Brought to you by the Asian Advisory Agency of Nassau County
Mitchell Field served as the host of the 2nd SASN World Cup of Softball. This event was brought to you by the South Asian Sports Network and the Asian Advisory Agency of Nassau County. The event brought together members from various countries:
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- China
- Dominican Republic
- India
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Korea
- Pakistan
- Phillippines
- USA
- West Indies
We were joined by esteemed guests:
- Kevin Thomas – NYS Senator
- Patrick Ryder – Commissioner of the Nassau County Police Department
- Bobby Kalotee – Chairman of the Nassau County Human Rights Commission of Nassau County
- Dr. Isma Chaudhry – Chairwoman of the Asian Advisory Agency of Nassau County
- Legislature – Ellen Birnbaum
Founder of the South Asian Sports Network and member of the Asian Advisory Agency Ammad Sheikh 
Senator Kevin Thomas with Ahmad Halimi captain of team Afghanistan 
Dr. Isma Chaudhary the Chairwoman of the Nassau County Asian Advisory Agency 
Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and Raza Dastgir 
Esteemed guests 
Legislature Arnold Drucker 
Nassau County Humans Rights Chairperson – Bobby Kalotee 
The event started with the opening match of Bangladesh against China. The teams played against each other do determine their rankings. Once the rankings were determined we went into the playoffs.
Going into the playoffs the #1 seed was Phillippines who had surprised the observers. They vastly improved over 2017. The second seed Pakistan and the third seed was the West Indies who were one of the surprises of the tournament.
The final 4 were
- West Indies
- USA
- Afghanistan
- Italy
The finals were Afghanistan vs USA and the skies opened up and thunder started. The tournament was stopped with Afghanistan winning 4-1 – in the 3rd inning. The tournament ended in a tie.
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