19/12/2024 1 Minute Read

New WBSC Baseball/Softball Umpire Licensing Framework available

The framework details the levels of licensing, evaluation and assessment as well as the certification process and umpiring global standards.

12/01/2024 1 Minute Read

Australian WBSC Softball Umpire Andrew Rindfleish passes away

Andrew Rindfleish (pictured with his son, Scott) called balls and strikes in four WBSC Softball World Cups, the 1996 and 2000 Men's Softball World Championships; and the 1991 and 2001 Junior Men's World Championships. He also served as Australia's National Umpire in Chief between 2004 and 2009.

06/04/2023 1 Minute Read

WBSC, Softball Asia stage umpire certification seminar in Korea

The course took place during the Women's Softball Asia Cup in Incheon. International umpire Mark Porteous (pictured above) acted as the primary instructor.

11/10/2022 1 Minute Read

International softball community mourns the passing of WBSC Softball Umpire Scott Rindfleish

Rindfleish umpired four WBSC World Championships, including the Junior Men’s Softball World Championship 2008 in Whitehorse, Canada; the Women’s Softball World Championship 2010 in Venezuela, and the Men’s Softball World Championships 2013 and 2019 in New Zealand and Czech Republic.

27/06/2022 2 Minute Read

WBSC Academy: Licensing Programme for Softball Umpires now available

Through the WBSC Level 1 Licensing Programme for Softball Umpires, users will receive an overview of the Official Softball Rules as well as the various umpire systems.

23/05/2022 1 Minute Read

WBSC releases Official Rules of Softball Slow Pitch 2022-2025

This new version updates the 2018-2021 rulebook, which was the first-ever dedicated rulebook for the slow pitch discipline.

11/04/2022 1 Minute Read

WBSC Official Rules of Softball Fast Pitch 2022-2025 now available

Among the main changes introduced in the new set of rules is the addition of a penalty for placing an incorrect runner on second base in a tiebreaker inning.