News (National teams)
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GB Men drop opening playoff round game to Denmark
26 July 2023
After a win over Sweden on Tuesday morning gave the GB Men’s Team a positive start to the second day of the European Men’s Championship in Horsholm, Denmark, securing them a top eight place, the team returned in the evening for a second round game against Denmark.
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GB Men secure playoff place with a mercy rule win over Sweden
25 July 2023
The GB Men’s Fastpitch Team scored their first win at the European Men’s Championship on Tuesday morning, and it was an important one. GB’s 8-1 five-inning mercy rule victory over Sweden ensured them a place in the Championship playoff rounds.
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GB Men play well against Czechia in European Championship opener
24 July 2023
The GB Men’s Fastpitch Team took on the defending champions Czechia in their opening game at the 2023 European Men’s Championship in Horsholm, Denmark, and though GB played well, the Czechs were too strong and won 8-0 in five innings.
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GB Senior Men’s Fastpitch Team ventures into Europe after five-year gap
22 July 2023
The GB Senior Men’s Fastpitch Team travelled to Denmark on Saturday 22 July to compete in their first European Men’s Championship since 2018, which will be played in the city of Horsholm from 24-29 July.
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A look back at the GB Women’s World Cup campaign in Ireland
18 July 2023
For the first three days of the WBSC Women’s World Cup Group A in Balbriggan, Ireland from 11-15 July, it was the GB Women’s Team that lit up the tournament.
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GB Women go down to Australia at the final hurdle
15 July 2023
So near and yet so far for the GB Women’s Team! After four innings, GB held a 1-0 lead over Australia in the final game of the WBSC Women’s World Cup Group A in Ireland, a game that would decide a place in next year’s World Cup Finals. But one bad inning was the difference in a 4-1 Australian win.
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GB Women fall to USA but look to qualify for the World Cup Finals
15 July 2023
GB and the USA began their 1 v 2 Page Playoff game in the WBSC Women’s World Cup Group A tournament at 8.00 am today and finished it at 4.45 pm when the US scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to seal a 7-0 mercy rule win. Weather and light permitting, GB will return later for another crack at a place in next year’s World Cup Finals.
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Women’s World Cup moves to playoffs after rain disrupts play on Friday
14 July 2023
Heavy rain and high winds that started at 9.30 am and lasted most of the day washed out all but one game on the schedule at the WBSC Women’s World Cup Group A tournament in Ireland on Friday, and the WBSC has made a decision to move straight to the playoff round on Saturday.
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Perfect game for Georgina Corrick as GB Women roll over Ireland 7-0
13 July 2023
Georgina Corrick threw a five-inning perfect game with nine strikeouts, the GB Women’s offense exploded for seven runs in the third inning, and the result was GB’s third straight shutout victory at the WBSC Women’s World Cup Group A tournament, a 7-0 win over Ireland.
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Looking back on two magic days for the GB Women’s Fastpitch Team
12 July 2023
Fans of the GB Women’s Fastpitch Team will have been pinching themselves over the last two nail-biting days, revelling in those tense 2-0 upset wins over World #9 Australia and World #3 Chinese Taipei at the Women’s World Cup Group A in Ireland. But is “upset” really the right word?