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This D3 Player’s All-in Approach to Playing Overseas Ball is Working
Pennsylvania-born Bryan Ruby is a baseball player and country music songwriter who has traveled the world playing baseball while continuing with his career in music. Bryan's passion for country music was behind his decision to pass up a D1 baseball scholarship in...

A’s Ballpark; Attnang-Puchheim, Austria
The Attnang Athletics was the first club in Austria to build a modern ballpark (2009) with the capability of hosting international baseball events. Since then, many others have followed suit such as the Wr. Neustadt Diving Ducks and Dornbirn Indians. The hosts of the...

Imports Break Down the Japanese Softball Experience
August 20, 2021 By Carter Cromwell Right off the bat, Chelsea Goodacre realized that playing softball in Japan was going to be different. “The first practices were real eye-openers,” said the former all-American from the University of Arizona, who is a catcher...

Bulls Ballpark; Hard Austria
Film Date: June 13, 2021 Home Team: Hard Bulls League: Austrian Bundesliga Recent Baseball Jobs Overseas imports to the club: Clayton Carson, Yodai Nakamura, Marcus Fukuhara, Jose Ruiz, Zeke Howie https://youtu.be/uiutwwXq9YM

Tempo Praha Ballpark; Prague, Czech Republic
This Drone footage is of the Opening Ceremony at Prague Baseball Week 2021 featuring the International Stars and the Czech National Team. The International Stars featured 23 members from Baseball Jobs Overseas who were playing around Europe that made their way for the...

Eagles Ballpark; Prague, Czech Republic
The Eagles Praha (Prague Eagles) are a steadfast top 4 team in the Czech Extraliga and are owners of one of the best baseball and softball complexes in all of Europe, thus called upon to host numerous baseball and fastpitch tournaments for all ages. Many of our...

Hellenstein Energie Ballpark; Heidenheim, Germany
Film Date: June 11, 2021 Home Team: Heidenheim Heideköpfe Visiting Team: Stuttgart Red League: Germany Bundesliga Former/Current Baseball Jobs Overseas imports: Gary Owens, Logan Grigsby, RJ Hively, Aaron Dunsmore, Mitch Nilsson, Terrell Joyce, Fernando Escarra...

The Non-Binary Softball Nomad
June 15th, 2021 By Carter Cromwell [NOTE: Alyson Spinas-Valainis is non-binary, meaning they do not specifically identify with either gender. Therefore, the following article employs the pronouns “they” and “them” in reference to Spinas-Valainis.] That Alyson...

From Water Girl to NCAA I Softball to 10 Seasons Overseas
March 21st, 2021 By Carter Cromwell That Lisa Maulden is an American playing softball overseas isn’t particularly unusual, but her path to this point has been. “My softball journey has been very non-linear,” she acknowledges. Indeed, her road from growing up near...

High School Draft Hopeful –> Injured And Passed On –> Living The Overseas Baseball Dream
February 14th, 2021 By Carter Cromwell Will Swindling’s baseball career hasn’t gone as he originally envisioned, but he never envisioned how it has gone. A star on his youth teams and an all-state performer in high school in Eugene, Ore., he attracted attention from...