11 October 2013 WBSC in attendance at Pan American Sports European Club to make historic debut in Asia Organization General Assembly Series 'International Tournament of The 51st PASO General Assembly is Champions' underway in Toronto, Canada - host of the The Italian League's Fortitudo 2015 Pan Am Games. WBSC co-president, will be Europe's first-ever Don Porter, is in attendance, along with representative in the competitive Venezuela Softball president, Jesus Suniaga, and will be pitted against other club and Softball Canada president, Kevin Quinn. champions from the professional leagues in Baseball (men and women) and Softball (men , Chinese Taipei, Korea and . and women) are both on the programme of The Asia Series Executive Committee the 2015 Pan Am Games in four disciplines. approved expanding the competition to include the winner of the annual , which was won in August by Bologna. With All 28 Summer Olympic Sports, Baseball, the new expanded format, winners of the Australian Baseball Softball featured at 12th Chinese , the Chinese League (CPBL), the Games European Cup, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) and Japan's The 12th Chinese National Games Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) will unite to determine the concluded last month in Shenyang, champion of champions at the 7th edition, which is being hosted by . The national games which is CPBL in , Chinese Taipei from 15-20 November 2013. held every four years features all 28 Olympic sports, as well as In Memoriam - Rosemary Adey baseball, softball, and wushu. This Rosemary Adey passed away October 1, year's games attracted 9,700 2013 in Australia. One of the most athletes. Tianjin will hold the next National Games in 2017. decorated administrators in international softball, her dedication, innovative Baseball introduced on 6th East Asian Games leadership and hard work guided softball in Australia through major periods of programme in Tianjin, China change and unprecedented levels of For the first time, baseball is membership. Throughout Rosemary's 51 being played as an official years of service, she received some of the sporting event at the East Asian highest honours available to sports administrators. In 1987, Games with seven national Rosemary was honoured with the Order of Australia medal. teams from China, Guam, Hong In1989, Softball Australia's highest honour was bestowed on Kong, Japan, Mongolia, Korea, Rosemary when she was awarded Life Membership. In 1991, she and Chinese Taipei was inducted into the Softball Australia Hall of Fame and in 1997 participating from October 6 to she was inducted into the ISF Hall of Fame. Rosemary's career as a 14 at Tianjin Sports Center softball administrator began in 1952 when she was elected Vice- Baseball Field. Overall 26 sports are scheduled in the program of President of the South Australian Softball Association, a position the 6th East Asian Games by nine countries and regions including she held until 1968. She was elected President in 1978 and Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Macau. continued in that role until 1990. In 1993, Rosemary was elected as Czech Republic, France, New Zealand continue the ISF Vice President - Oceania, a position she held for nine years. In November 2001, she ended her official involvement with building national baseball teams with Training softball when she retired from her position on the ISF Board after Camps in USA 51 years of service. While the 2013 in European Baseball is winding down, preparations for next year have been kicked off. The national teams In Memoriam - Hector C. Navasero from the Czech Republic and France are in the United States for Hector C. Navasero, former President of training camps, trying to get a head start prior to the 2014 European Philippine Amateur Baseball Association Championship. The Czech (PABA) passed away at Makati Medical Republic is playing eight Center on October 1, 2013 due to sepsis, at exhibition games against age 78. Wearing his distinct yellow vest and University teams in North taking pictures with his many cameras in Carolina (October 3 to 15). every chance he got, Hector attended all the France traveled to St Petersburg, Congress and Executive meetings of Baseball Florida, a trip which includes Federation of Asia, international tournaments games against local colleges, the and events. In addition to his passion and Canadian 18U National Team, commitment to baseball, Hector was a generous benefactor of as well as minor leaguers of the helping disadvantaged members of society. He has always Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates (October 3 to 13). The believed in the mantra "In building the youth, you build the New Zealand 18U national baseball team is currently in Arizona nation!" The international and Philippine baseball community has attending the highly sought after Arizona Senior Fall Classic, lost a great friend and long supporter but his legacy will stay with where they will be showcasing their skills in front of many College us for many years to come. His son, Tom, who succeeded his and Professional scouts. father as President of PABA a few months ago, says that his last words were about continuing his support to baseball. INTERNATIONAL SOFTBALL FEDERATION 1900 So. Park Road, Plant City, Florida 33563 Phone (813) 864-0100 Fax (813) 864-0105 www.ISFsoftball.org • email: [email protected]