournament. A special mention must go out to Mr Stanley Yeo who was there with his wife, Lilis, to support their daughter but spent as much time photographing our National Men’s Baseball and Softball teams. We would like to thank Mr Yeo for his tireless efforts in documenting our teams’ efforts on the field as our photographer.

As 2019 draws to end and a new decade starts with the imminent arrival of 2020, we hope that we are able to take baseball and softball to newer heights with the support of the MCCY, the SNOC, Sport Singapore, and our sponsors, as well as officials, players and supporters.

In particular, we would like to congratulate the National Men’s Softball team for their gold-medal winning performance. We also hope that our National Women’s Softball Team and National Men’s Baseball team are inspired by their experience at the SEA Games 2019 as well as the National Men’s Team’s run to take their games to higher heights. Regardless of the result, the support that all teams showed for one another show that the baseball and softball fraternity in Singapore knows what it really means to be #ONE TEAM SINGAPORE.

May 2020 mark the start of a period of growth in both sports: a good team wins a gold medal, a great team defends it.

Our heartiest congratulations and most sincere appreciation to all involved. Lastly, thank you to all the photos and memories taken by @SportSG, Mr Stanley Yeo, the family members and friends.

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Men's Softball Captain, Ivan Ng, with teammates, Dominic Han and Mohd Huzaifah at Mediacorp Campus for interview sessions with GOLD 905 and 987 🥎

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!

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