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AugRiccione: a platform for things to come?
Ben Taylor, a former GB Slowpitch Team player, went to Riccione in Italy during the week of 30 July-4 August to report on the European Slowpitch Super Cup for the BSF website. Here, he reflects on a great tournament and its implications for the future of slowpitch softball in Europe.
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AugLondon Cubs head to Italy for U-13 youth event
The GB Under-13 Girls’ Fastpitch Team, playing, as usual, as the London Cubs, is heading for Collecchio in Italy on 13 August for the European Softball Federation’s annual Massimo Romeo Youth Trophy (EMRYT) tournament.
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AugDucks, Pyros and Rattlesnakes win at Nationals
Miraculously, the forecast rain held off all weekend on 11-12 August, and the 2018 BSF Co-ed Slowpitch League National Championships, with 20 teams taking part, were played on schedule at Farnham Park, climaxing in finals on Sunday for Gold, Silver and Bronze divisions.
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AugUSA wins World Championship over Japan
The United States won its second straight Women’s Softball World Championship on Sunday, defeating Japan 7-6 in a pulsating 10-inning game, and negating a heroic pitching performance by Japan’s 36-year-old legend Yukiko Ueno.
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AugCrazy 13-11 loss ends Worlds for the GB Women
A 13-11 loss to Chinese Taipei in a mad slugfest at the Akitsu Stadium in Narashino City today ended the 16th WBSC Women’s World Championship for the GB Team, just one game short of the Placement playoff final.
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AugGB Women beat Philippines to stay in Worlds
Spectacular pitching in relief by Georgina Corrick, and a late rally by the GB Women as the Placement playoffs began at the Women’s World Championship today gave GB a 2-1 win over the Philippines that keeps them alive in the tournament.
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AugGB Women end pool play with win over Venezuela
The GB Women’s Team ended the first phase of the Women’s World Championship today with an interesting, slightly messy and ultimately satisfying win over Venezuela by a score of 5-2 at the Akitsu Stadium in Narashino City.
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AugGB Women split a pair of games at rainy Worlds
It rained most of the day at the Women’s World Championship in Japan, but the GB Women managed to record a mercy rule win in the morning – their first of the tournament—before suffering a mercy-rule rain-soaked defeat in the evening.
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AugGB Women lose hard-luck 1-0 game to Italy
Another great performance by the GB Women’s pitching and defense, and another frustrating performance by the offense, meant another agonising loss today at the WBSC Women’s World Championship in Japan, this time by 1-0 to Italy.
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AugGB Women lose third game at Worlds to Japan
The GB Women’s Team dropped its third straight game at the 16th WBSC Women’s World Championship on Sunday 5 August at the Zett.A. Ballpark, losing 6-0 to Japan.
