News Summary:
On March 31, 2026, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) awarded hosting rights for the second group of the Women's Baseball World Cup Group Stage 2026 to the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association (CTBA), which will host the tournament in Tainan from August 23 to 27. Previously, on March 29, USA Softball announced the International Cup's return to Devon Park from July 30 to August 3, following a six-year hiatus, with the five-day event in Oklahoma City featuring top teams from six countries and the USA Women’s Elite Team. Earlier on March 27, Baseball Australia reported that 17-year-old right-handed pitcher Patrick Crotty, an alumnus of the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2025, signed a professional contract with Major League Baseball's (MLB) Philadelphia Phillies. Crotty made three appearances in the U-18 World Cup, allowing two runs in 5.2 innings. On March 11, the WBSC and Local Organising Committees in Regensburg, Germany, and Rotterdam, Netherlands, released the schedule for the Baseball Champions League (BCL) Europe 2026, with Parma Baseball (Italy) playing Draci Brno (Czechia) in the opening game of BCL Europe 2026 Group Regensburg on Friday, May 22. This followed the WBSC's six-year extension of its Official Partnership with Trackman on February 26, securing the company's role as the WBSC’s Official Ball Tracking Technology Partner from 2027 through 2032, providing ball tracking and performance data technology across all WBSC baseball and softball events.
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