News (Slowpitch softball)
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GB Management Committee holds weekend meetings
8 October 2013
The GB Management Committee, a group that oversees and provides support for all Great Britain softball national teams, held a series of productive meetings over the weekend of 5-6 October in West London and Slough.
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Great year at Maidenhead Softball Club
7 October 2013
2013 has been a fantastic time for Maidenhead Softball Club, including achieving a Clubmark award and running a successful schools programme. The year was capped by the club running its first 'Hit and Run Tournament' on 29 September.
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BSF Slowpitch Leagues: End of Season Reports
26 September 2013
With slowpitch league seasons having ended around the country for 2013, click through to find out how things turned out in some of Britain's top leagues.
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GB Slowpitch trials on 29 September
24 September 2013
Following another European Championship this past summer, the GB Slowpitch programme is looking for new talent to bolster its squad, and will be holding Open Trials on Sunday 29 September at Finsbury Park in North London.
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Softball League Heads Forum set for November 16
23 September 2013
The British Softball Federation Executive will host its annual League Heads Forum meeting on Saturday 16 November in the Pavilion at the Moor Lane Sports Ground in Sutton Coldfield.
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Anzacs capture fourth World Series title
16 September 2013
The Anzacs won their second Softball World Series title in succession at the British Airways Concorde Club over the weekend of 14-15 September, and their fourth overall, joining Africa as the team with the most wins in World Series history.
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Mescalitos, Dazzlers and Base Jumpers take GLSML Lastball trophies
7 September 2013
Due to popular demand, the Greater London Softball Mixed League's Lastball 13 Tournament on Saturday 17 August at Riverside Lands in Chiswick was expanded to 26 teams. Mescalitos, Dazzlers and Base Jumpers won the three divisional trophies.
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Chromies win another Premier Nationals title
2 September 2013
Chromies swept to their fifth title in the past eight years at the BSF's Co-ed Slowpitch Premier National Championships on a beautiful late summer weekend on 31 August-1 September at Farnham Park. Chromies defeated perennial contenders H2O 18-11 in a final in which a record nine home runs went soaring over the outfield fence.
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Greensox win Grand Final at 23rd Edinburgh Festiball
27 August 2013
Two Manchester teams – the Greensox and the Lions – met in the Grand Final of the 23rd Edinburgh Festiball on the weekend of 24-25 August, and the Greensox triumphed 5-3 on a massive late home run by Michael Lee. Other winners were Blitz and Finsbury Dazzlers from London and Honey Badgers from Glasgow.
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H2O seeking elusive Premier Nationals win
23 August 2013
If there was ever a prize for consistency, the A-grade co-ed slowpitch team H2O would surely win the accolade for their performances over the past few seasons. But consistency doesn't necessarily win you the National Championship, a prize that H2O has never managed to claim.