News (National teams)
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GB Junior Men grab fifth place at the Euros
18 July 2015
The GB Junior Men's Fastpitch Team won their first game at the European Championships in the Czech Republic on the last day of the tournament – a dramatic 13-12 win over Poland that guaranteed GB a fifth place finish.
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GB Women pick up second win before Euros
17 July 2015
With all of their 13 players finally in the country, the GB Women's Team today played the most challenging of the three scrimmage games they have scheduled before the European Women's Fastpitch Championships begin on Sunday.
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GB Junior Men fall to Croatia at Europeans
17 July 2015
The GB Junior (Under-19) Men's Fastpitch Team lost to Croatia on Thursday 16 July at the European Junior Championships by a score of 11-4 in five innings. Trailing 7-0, GB fought back into the game, but a final burst of runs from Croatia was too much to overcome.
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GB Women start with scrimmage game win
16 July 2015
The 2015 GB Women's Fastpitch Team, a smaller than normal squad in any case, has still to fully arrive in Holland for the European Women's Championships that begin on Sunday. Eleven players are here, with two more to arrive tomorrow.
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GB Junior Men lose two more games at Euros
16 July 2015
It was a tough day on Wednesday for the GB Junior Men's Fastpitch Team, as they lost by mercy rule to Israel and then the Czech Republic, and were no-hit by Czech pitcher Michal Preclik over a short three-inning game.
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GB Under-19 Men give Denmark a real scare
15 July 2015
The GB Junior (Under-19) Men's Fastpitch Team played their second game of the European Junior Championships against Denmark yesterday, and held an early lead before finally going down on the mercy rule by 11-4 in five innings.
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GB Junior Men get a warm-up game in Most
14 July 2015
The GB Under-19 Men's Fastpitch Team flew to Most, in the Czech Republic, on Saturday night 11 July for the European Junior Men's Championship, which will be played from 13-17 July with six teams competing.
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GB Junior Men lose opening game to Poland
13 July 2015
The GB Junior (Under-19) Men's Fastpitch Team opened the European Junior Championships yesterday afternoon against Poland, a team they might well have beaten. But GB couldn't maintain a lead and eventually lost on the mercy rule, 21-9.
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Canada wins gold medal at Men’s Worlds
6 July 2015
The host nation Canada won the gold medal at the 14th WBSC Men's Fastpitch World Championships in Saskatoon on Sunday 5 July, beating defending champions New Zealand 10-5 in the final. Venezuela claimed the bronze medal.
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Fourth Co-ed Slowpitch World Cup will take place this November
6 July 2015
The International Softball Federation (now known as the WBSC Softball Division) has announced that the 4th Co-ed Slowpitch World Cup will be played in Plant City, Florida, from 19-22 November 2015.