News (Tournaments)
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Coventry Blitz win Bristol DD Cup Tournament
22 June 2016
This year's Bristol DD Cup Tournament, held on the weekend of 28-29 May at Clifton College Sports Ground, was attended by 10 teams: two from Jersey, two from Wales, one each from Coventry and Hampshire and four from Bristol.
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Coventry Blitz win Spring Cotswold Tournament
21 June 2016
Seven teams turned up at the Marling School in Stroud on Sunday 19 June for the 2016 Spring Cotswold Tournament, and with the rain holding off until the final hour, the Coventry Blitz came away the winner's trophy, defeating the Clifton Sons of Pitches from Bristol in the final.
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Lakenheath Ladies win first Chicks with Sticks Cup
24 May 2016
The inaugural Chicks with Sticks Women's Slowpitch Tournament, run by Maidenhead Softball Club and hosted by Phoenix Cricket Club at Farnham Park, was played on Sunday 22 May.
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Meteors gain experience at Zeister Slot
23 May 2016
The Zeister Slot tournament, the oldest International men's fastpitch softball competition in Europe, is always held on the Dutch Whitsunday weekend in Blikkenburgerlaan, Zeist, Holland, and this year was staged from 14-16 May. As usual, the London Meteors were in attendance.
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Entries now open for the Solent Summerball Tournament
10 May 2016
Entries are now open for the Solent Summerball (formerly the Solent Lastball Tournament) on the weekend of 25-26 June, with 20 places available for B-grade and C-grade teams.
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East Midlands Softball League Firstball survives the April weather
9 May 2016
The first co-ed slowpitch tournament of the year got under way in blustery conditions at Loughborough in the East Midlands on Sunday 3 April, with 16 teams competing and hoping not to have a re-run of the 2015 event, which was almost washed out. As it transpired, the rain held off and the afternoon even brought some warmth and sunshine for the players to enjoy.
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Chichester Tournament has a new winner and raises £1000 for charity
28 April 2016
The fourth annual Chichester Softball Tournament, played on Sunday 17 April at the University of Chichester, was a resounding success, raising a tournament record amount of £1000 for a local charity.
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GB Slowpitch players survive GB Challenge
19 April 2016
The annual GB Challenge Tournament – one of Head Coach Stephen Patterson's favourite days of the year – took place on Saturday 16 April at Farnham Park as 38 players from the GB Slowpitch pool played to convince the coaches that they're ready for selection.
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Dutch slowpitch tournament in May open to British entries
30 March 2016
The Double D International Softball Club is inviting British slowpitch teams to enter the 3rd annual Wooden Cleats International Slowpitch Championships, to be played on the weekend of 7-8 May in Nieuwegen in the Netherlands.
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ESF Slowpitch Cup has highest entry in 2016
26 March 2016
This summer's European Co-ed Slowpitch Super Cup, to be played from 1-6 August in Weiner Neustadt, Austria, will set a record for entries to any European slowpitch competition, with 14 teams taking part from seven different countries.