News (Slowpitch softball)
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GB Slowpitch selects roster for WBSC Slowpitch World Cup
2 October 2023
The GB Slowpitch Team staff has announced the 16 players – eight women and eight men – who have been selected for the team that will compete in the historic first-ever WBSC Co-ed Slowpitch World Cup for national teams, to be played in Guadalajara, Mexico from 5-10 December 2023.
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2023 BSF Leagues Round-up
17 September 2023
Play has now finished in most BSF slowpitch leagues around the country for 2023. In this report, a number of leagues describe how their seasons went, and who won the prizes.
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England prevails at 24th Annual BSF Softball World Series
11 September 2023
Sixteen teams representing nations, continents or regions from across the globe descended on the National Baseball & Softball Complex at Farnham Park on the weekend of 9-10 September for the 24th running of the British Softball Federation’s annual Softball World Series.
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New teams add spice to the 24th Softball World Series Tournament
8 September 2023
Two brand-new teams -- representing the Philippines and South Africa – will join the more usual entries from UK ex-pat communities and from Europe when the BSF’s 24th annual Softball World Series Tournament is played this weekend, 9-10 September, at Farnham Park.
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New trophies are the highlight at the 32nd Edinburgh Festiball
28 August 2023
The 32nd Edinburgh Festiball, on the Bank Holiday weekend of 26-27 August, was played for the most part in warm sunshine, though mornings were cloudy, and after a late withdrawal, 31 teams took part.
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Coventry Blitz delivers successful UK Corporate Games softball event
22 August 2023
The UK Corporate Games, the UK’s biggest multi-sport event for businesses, was held at the University of Warwick from 3-6 August. Softball was back on the programme this year, and the softball competition was organised by the Coventry Blitz Softball Club. Their Chair, Matt Evans, takes up the story.
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Four champions crowned at Co-Ed Slowpitch League Nationals
14 August 2023
The 2023 edition of the BSF Co-Ed Slowpitch League National Championships took place at the National Baseball & Softball Complex at Farnham Park over the weekend of 12-13 August, with 20 teams from 10 different leagues across the UK taking part.
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Gold for H20 at Slowpitch Super Cup, but disappointment for Dodgers
12 August 2023
The British team H20 won the gold medal at the 2023 European Co-ed Slowpitch Super Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria on Saturday, beating Textown Tigers from the Netherlands in a close final. But the Travelling Dodgers had to settle for fourth place.
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H20 are in the Super Cup final but Dodgers fall at the final hurdle
12 August 2023
Two last Championship round-robin games in the European Co-ed Slowpitch Super Cup were played on Saturday morning in Sofia. H20, already assured of a place in the gold medal game on Saturday afternoon, won easily, but the Travelling Dodgers’ loss means they will be playing for bronze.
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British teams move closer to a meeting in the Slowpitch Super Cup final
11 August 2023
H20 and the Travelling Dodgers continued their march on Friday towards a possible meeting in the gold medal game at the European Co-ed Slowpitch Super Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria on Saturday, but it wasn’t completely straightforward for either team.