Mexican pitchers Rosy del Castillo and Veronica Romo combined to no-hit the Nicaraguan National Women’s Baseball Team, which is also making its historic international debut.

The Pan American Baseball Confederation (COPABE) will stage the continent’s historic first-ever continental championship in Aguascalientes, Mexico, from 18-25 August. The Pan Am Women’s Baseball Championship will serve as the respective pathway into the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup.

As the top team in Europe, the French squad will advance to the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup for the first time ever next year.

The new tournament for the European title in women’s baseball will start with a double round-robin between the Women’s National Teams of the Czech Republic, France and the Netherlands.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has awarded MEDIAPRO the exclusive broadcast rights across the Americas for all WBSC’s world championships through 2022 as well as the flagship global competition on the calendar, the 2019 WBSC Premier12.