Softball Not An Olympic Sport

There were celebrations among fans and participants of golf and rugby as their sports received official recognition as Olympic events. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a further ruling by exclusion. Softball remains a non-Olympic sport and will not be included in the 2016 Olympic Games...

Softball Pitches to Over-50 Women

Dan O’Meara has an article in the The Oakland Observer about a local softball league designed for women over 50: Softball for over-50 women becomes big hit “The Oakland Women’s 50-Plus Softball League celebrated the conclusion of its sixth season Tuesday evening with its annual all-star...

Opinion: Boxing is In and Softball is Out

The decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) earlier today in Berlin seems inexplicable. As noted on these pages, women’s boxing is to be included as an Olympic event in 2012. Women’s softball is excluded. Softball can try for inclusion again in 2020. Presently, the Beijing...

Striking Out at the Olympics

There won’t be any baseball at the 2012 London Olympics. There won’t be any softball either, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) eliminated both sports by secret vote from the venue of Games events in 2005. The Beijing Olympics will have been the last appearance of these two sports....