News
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GB U-16s keep up the pace in the GBFL
25 May 2013
The Great Britain Under-16 Girls' Fastpitch Team decided to compete in Division 2 of the Great Britain Fastpitch League this season to get some experience prior to their European Championships in August. But the Under-16s shocked the league by gaining promotion to Division 1 on 18 May, and on 25 May they retained their place in the top division.
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Meteors hold their own in Zeist but lose the ‘Battle of Britain’
24 May 2013
Meteors hold their own in Zeist but lose the 'Battle of Britain' The London Meteors Fastpitch Team headed to Zeist in the Netherlands on the weekend of May 17-20 to take part in the 30th anniversary of the annual high-level men's fastpitch Zeisterslot Tournament, and held their own against very stiff opposition.
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ASA slowpitch coaches plan UK tour
22 May 2013
Two high-level American slowpitch coaches with national and international experience will tour the UK from 20 June through 3 July to provide coach-training for team representatives from slowpitch leagues around the country. The tour is being supported by the American Amateur Softball Association (ASA) and the British Softball Federation.
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Solent League has a busy April
21 May 2013
The outdoor season has now started in the Solent Softball League, but before that the league had a very busy April.
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Fastpitch Pitching Coaches on their way to the UK
21 May 2013
Two American fastpitch pitching coaches/pitchers will spend three months in the UK this summer, funded by grants awarded by Sport England to four clubs or leagues around the country who want to develop fastpitch – and especially fastpitch pitchers.
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GB Women announce final selections
20 May 2013
GB Women's Team Head Coach Hayley Scott has announced final selections for the team that will compete in European Championships in Prague from 7-13 July, with qualification for the 2014 World Championships at stake.
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Vote now for Olympic reinstatement
20 May 2013
A sports website called Inside the Games is running a poll on which sport should be added to the Olympic programme for 2020 – and at the moment, baseball and softball are lagging well behind karate, squash and wrestling.
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Discount on offer for Cotswold Autumn Tournament
19 May 2013
Mike LeFevre, who runs the recreational Spring and Autumn Cotswold Tournaments in Stroud, is offering a £5 discount off entry at the Autumn tournament for any team entering the Spring Tournament, scheduled for Sunday 30 June..
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GB U-16s go up, Angels go down in GBFL
19 May 2013
It was another interesting day of action as the Great Britain Fastpitch League had its second outing of the season on Saturday 18 May at Richings Park. With promotion and relegation between Divisions 1 and 2 happening after each day's play, it was the GB Under-16 Girls who unexpectedly won promotion to Division 1, while Britain's leading women's club team, the London Angels, suffered an even more unexpected relegation to Division 2.
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Six European umpires pass ISF course
14 May 2013
Six European slowpitch umpires – two from Great Britain, two from Ireland and one each from Germany and France – passed an ISF Slowpitch Umpire course run in the UK from May 8-12 by ISF Umpire-in-Chief Bob Stanton, and are now accredited as ISF slowpitch umpires.
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