Softball Team Confident Ahead Of Championships

The under-19 team playing against Dinare PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME
The under-19 team playing against Dinare PIC: TSELE TSEBETSAME

The Botswana Under-19 team is upbeat ahead of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Softball Division Junior Men’s World Championships that are slated for Midland, Michigan in the U.S from July 24-30, 2016.

The team wrapped up their weekend preparations by thrashing Dinare 7-2 in a match played at the National Diamond on Saturday. During the camp, the team also played Blue Angels losing 4-3 but beat UB Giants 7-2. Head coach, Basiame Molathiwa told Monitor Sport after the match that the team was initially selected during the Botswana Games that were played in Francistown in December.

“We held another selection to reduce the number to 30. The selection included players who did not participate at the Botswana Games. We had a selection camp in Mmadinare followed by another one in Selebi-Phikwe in March. We again had another camp in Gaborone to cut the number from 19 to 17,” he revealed.

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