Reasons softball will not be in the 2024 Olympic
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has dropped softball as a sport from the 2024 Summer Olympics which is taking place in Paris. The IOC has cited many reasons to remove it from the Olympics. It has sparked outrage from many softball players and coaches. Let’s study the reasons in detail due to which softball is […]
A Glove of Their Own to Warm IOC Committee’s Hearts?
1904…1936…1992…2005…2008…2012…2016? The summer Olympiad of 1904 was the first Olympic Games to welcome baseball into the fold. In 1936, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) removed Polo from the Olympic Games. Why is this important? Well, until baseball was voted out of the Olympics it was the last sport to suffer such a fate. At the […]
IBAF Names Donna Lopiano, Ph. D., As Chair of Women’s Baseball Committee
The IBAF has announced that Dr. Donna Poliano has officially been named the chair of the women’s baseball committee. Dr. Lopiano has held many previous roles in sports including being the Chief Executive Officer of the Women’s Sports Foundation. She has also been recognized on an international level for leading the movement for gender equality […]
IBAF Cites Baseball Happenings as Socially Positive
With the 2009 World Baseball Classic underway, the IBAF shard some of their recent successes with BaseballReflections.com . As many readers may remember, the IBAF is the governing body of international baseball and is in charge of all international tournaments involving the sport of baseball, including the WBC. The IBAF is proud that they were […]
IBAF Lays Out Company Statistics
As stated earlier in a post on BaseballReflections.com, the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) is making a serious run at attempting to get baseball in the Olympics once again. They have compiled some research over the past months and shared it with Baseball Reflections. Their organization is a non-profit, volunteer based company, and is considered to […]
