British Softball Federation

20
Aug

Successful North West Series comes to a close in Manchester

The third and final weekend of the 2019 North West Tournament Series took place on 17-18 August in Manchester, with series winners declared in both the Rec and Comp divisions.

31
Jul

How to boost softball recruitment!

BSUK Development Manager Patrick Knock recently spoke with Eric Lukazewski, Recruitment Officer and Head Coach at the RG Blue Sox from Reading, about how the team has successfully recruited new players.

2
Jun

BSUK Slowpitch Academy set for Farnham Park

Following very successful first sessions for BaseballSoftballUK’s Slowpitch Academy, held indoors in West London on 27 April and 4 May, it has now been announced that the Academy will hold an outdoor session at Farnham Park on Saturday 22 June.

20
May

BSUK to run company softball tourney to honour the London Series

BaseballSoftballUK is planning a special company slowpitch softball tournament on the Fourth of July at Farnham Park, the 2019 Thames Valley Softball Challenge, just a few days after the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will have played the inaugural London Series games at London Stadium.

15
May

GLSML Softball 101 Development Sessions under way in London

The annual Softball 101 Development Sessions run each year by the Greater London Softball Mixed League (GLSML) for new and inexperienced slowpitch softball players are under way on Monday evenings in Regents Park and Friday evenings in Colliers Wood Recreation Ground.

18
Dec

British softball bids farewell to Jo Malisani

After three years of dedicated service to the development of British softball and baseball, BSUK’s Fastpitch Development Manager, Johanna Malisani, has decided to return to her native Canada.

19
Nov

BSUK seeks to expand its Commercial team

BSUK is seeking to expand its Commercial team with a dedicated Events and Facilities Manager and a Content Marketing Executive.

7
Dec

Sixteen teams attend Manchester Indoor Tournament

On Saturday 2 December, the BSUK development team in the North West Region held the second Manchester Indoor Softball Tournament of the year at Powerleague SoccerDome in Trafford, Manchester, with 16 teams attending from around the country.

10
Nov

Run the Bases launches pilot programme in Malta

Run the Bases is a newly-formed sport development organisation that aims to tackle gender inequalities in sport through softball, and one of the key people behind it is former UCLA softball player Tara Henry, currently resident in the UK and providing occasional coaching support for BSUK’s Academy Softball.

20
Sep

Leeds dominates North West Series finale—and the Series

The North West Softball Series came to a climax on Saturday 16 September when the third and final tournament in the series was played at Parrs Wood School in Didsbury, Manchester, with nine teams in attendance on a mostly dry day.