News (Slowpitch softball)
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British softball history moves back in time
29 October 2012
The British Softball Federation celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2009, based on an accepted version of history that had the first softball governing body forming in London in 1984. But new information has come to light suggesting that the first version of the BSF dates back to 1968.
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World Vintage Softball Carnival goes back to Hawaii
26 October 2012
The third World Vintage Softball Carnival is set to return to the beautiful Hawaiian island of Oahu from October 19-27, 2013. Teams and players over the age of 35 are invited to participate in what will be an exciting celebration of fastpitch and slowpitch softball in one of the world's great holiday destinations.
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Leeds Terriers win the Labor Day Tournament
17 October 2012
A record 24 teams took part in the East Midlands Softball League's annual Labor Day Tournament on the weekend of September 15-16 at the University of Leicester in Oadby, with the title going to the Leeds Terriers for the second time since the tournament moved to Leicester three years ago.
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Bristol Crushers take Cotswold autumn title
17 October 2012
Two Bristol teams contested the final at the Cotswold Autumn Tournament, played in fine weather on Sunday, October 7 at Archway School in Stroud, and it was the Bristol Crushers who prevailed over the Bristol Phoenix to take the title.
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GB teams look good in ESF official rankings
15 October 2012
The European Softball Federation has published official rankings prior to the 2013 season, and British teams are highly ranked across the various competition formats.
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Leicestershire wins the first Battle of the Shires
11 October 2012
A unique event in the annals of British baseball and softball had its inception on Sunday, September 23 when Leicestershire met Nottinghamshire in the first 'Battle of the Shires' Challenge – a one-day, three-game series consisting of fastpitch softball, baseball and slowpitch softball, with both counties forming co-ed teams in each discipline.
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Police tragedy in Manchester touches softball community
21 September 2012
The tragic killing of police officers Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone in Manchester on September 18 has had an impact on the city's softball community, where three league teams have police officers as members and where the Hough End Police Club is used as a centre for socialising, meetings and courses by the Manchester Softball League.
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Anzacs slug their way to World Series title
17 September 2012
In the most extraordinary Trophy Final in the 14-year history of BSUK's Softball World Series Tournament, played at the BA Concorde Club near Heathrow on September 15-16, the Anzacs and the GB Masters combined to blast a total of 14 home runs – seven each – over a friendly outfield fence. But when the barrage was over, it was the Anzacs who prevailed by 29-23 to win their third World Series title.
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Chromies’ home runs win the Premier Nationals
3 September 2012
Chromies' home runs win the Premier Nationals This was supposed to be the year that H2O finally won the BSF's Premier National Championship, played on the weekend of September 1-2 at Parrs Wood School in Manchester. Dominant at most tournaments this season, H2O hadn't lost a game all weekend coming into their semi-final meeting with the Chromies, who almost didn't make it to the playoffs at all. But just in time, Chromies rediscovered their home run stroke, and that meant heartbreak for H2O and then a b
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Lost Souls take top prize at the Festiball
30 August 2012
The Lost Souls, a team made up of NSL/GB players mixed in with players from the Edinburgh league team Souls, held off a late rally by the 2012 Platinum Champions Manchester Greensox to take the top prize – the Pentlands Cup – at the 2012 Edinburgh Festiball, played over the August Bank Holiday weekend.