News (National teams)
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GB Juniors stay upbeat on a tough day
2 July 2013
It was always going to be tough facing both the USA and Canada on the opening day of the Junior Women's World Championships. But the GB Under-19s played well in the second game against Canada, and can look forward with optimism to the games ahead.
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GB Women get off to a fast start at Farnham Park
1 July 2013
The GB Women's Fastpitch Team assembled for the first this year on Friday 28 June, had their first training sessions on Saturday, and then looked really good in a 10-0 no-hit exhibition game win on Sunday 30 June against the London Angels (plus guest players) at Farnham Park.
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GB Under-19 Women Face The Unknown
28 June 2013
When about half of the players and all of the staff on the Great Britain Junior (Under-19) Women's Fastpitch Softball Team fly out of Heathrow Airport in London, heading for Toronto and then for Brampton, Ontario, it will be an adventure into the unknown.
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Player Profile: Josh Peat
28 June 2013
Meet one of the stalwarts of the all-conquering GB Men's Team, who has worked hard to become a key national team player.
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GB Players Need More Support
28 June 2013
Those of you who saw the first issue of the GB Softball Newsletter at the end of May will know that, thanks to an unusual combination of circumstances, all seven GB fastpitch and slowpitch national teams are playing in official ESF or ISF competitions this year – the first time this has ever happened. A rough guesstimate has put the total travel costs for these seven teams at something over £100,000.
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GB Softball Teams poised for competition
24 June 2013
Four GB Softball teams will be leaving the UK over the next couple of weeks for European and World Championship competitions in a year in which every GB national team will be in official ESF or ISF competition – the first time that has ever happened.
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GB Juniors take four wins into the Worlds
22 June 2013
The GB Junior (Under-19) Women's Fastpitch Team swept the board in four exhibition games leading up to the start of the Junior World Championships on1 July in Brampton, Ontario, Canada -- but the GB Team will now meet the USA and Canada on the first day of the competition.
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GB Women to play at Farnham Park on 30 June
19 June 2013
Come down to Farnham Park for 2.30 pm on Sunday afternoon 30 June, and watch the full GB Women's Fastpitch Team play an exhibition game against Great Britain Fastpitch League players. Everyone is invited to meet the team, see them play and give them a good send-off for the European Championships coming up in Prague.
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Baseball and softball make Olympic shortlist
30 May 2013
Against many people's expectations, baseball and softball (or baseball-softball, as the sports are now known for Olympic purposes) have made a short list of three sports to be considered for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The announcement was made by the International Olympic Committee's Executive Board on 29 May in St Peterburg, Russia.
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GB Women announce final selections
20 May 2013
GB Women's Team Head Coach Hayley Scott has announced final selections for the team that will compete in European Championships in Prague from 7-13 July, with qualification for the 2014 World Championships at stake.