News (Tournaments)
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MLB Tournament set for this coming weekend
14 July 2015
The BSUK MLB Softball Tournament will take place this coming weekend, 18-19 July, at Farnham Park, over a decade since it last ran in 2002. A total of 38 teams will take part, and all will compete in MLB team T-shirts, provided by Majestic.
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GB Junior Men get a warm-up game in Most
14 July 2015
The GB Under-19 Men's Fastpitch Team flew to Most, in the Czech Republic, on Saturday night 11 July for the European Junior Men's Championship, which will be played from 13-17 July with six teams competing.
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GB Junior Men lose opening game to Poland
13 July 2015
The GB Junior (Under-19) Men's Fastpitch Team opened the European Junior Championships yesterday afternoon against Poland, a team they might well have beaten. But GB couldn't maintain a lead and eventually lost on the mercy rule, 21-9.
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Entries now open for the Mammoth Games
13 July 2015
Entries are now open for the co-ed slowpitch softball competition at the Mammoth Games, a Summer Sports Festival to be held on Saturday 25 July featuring day-long sports and music for social athletes in London.
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Canada wins gold medal at Men’s Worlds
6 July 2015
The host nation Canada won the gold medal at the 14th WBSC Men's Fastpitch World Championships in Saskatoon on Sunday 5 July, beating defending champions New Zealand 10-5 in the final. Venezuela claimed the bronze medal.
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Fourth Co-ed Slowpitch World Cup will take place this November
6 July 2015
The International Softball Federation (now known as the WBSC Softball Division) has announced that the 4th Co-ed Slowpitch World Cup will be played in Plant City, Florida, from 19-22 November 2015.
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GB Men bow out of the Worlds against Mexico
5 July 2015
The adventures of the 2015 GB Men's Fastpitch Team at the 14th WBSC Men's World Championships in Saskatoon, Canada came to a close this evening when they went down to Mexico 7-5 in a consolation playoff semi-final.
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Italians win Under-16 Euro Championship
5 July 2015
The European Cadette Under-16 Girls' Fastpitch Championships finished tonight in Nuoro with the Italians overcoming the Czech Republic 4-3 in a pulsating final played before a large and enthusiastic crowd.
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GB Men move on in World placing playoffs
3 July 2015
The GB Men's Fastpitch Team trailed the Netherlands, winless so far in the WBSC Men's World Championships here in Saskatoon, for five-and-a-half innings in their consolation playoff quarterfinal today until three runs in the bottom of the sixth gave GB a 3-2 win.
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GB Under-16s have to settle for fourth place
3 July 2015
The GB Under-16 Girls' Fastpitch Team made a valiant effort to grab a medal today at the European Cadette Championships, but an injury to pitcher Niamh Walker followed by some mental and physical errors led to a 5-0 Russian playoff game victory.