News (Fastpitch softball)
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GB Men keep World Championship dreams alive
6 March 2013
Victories by Great Britain over the Czech Republic in men's fastpitch softball are about as rare as Willy Wonka's golden tickets. But the GB Men's Team broke the spell and came up with a huge 7-4 win over the Czechs on March 6 at the ISF World Championships in New Zealand, to keep their hopes of reaching the playoffs alive.
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GB Men keep their playoff hopes alive
5 March 2013
A two-run inside-the-park home run by right fielder Kenny Pregnell in the bottom of the fifth inning and a two-hit shutout thrown by pitcher James Darby kept Great Britain's playoff hopes alive at the ISF Men's Fastpitch World Championships on March 5 with a 2-0 win over South Africa.
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East Midlands Fastpitch League seeks players
4 March 2013
A new women's fastpitch league starting this year in the East Midlands is looking for players to come out and try an exciting and challenging softball format.
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GB Men grab first win at the World Championships
4 March 2013
Great Britain's first win at the ISF Men's Fastpitch World Championships turned out to be easy: a four-inning 10-0 mercy rule rout of Indonesia on Monday morning, March 4 in Auckland. For GB, it was the start of what they hope will be a climb back towards the playoff places.
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GB Men drop third straight to World Champions
3 March 2013
Playing the defending champions Australia was never going to be a game that the GB Men's Fastpitch Team was likely to win, and after scoring six times in the second inning, the Australians coasted to a 7-0 five-inning mercy rule victory that left GB still winless in the World Championships.
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GB Men lose second straight heartbreaker
2 March 2013
A second straight very tough defeat at the ISF Men's Fastpitch World Championships, this time by 1-0 to Venezuela on Saturday, March 2, has made the road to the playoffs a difficult proposition for the GB Men's Team.
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GB Men lose opener 2-0 to Samoa
1 March 2013
The GB Men's Fastpitch Team got off to a tough start in the opening game of the ISF Men's World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand, losing a 2-0 pitcher's duel to Samoa.
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New GB Men out-slug the old guys
28 February 2013
The 2013 GB Men's Fastpitch Team took on past members of the GB Team on 27 February in Auckland -- including a handful of players (Steve Jackson, Steve Tau, Clive Evan, Roger Marshman) from the team that played at ISF World Championships when they were last held in New Zealand in 2004 in Christchurch -- and the new team came out on top.
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GB Men work their way towards Auckland
27 February 2013
The GB Men's Fastpitch Team assembled in Sydney on February 20 and 21 for training and warm-up games in Australia, then moved on to Auckland, New Zealand on February 25 for more training and games before they open the ISF Men's Fastpitch World Championships on Friday morning, March 1 at 9.30 am (8.30 pm on Thursday evening British time) with a game against Samoa.
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Watch the GB Men live in New Zealand
26 February 2013
Fans in the UK can watch every game played by the GB Men's Fastpitch Team at the World Championships in New Zealand through both web streaming and live scoring updates. The GB Team will open the tournament at 10.30 pm British time on Friday night, March 1 with a game against Samoa.