News (Development / BSUK)
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BSUK launches first National University Softball Championship.
11 February 2013
BSUK will launch its first-ever National University Softball Championship in 2013. The tournament will be held on the wide open spaces at Birmingham City University Sports Ground on Sunday, March 24 and is open to students from all UK universities.
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Softball featured at Bucks and Milton Keynes Sports Awards
29 November 2012
Softball was featured during the 2012 Bucks and Milton Keynes Sports Awards held on Tuesday evening, 27 November at the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury, as Chalfont Softball Club was shortlisted for Volunteer of the Year and Club of the Year awards.
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University Softball Officers appointed in the North
21 November 2012
Two new University Softball Officers have been appointed in the North of England, at Chester University (Warrington Campus) and Leeds Metropolitan University.
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Major League stars to run London youth clinics
24 October 2012
Five Major League Baseball players, including Rick VandenHurk of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Jeremy Guthrie of the Kansas City Royals and Roger Bernadina of the Washington Nationals, will visit London on November 16 and 17 to participate in instructional clinics for young baseball and softball players. The clinics are part of the third annual European Big League Tour, which was conceived by Rick VandenHurk, a native of the Netherlands.
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Girls’ Softball Camp on October 29 in Horsham
18 October 2012
A Softball Camp for girls aged 8-16, run by qualified softball coaches, will be held at the Forest Recreation Centre in Horsham during half-term on Monday, October 29 from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm. The aim is to launch a new girls' softball team in Horsham.
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Softball has come to Hertfordshire!
12 July 2012
Softball has come to Hertfordshire! Beginner slowpitch sessions are now running every Wednesday evening in St Albans as part of BaseballSoftballUK's development work. BSUK's South East regional team is partnering with Active St Albans to secure funding as part of the Get Into Sport initiative, and the result is new teams of adult and youth co-ed softball players enjoying a fun yet competitive series of training and gameplay.
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Mid-week league softball returns to Birmingham
19 June 2012
A new Birmingham Softball League will be launched on Thursday June 21. The league will be run for six weeks in an intra-club format, with support from BaseballSoftballUK, and the teams will be made up of new and existing members of the Birmingham Bobcats Softball Club.
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Birmingham Bobcats to run Women’s Softball 4 Beginners sessions
16 May 2012
Ever fancied playing a new sport with friends or family? A six-week programme of Women's Softball 4 Beginners sessions catering for female participants will be run by the Birmingham Bobcats from Thursday 17 May. Any interested women aged 14 and older can join in the fun as a great way to try out a new sport and meet new people. The sessions are funded by Sportivate and are being run in partnership with BaseballSoftballUK.
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Manchester LGBT Softball Mini-League is now under way
24 April 2012
An LGBT Slowpitch SoftballMini- League aimed at complete beginners in Manchester is now under way, with one evening gone and two more to come. The winning team will collect a £250 prize.
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GLSML Development Nights to begin on 11 June
20 April 2012
The Greater London Softball Mixed League will be starting its annual Monday night development sessions in Regents Park on 11 June. The sessions will run for 11 weeks and are aimed at slowpitch softball beginners, people who have had limited experience with the sport and any players who want to improve their skills.