Last weekend before the break: softball, baseball and promises for the future

The curtain falls on the 2025 baseball and softball season before the winter break. A last weekend full of emotions, marked by the Division 1 women’s softball final and two major appointments for the 17U and 18U youth across France.

Division 1 Women’s Softball: Comanches towards an eighth title

Ten years that the Comanches de Saint-Raphaël/Toulon have dominated the French women’s softball scene. If they win this weekend, they will win an eighth French championship title in ten seasons — a quasi-absolute hegemony that fuels debates in the sport.

This remarkable consistency does not detract from the quality of the Var club, a true national reference, but raises questions about the ability of other teams to shake up the established order.

The Pharaonnes d’Évry, finalists, still have a mathematical chance of reversing the situation, despite two heavy defeats conceded last weekend. To create the upset, they will have to win three consecutive times on the southern field — a titanic challenge, almost impossible… but not unthinkable.

Grenoble in 2023 and Évry in 2022 had nevertheless sown the hope of renewed suspense by winning the title. This weekend will say if history can be written differently again — or if the Comanches dynasty continues its triumphant path.

The future in action: French Cup 18U and international tournament 17U

Meanwhile, the young people will take the spotlight in two major events.

In Bonville, the Final Four of the French Cup 18U will bring together Metz, La Rochelle, Meyzieu and Paris. Four teams from Division 1 and 2 clubs, symbol of the vitality and quality of training in these structures. A beautiful showcase of the groundwork done on the fields throughout the season.

Further south, in Toulouse, it’s time for the first edition of an international 17U tournament opposing the selections of France, Spain and the Netherlands. An unprecedented initiative in the Hexagon, designed to provide playing time and confront young European talents. A valuable experience to nourish future national selections and strengthen bridges between federations.

Last weekend, therefore, before the bats fall silent for the winter. But between dynasty on the move, hopes of reversal and youth on the rise, French baseball-softball shows that it does not go into hibernation without promises.