News (ESF / WBSC)
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GB Slowpitch starts Euros with easy wins
28 July 2015
Teams always want to start a major tournament by making a statement, and the GB Slowpitch Team did just that as the European Slowpitch Championships began on Tuesday 28 July in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria.
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GB Slowpitch team aiming for 10th Euro win
27 July 2015
The GB Slowpitch Team has now assembled in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria, and will be looking for its 10th straight win in the European Co-ed Slowpitch Championships when the tournament gets under way on Tuesday morning 28 July.
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Italy wins first Women’s Euros since 2007
25 July 2015
On a day of gale-force wind and heavy rain, the final games of the European Women's Championship somehow managed to be played on Saturday 25 July in Rosmalen, Holland, and the main beneficiary was Italy, which won its first European title since 2007.
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GB Women sign off by almost beating Holland
24 July 2015
The GB Women's Fastpitch Team saved their best game of the European Women's Championships on Friday in Rosmalen, Holland for last. GB played the defending champion Netherlands on absolutely even terms and were unlucky to lose 2-0.
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GB Women beat Austria but lose to Italy
23 July 2015
The GB Women's Fastpitch Team edged out Austria 4-3 this morning to ensure that they can finish no lower than fifth at the European Women's Championships in Rosmalen, Holland. Unfortunately, this evening's 7-0 loss to Italy means that GB have no chance of finishing higher.
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GB Women have a bad day at the Euros
22 July 2015
The bad news is that the GB Women's Fastpitch Team lost two games, to the Czech Republic and Russia, at the European Women's Championships in Holland on Wednesday 22 July. The good news is – they're still through to the second playoff round.
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GB Women win playoff thriller over Germany
21 July 2015
Carling Hare pitched the most courageous game of her GB Softball career, and thanks to her clutch performance, the GB Women's Team held on for a nail-biting 2-1 win over Germany in the first game of the playoffs on Tuesday evening 21 July at the European Women's Championships in Rosmalen, Holland.
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GB Women come back to earth against Italy
21 July 2015
The GB Women's Fastpitch Team suffered a first loss at the European Women's Championships in Rosmalen, Holland on Monday 20 July when they came up against Italy's Greta Cecchetti, who gave up only one hit in an 8-0 Italian walk-off mercy rule victory in six innings.
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GB Women pick up two wins on Opening Day
19 July 2015
The GB Women's Fastpitch Team put two quick wins in the bank on the first day of play at the European Women's Championships on Sunday 19 July in Rosmalen in Holland – a 15-1 win over Slovakia in the morning and a much tighter 5-1 win over Switzerland in the afternoon.
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GB Junior Men grab fifth place at the Euros
18 July 2015
The GB Junior Men's Fastpitch Team won their first game at the European Championships in the Czech Republic on the last day of the tournament – a dramatic 13-12 win over Poland that guaranteed GB a fifth place finish.