Trips to Taiwan, Germany-Austria

June 1, 2016

SSUSA Players to Compete in Pacific Rim, Bavarian and Vienna Championships

Senior Softball USA is happy to announce two international trips – to opposite sides of the planet.  

The first will be Oct. 17-25, 2016, to compete in the Fourth Pacific Rim Championships in Taiwan and the second will be June 22-July 4, 2017, to Germany and Austria to play in the Bavarian Championships in Munich and the Vienna Classic.

All SSUSA registered players, previous International Tours players and their families are invited. Senior Softball USA has brought players to more than 30 countries over the past three decades.

The International Tours are designed to give players and their families an opportunity to play softball in exotic locations, meet players from other countries, sample the cultural highlights of the countries and make friends with players from throughout America on the International SSUSA teams.

The Pacific Rim Championships, played in Las Vegas during the World Masters Championships last year, will be in Changhua City, Taiwan this year.  Teams from China, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, South Korea and America will compete.

“The Pacific Rim games are played with the soft Joyful ball and are designed to promote the sport through friendship throughout the Pacific Rim,” said Terry Hennessy, SSUSA chief executive officer.

The tour includes sightseeing in exotic Taipei, Taiwan’s largest city, a visit to Sun Moon Lake, most meals, practice for the tournament, a special banquet with players from other countries and the two-day competition in Changhua City.

SSUSA is celebrating 30 years of International Tours in 2017, with a special tour to Germany and Austria that includes two tournaments.

“This tour through Bavaria in Southern Germany and the gems of Austria – Innsbruck, Salzburg and Vienna – will create memories that will last a lifetime,” said Hennessy. “It will wind through picturesque Bavarian towns, into the famous Fairytale Castle, through the Alps and its beautiful alpine pastures into Innsbruck, then to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest.  The tour continues through the “Sound of Music” country to the fabulous Melk Abbey, built in 1089, and finally to one of the most beautiful cities in Europe: Vienna.”

Softball on the tour includes a two-day tournament in Munich, the Bavarian Championships, and a second two-day tournament in Vienna, which will include a special music presentation.  Both tournaments will provide get-togethers with the German and Austrian teams, and a chance to get to make new friends.

For more information, on both tours, please call Ross McCulligan at 916-326-5303, or e-mail ross@seniorsoftball.com.  Itineraries are available on www.seniorsoftball.com.