WBSC impressed with P.A. venue for upcoming worlds
When the local organizing committee for the 2018 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Junior Men’s World Softball Championships showed off the facilities at Prime Ministers’ Park, they had a lot of people they needed to impress like representatives from Softball Canada and the World Baseball Softball Confederation.
Notably out of that list was Ron Radigonda, WBSC executive director in softball. He’s been in the softball game for 50 years, two of those decades as executive director at the ASA/USA and WBSC levels. He’s overseen and attended events at every level, including three Olympics, seven World Championships, and the Pan American Games. If there’s anybody that knows what needs to be done heading into a big ball tournament, Radigonda has the experience to judge that.
After the Tuesday tour of the facilities in Prime Ministers’ Park and talking to the organizing committee, Radigonda compared the organization to that of the Olympic level.
“We had a great tour with the local organizing committee today,” Radigonda said, who came from Oklahoma City to tour P.A. “They have a great org. chart put together and people really know what needs to be done.