News (ESF / WBSC)
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IOC approves baseball/softball stadium for 2020
9 December 2016
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has welcomed the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to approve the 30,000-seat Yokohama Stadium as the main venue for baseball and softball events at the Olympic Games in Japan in 2020.
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Summing up the 2016 Slowpitch World Cup
21 November 2016
The 2016 Slowpitch World Cup in Plant City, Florida, where the GB Slowpitch Team failed to win the title but had some great games and a good time, is at a crossroads. The big question for the WBSC Softball Division and for GB Softball is: where does the competition go from here?
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GB Slowpitch falls to Bahamas in World Cup Final
21 November 2016
The GB Slowpitch Team delivered an unbelievable offensive display on Sunday against Curacao to reach the final of the Slowpitch World Cup in Plant City, Florida – but then couldn't quite sustain that level.
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Great win over Germany keeps GB in World Cup
20 November 2016
With their backs to the wall and facing elimination from the medals at the 2016 Slowpitch World Cup in Plant City, Florida on Saturday evening, the GB Slowpitch Team produced their best performance of the tournament to carve out a crucial 17-8 win over Germany.
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A good day at the office for GB Slowpitch
18 November 2016
It was a good first day for the GB Slowpitch Team on Thursday as the fifth Slowpitch World Cup opened in Plant City, Florida. GB won three games against just one loss, which gives them a good leg up on getting safely into the playoff round.
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Slowpitch World Cup to kick off on Thursday
16 November 2016
The 2016 Slowpitch World Cup, organised by the World Baseball Softball Confederation Slowpitch Division, will kick off at noon on Thursday in Plant City Florida -- but with a smaller group of competitors than the GB Slowpitch Team had been expecting.
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GB Men select team for World Championship
12 November 2016
GB Men's Fastpitch Team Head Coach Kevin Stockford has announced the majority of players selected for the 15th WBSC Men's World Championship, to be played in Whitehorse, Canada from 7-16 July 2017.
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GB Men’s Team is 10th in latest world rankings
10 November 2016
The World Baseball Softball Confederation has published updated 2016 standings for the WBSC Men's Softball World Rankings, following a change in methodology that gives weight to additional events.
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New women’s softball world rankings issued by WBSC
23 October 2016
The World Baseball Softball Confederation has issued updated official Women's Softball World Rankings following this summer's Women's World Championship in Canada.
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Two BASU umpires selected for the Softball World Cup in Florida
10 October 2016
Two experienced BASU umpires -- Chris Moon and Pete Saunders -- have been selected to umpire at the 2016 WBSC Slowpitch World Cup, to be played in Plant City, Florida from 17-20 November.