News (ESF / WBSC)
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Women’s World Cup moves to playoffs after rain disrupts play on Friday
14 July 2023
Heavy rain and high winds that started at 9.30 am and lasted most of the day washed out all but one game on the schedule at the WBSC Women’s World Cup Group A tournament in Ireland on Friday, and the WBSC has made a decision to move straight to the playoff round on Saturday.
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Perfect game for Georgina Corrick as GB Women roll over Ireland 7-0
13 July 2023
Georgina Corrick threw a five-inning perfect game with nine strikeouts, the GB Women’s offense exploded for seven runs in the third inning, and the result was GB’s third straight shutout victory at the WBSC Women’s World Cup Group A tournament, a 7-0 win over Ireland.
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Looking back on two magic days for the GB Women’s Fastpitch Team
12 July 2023
Fans of the GB Women’s Fastpitch Team will have been pinching themselves over the last two nail-biting days, revelling in those tense 2-0 upset wins over World #9 Australia and World #3 Chinese Taipei at the Women’s World Cup Group A in Ireland. But is “upset” really the right word?
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Stunning win over Chinese Taipei gives GB Women a 2-0 record in Ireland
12 July 2023
Another day and another fantastic 2-0 win by the GB Senior Women’s Team, this time over World #3 Chinese Taipei, has got GB off to a dream start at the WBSC Women’s World Cup Group A tournament in Balbriggan, Ireland.
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GB Women face second big test against Chinese Taipei on Wednesday
11 July 2023
The milestone 2-0 win over Australia posted earlier today by the GB Women’s Team as Group A of the WBSC Women’s World Cup got under way next to the sea in Balbriggan, Ireland, is above all a major step towards ensuring that GB will still be playing meaningful games on Saturday.
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GB Women open World Cup with an assured win over Australia
11 July 2023
The GB Women’s Fastpitch Team opened the WBSC World Cup Group A tournament today in Balbriggan, Ireland, with a thoroughly-deserved 2-0 win over World #9 Australia.
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GB Women look forward to World Cup after the Royal Spark Challenge
9 July 2023
The GB Senior Women’s Fastpitch Team flew from the UK to Ireland on Sunday 9 July for the WBSC Women’s World Cup Group A tournament in Balbriggan, north of Dublin, having warmed up with a landmark two-game series at Farnham Park on 6 and 7 July against the US pro team Oklahoma City Spark.
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GB U-18 and U-16 Men go down fighting in bronze medal games
9 July 2023
The Great Britain Under-18 and Under-16 Men’s Fastpitch Teams both played in bronze medal games on Saturday 8 July in their European Championships in Czechia, and though both teams lost, they put in their best performances of the week.
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GB Under-16 and Under-18 Men look forward to bronze medal games
8 July 2023
After the GB Under-18 Men’s Team split a pair of games on Friday and the GB Under-16 Men’s Team lost to Israel, both teams will look forward to bronze medal games today as their European Championships in Czechia come to an end.
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GB Men’s Fastpitch Teams have another day of struggle at the Euros
7 July 2023
Both the GB Under-18 and Under-16 Men’s Fastpitch Teams came up empty yesterday in their European Championships in Sezimovo Usti in Czechia, as the GB Under-18s lost to Israel and Czechia and the GB Under-16s went down to Denmark.