News (Fastpitch softball)
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London Angels still in the hunt in the European Cup
23 August 2012
The London Angels, Britain's representative in the 2012 European Women's Cup being played in Ostrava in the Czech Republic, still have a chance to reach the Page Playoffs as the competition heads towards a climax on August 25.
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GB U-13 teams fight it out for seventh place in Italy
21 August 2012
The two GB Under-13 teams playing in the ESF's Massimo Romeo Youth Cup in Italy from August 15-18 wound up playing each other to determine the bottom two places in the tournament. But as a learning experience for a lot of players new to the game, the tournament was invaluable.
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GB Under-16s gain experience in Italy
8 August 2012
The GB Under-16 Girls' Fastpitch Team, without an official competition this summer, attended the Tuscany Series Under-16 Tournament in Arezzo, Italy from August 2-5. The team won two games and lost three and finished sixth out of eight teams, but gained valuable experience for next summer's European Championships.
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GB’s Stacie Townsend on All-World Team
7 August 2012
A US-based organisation called The Fastpitch School has inaugurated the selection of a TFS All-World Softball Team following the conclusion of the biennial ISF Women's World Championships in Whitehorse, Canada last month – and GB Women's Team player Stacie Townsend has been included in this very select group.
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GB Men forced to settle for third place
28 July 2012
One bad inning against the Dutch on Saturday morning put the GB Men's Team out of the running for the title at the European Men's Championship in Amstelveen, Holland and instead GB finished third for the fourth European Championships in a row. But third guarantees GB's place at the World Championships next March in New Zealand.
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GB Women ranked 11th at World Championships
28 July 2012
Official rankings from the 13th ISF Women's World Championships played from July 13-22 in Whitehorse, Canada show that the GB Women's Team finished 11th, the same as in 2010 in Venezuela.
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GB Juniors go down fighting
28 July 2012
With everything stacked against them in the fifth-place game at the European Junior (Under-19) Women's Championships in Holland on Saturday, the GB Juniors still put up a fighting performance before going down 12-5 to the Czech Republic and finishing the tournament in sixth place.
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GB Men play strategically against the Czechs
28 July 2012
The GB Men's Fastpitch Team took a strategic approach to their 1 v 2 Page Playoff game against the Czech Republic Friday night at the European Men's Championships, preferring to save ace pitcher James Darby for two games on Saturday that could win GB the title.
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GB Men qualify for World Championships
27 July 2012
The GB Men's Fastpitch Team picked up a 6-2 win over the Netherlands Thursday night at the European Championships that guaranteed them second place going into the Page Playoff round and also guaranteed qualification for the 2013 World Championships in New Zealand.
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GB Juniors rally to down Croatia
27 July 2012
A seven-run rally in the fifth inning carried the GB Junior (Under-19) Women's Fastpitch Team to a 10-8 win over Croatia on Friday in one of the wilder games of softball anyone is likely to see at the European Junior Championships. As a result, GB will play off for fifth place on Saturday.