This softball team of American expats and friends treat their game as a social event, on and off the field, writes Kirsten MacFarlane.

Softballing switch hitters, big Manu's rat's tail, the end of the Great Imposter and extreme ironing...

For the first time, a father and son will represent New Zealand in softball after Brad Rona and offspring, Pita, were named to tour North America in June.

New Zealand earned a cautious pass mark at the international men's softball tournament, which ended in Canberra at the weekend.

The New Zealand men's softball team remain on course to reach tomorrow's final of the international tournament in Canberra.