News (National teams)
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New GB Men’s Fastpitch Team Head Coach appointed
5 February 2014
Russ Snow, the most successful Head Coach in the history of the GB Men's Fastpitch Team, has stepped down from the position and will be replaced by one of his former Assistant Coaches, Norman Ames, who lives and coaches in the Netherlands.
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GB Slowpitch shut down in World Cup final
26 January 2014
The GB Slowpitch Team will be bringing a silver medal home from the ISF Slowpitch World Cup that ended in Plant City, Florida on Sunday 26 January, rather than the hoped-for gold. The GB offense was shut down in the final by the USA Ink Daddyz, who were 18-3 winners.
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GB Slowpitch powers to World Cup final
26 January 2014
The GB Slowpitch Team powered past both of the American teams in two wildly contrasting games at the ISF Slowpitch World Cup in Plant City, Florida on Saturday afternoon and evening to earn themselves a place in Sunday's final.
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GB Slowpitch ends round-robin with a win
25 January 2014
The GB Co-ed Slowpitch Team had the expected easy win on Saturday morning against the Turks & Caicos Islands by 23-4 to wrap up round-robin play with a 5-2 record at the ISF Slowpitch World Cup in Plant City, Florida. The playoffs begin this afternoon.
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GB Slowpitch loses extra inning thriller
25 January 2014
The finest game so far at the ISF Slowpitch World Cup was an eight-inning thriller played in bitter cold on Friday evening between Great Britain and the USA Ink Daddyz, and GB came out on the wrong end of a 9-8 scoreline.
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GB Slowpitch grabs another easy win
24 January 2014
The GB Slowpitch Team started off Day 2 at the ISF Slowpitch World Cup in Plant City, Florida on Friday with another easy win, this time over Bulgaria. But the GB Team will face an important game this evening with a bearing on their playoff hopes.
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GB Slowpitch looks towards playoff run
24 January 2014
GB Slowpitch looks towards playoff run Three easy wins and one tough loss on Thursday, the first day of the ISF Slowpitch World Cup, has left the players and coaches on GB Slowpitch Team with a good idea of what they need to do to get to the final and win the competition.
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Slowpitch World Cup begins next Thursday
16 January 2014
The 3rd ISF Slowpitch World Cup will begin on Thursday 23 January in Plant City, Florida, and the GB Slowpitch Team will spend the early part of the week getting acclimatised and getting ready.
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GB Slowpitch selects World Cup squad
14 December 2013
GB Slowpitch Team Head Coach Steve Patterson has announced the 18 players – nine women and nine men – who will travel to Plant City, Florida at the end of January to try to win the third ISF Slowpitch World Cup.
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Coaching help needed for youth fastpitch training sessions
13 December 2013
People with softball coaching experience are needed to help with training sessions for young players, mainly in the new year, at BSUK's Academy Softball and Talent programmes and at GB National Team training.