News (Fastpitch softball)
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The Mix keep winning in Europe but Barbarians go down again
24 August 2023
The Mix remained unbeaten on Thursday with two more wins at the European Women’s Cup in Zagreb, Croatia, but in the European Women’s Cup Winners Cup B in Moergestel in the Netherlands, the Barbarians suffered a tough loss that knocked them out of medal contention.
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GB Under-13s gain vital experience in Croatia and Italy
24 August 2023
The GB Under-13 Girls’ National Fastpitch Team, otherwise known as the GB Cubs, recently returned from a 10-day European tour that included tournaments in Croatia and Italy and provided the players on our youngest national team with some wonderful softball experience.
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The Mix win two but Barbarians lose in European Cup action
23 August 2023
Play began on Wednesday for The Mix in the European Women’s Cup in Zagreb, Croatia and continued for the Barbarians in the European Women’s Cup Winners Cup B in Moergestel in the Netherlands.
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Barbarians split a pair of games to record their first European win
22 August 2023
The Barbarians from the Great Britain Fastpitch League split a pair of games on Tuesday at the European Cup Winners Cup B in the Netherlands and recorded their first-ever European win in the process.
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Great Britain Fastpitch League disrupted again by rain
22 August 2023
The Great Britain Fastpitch League has been plagued by poor weather this year, and the latest GBFL weekend on 5-6 August at Farnham Park was no exception, with only some of the scheduled games being played.
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Barbarians have a rough start in the European Cup Winners Cup B
21 August 2023
European Women’s Cup Week began on Monday for the Barbarians, one of two British women's club teams competing in Europe this year. But it was an inauspicious start as the Barbarians lost to the host team and tournament favourites SV Roef by 13-3 at the European Women’s Cup Winners Cup B.
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The Mix and the Barbarians head off for European Cups next week
18 August 2023
Two of the top women’s teams from the Great Britain Fastpitch League – the 2022 champions The Mix and the runner-up Barbarians – are both off to Europe this weekend to play in European Cup competitions next week.
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GB Under-13 Girls’ Fastpitch Team sets off for two-tournament tour
11 August 2023
The GB Cubs, the Under-13 Girls’ Fastpitch National Team, flew to Croatia on Wednesday morning, 9 August, for a two-tournament tour that will begin with an invitational tournament hosted by the Croatian club Princ Zagreb and end with the European Massimo Romeo Youth Trophy (EMRYT) tournament in Italy.
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GB U-18 Women stage slugfest with Italy in final Euros game
5 August 2023
The final game for the GB Under-18 Women’s Team at the European Under-18 Women’s Championship in Prague this week was a free-scoring affair against Italy on Friday evening, where GB took an early lead but Italy pulled away to win 17-7 in four innings.
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GB Under-18 Women hit roadblock at European Championship
4 August 2023
The GB Under-18 Women’s team entered the final playoff round at the European Under-18 Championship in Prague with a chance of getting to a medal game, but losses to the Netherlands on Thursday night and to Ireland on Friday morning have put paid to those hopes.