News (Leagues)
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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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2023 BSF Leagues Round-up
17 September 2023
Play has now finished in most BSF slowpitch leagues around the country for 2023. In this report, a number of leagues describe how their seasons went, and who won the prizes.
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H20, Mob and Storm capture NSL Nationals titles
4 September 2023
After a great weekend of play in hot sunshine, H20 won their second straight NSL1 Championship, The Mob put the seal on a hugely successful season by capturing the NSL2 title, and Storm scored 29 runs in exuberant fashion in the NSL3 final to seal the crown.
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New trophies are the highlight at the 32nd Edinburgh Festiball
28 August 2023
The 32nd Edinburgh Festiball, on the Bank Holiday weekend of 26-27 August, was played for the most part in warm sunshine, though mornings were cloudy, and after a late withdrawal, 31 teams took part.
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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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Twenty-two teams at Manchester Main Tournament overcome the rain
8 August 2023
The annual Manchester Main tournament hosted 22 teams across three tiers at Wythenshawe Sports Ground on the weekend of 5-6 August.
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Legends, Mob and Bracknell are 2023 NSL League Champions
31 July 2023
The BSF’s 2023 NSL league season came to a conclusion on the weekend of 29-30 July at Farnham Park, with Championships determined, promotion and relegation issues mostly settled and qualifications for the NSL1 and NSL2 Nationals in September decided.
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Spittin’ Camels, United Nations and Swindon Bombers take the medals at Leeds
26 July 2023
Arguably one of the best softball tournaments in the country, the 2023 Leeds Tournament, played at the Grange Park Sports Club on the weekend of 8-9 July, did not disappoint.
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BSUK North West Series Wraps up in the rain
25 July 2023
The final event of the three-weekend BSUK North West Series tournament took place in the Manchester rain on Saturday 22 July, capping off the 2023 outdoor series.
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Fastpitch League standards of play rising with the summer heat
27 June 2023
If the Great Britain Fastpitch League weekend in May was a promise of things to come, then the next outing for the league, on 10-11 June, really delivered.