News (Youth)
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GB Under-16s to hold Open Day on 27 September
13 September 2014
The GB Under-16 Girls' Fastpitch Team will be holding a Fastpitch Softball Fitness and Skills Training Day on 27 September from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm at Farnham Park near Slough.
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GB Under-13s end up winless but happy
19 August 2014
The London Cubs, the GB Under-13 Team playing at the ESF Massimo Romeo Cup in Collecchio, Italy, finished the tournament on 16 August without a win but with some excellent performances to improve on going forward.
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GB Under-13s play well but lose two more
15 August 2014
The GB Under-13 Team suffered two more losses on Thursday 14 August, the second day of the ESF's Massimo Romeo Cup in Collechio, Italy, but played well in both games against tough opposition.
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GB Under-13s get Massimo Romeo Cup started
14 August 2014
The GB Under-13 Girls' Fastpitch Team is taking part for the third straight year in the ESF's Massimo Romeo Youth Cup in Collechio, Italy, and showed promise in two tough losses as the tournament began on Wednesday 13 August.
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Czechs win European Junior Championships
26 July 2014
Czech pitcher Veronika Petkova, who threw an impressive shutout against Great Britain on Thursday, pitched the Czech Republic to the European Junior Championship title by defeating Italy 5-0 in the Page Playoff 1v2 game on Friday evening, and defeating them again in Saturday's Grand Final by a score of 5-3.
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GB U-19 Women forced to settle for fourth place
25 July 2014
After the high of Thursday night's dramatic comeback win over the Netherlands, Friday was a day of disappointment for the GB Under-19 Women's Fastpitch Team at the European Junior Championships.
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GB U-19s grab miracle win over the Dutch
24 July 2014
On Thursday evening, at the European Junior Championships, the GB Under-19 Women's Fastpitch Team pulled off the greatest result in British international softball history with a magical comeback against the Dutch.
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GB U-19s roll over Russia for fifth straight win
15 July 2014
The GB Under-19 Women's Fastpitch Team recorded their fifth straight win on Wednesday afternoon at the European Junior Championships and their second in the Championship playoff round as they mercy-ruled Russia by 9-2 in five innings.
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Concussion in youth softball and baseball
14 July 2014
Concussion in sport has been much in the news lately following a number of incidents in the recent football World Cup, and the British Softball Federation thinks that more awareness of the issue in softball and baseball would be a good thing – particularly where youth players are concerned.
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GB Under-19 Women are shut down by rain
21 June 2014
The GB Under-19 Women's Fastpitch Team got their European Junior Championship campaign started on Monday 21 July in Rosmalen, Holland, with a mercy rule 15-0 win over Serbia, but then were frustrated by rain.