News (Youth)
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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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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 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.
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GB Fastpitch Teams have one eye on Tokyo
3 July 2015
Four female GB Fastpitch Teams are taking part in official international competitions this summer, and for at least three of them, the carrot dangling in front of the players is the potential restoration of softball to the Olympic programme for Tokyo in 2020.
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GB Under-16 Girls get to the Page Playoffs
2 July 2015
For five full innings, after going 1-0 behind in the top of the first, the GB Under-16 Girls' Fastpitch Team was facing defeat against Belgium, a result that would have sent Belgium to the Page Playoffs and GB to a consolation fifth place game on Saturday.
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GB Under-16s looking for bronze medal
1 July 2015
The GB Under-16 Girls' Fastpitch Team went down 10-0 in four innings on Wednesday afternoon to the undefeated Czech Republic at the European Cadette Championships, but the GB Team is still only two games and two wins away from a bronze medal.
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GB Under-16s lose to Russia and Italy
30 June 2015
After the opening game win against Spain on Monday at the European Cadette Championships, the GB Under-16 Girls' Fastpitch Team came down to earth on Tuesday with mercy rule losses to Russia by 8-1 in the afternoon and to Italy by 10-0 in the evening.
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GB U-16 Girls beat Spain in opening game
29 June 2015
GB teams rarely start quickly in European fastpitch tournaments, but the GB Under-16 Girls did exactly that this afternoon, opening the 2015 European Cadette Championships with a convincing 6-0 win over Spain.
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GB Under-16s looking for a quick start
27 June 2015
The GB Under-16 Girls' Fastpitch Team arrived in the mountain town of Nuoro on the island of Sardinia on Saturday 27 July, and will be looking for a quick start in the Europe Cadette Championships that begin on Monday.
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2016 London Cup planned for Junior and Women’s fastpitch teams
23 June 2015
BSUK and the British Softball Federation will host a six-to-eight-team women's fastpitch tournament, mainly for junior teams and some senior women's teams, at Farnham Park on the weekend of 2-3 July 2016.