British Softball Federation

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.

8
Sep

Second Chichester Junior Fastpitch Tournament sets higher standard

The second annual Chichester Junior Fastpitch Tournament was played on Saturday 20 August at the Falcons’ home field in Oaklands Park, where three teams of players aged 13-16 battled it in a round-robin format.

11
May

Fastpitch development in Manchester leads to Under-19 Men selections

Efforts to develop fastpitch softball in Manchester have been taking root over the past two years, but there still isn’t a fastpitch league or team in the North West. So it’s amazing news that five players from the region have been selected for the GB Under-19 Men’s Team that will compete in European Championships this summer.