News (Fastpitch softball)
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BaseballSoftballUK Academy relaunches for fastpitch and slowpitch
18 October 2023
Following an extensive review, BSUK is relaunching the Academy to provide bespoke training for every discipline of our sports -- fastpitch softball, slowpitch softball and baseball – as well as an elite player pathway through the High Performance Academy.
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BBF & BSF statement on baseball and softball at the LA28 Olympics
16 October 2023
The British Baseball Federation, British Softball Federation and BaseballSoftballUK have released a statement regarding the announcement of the LA28 Olympic Programme made at the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Mumbai
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No change at the top as Great Britain Fastpitch League season closes
14 October 2023
The 2023 GBFL season finished pretty much as expected after the final weekend of play on 30 September and 1 October at Farnham Park, since the major placings had already been decided, with The Mix topping the Women’s Division once again and The Stags at the head of the Men’s Division.
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Joint Statement: IOC Executive ratifies proposed agenda for LA28
10 October 2023
The British Baseball Federation and British Softball Federation are delighted that the IOC Executive Board has ratified the LA28 Olympic Programme that includes baseball and women’s fastpitch softball.
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Joint Statement: LA28 Olympic Proposal
10 October 2023
The British Softball Federation and British Baseball Federation look forward to the announcement of the 2028 LA Olympic Programme in the coming days and are excited by the proposal submitted yesterday, 9 October, by the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee that includes baseball and women’s fastpitch softball on the programme.
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Stags and Meteors bow out of the European Men’s Super Cup
1 September 2023
The Stags edged the Meteors 3-2 in the all-British clash at the European Men’s Super Cup on Friday morning, putting the Meteors out of the tournament. But the Stags also went out a few hours later when they lost by 7-0 to the Duerne Spartans from Belgium.
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Meteors and Stags face elimination on Friday in the Men’s Super Cup
31 August 2023
Both British teams in the 2023 European Men’s Super Cup – the Stags and the Meteors -- lost on Thursday as the double-elimination playoff phase of the tournament got underway, and the luck of the draw has them scheduled to play each other on Friday, when one British team will send the other home.
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Meteors gain a win at European Men’s Super Cup but Stags lose two
31 August 2023
An exciting come-from-behind 4-3 win by the London Meteors over the Dutch team Vennep Flyers in the last game of the day was the highlight for the British teams at the European Men’s Super Cup in the Netherlands on Wednesday.
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Meteors struggle but Stags record a European Men’s Super Cup win
29 August 2023
There was a full slate of games involving all 20 teams on Tuesday at the European Men’s Super Cup in the Netherlands, and while one British representative – the Meteors – dropped two games, the other British team, the Stags, recorded their first win.
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Stags lose opening game at the European Men’s Super Cup
29 August 2023
The 2023 European Men’s Super Cup, the only competition run by WBSC Europe for men’s fastpitch club teams, got underway on Monday evening with four games at three venues in and around Haarlem in the Netherlands.