News (Leagues)
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H2O wins top seeding for Premier Nationals
3 August 2013
The 2013 National Softball League season wrapped up at the third Diamond Series tournament at Farnham Park on the weekend of 27-28 July, and the clear winner and #1 seed for the Premier Nationals will be H2O, who have yet to win their first national title.
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ASA coaches enjoy good feedback on tour
8 July 2013
Top ASA slowpitch coaches Steve Shortland and Cheryl Trapnell ended their UK tour on 4 July after delivering sessions to team coaches from nine different leagues, working with teams on strategy at two weekend tournaments, introducing the idea of 'diagnotics' to critique the strength and weaknesses of your own and other teams and also spending time with players from the GB Slowpitch Team.
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BSF looking for final Nationals entries
7 July 2013
With the Single-Sex Slowpitch Nationals and the League Co-ed Slowpitch Nationals coming up over the next month, the BSF is looking for one or two more entries to round out the pools in both competitions.
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BSF Slowpitch Leagues Round-up: June 2013
5 July 2013
With the slowpitch league season reaching the halfway point for most leagues around the country, click through for a round-up of events during June from some of the BSF's top leagues.
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Struggle is on for Premier Nationals places in the NSL
24 June 2013
Just 13 National Softball League fixtures were played at the Pioneers Tournament on the weekend of June 22-23 in Canterbury, and H2O recorded a win and a draw to keep their place at the top of the NSL standings. But the real battle is the one shaping up for the last Premier Nationals places.
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H2O stretch their lead in the NSL
17 June 2013
Four more wins and no losses in National Softball League play at the British Airways Tournament on the weekend of 15-16 June at the BA Concorde Club in West London have stretched H2O's lead at the top of the NSL standings, with three of the six tournaments hosting NSL play in 2013 now in the books.
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Herts softball programme looking for help
17 June 2013
The Herts Softball Programme, part of the successful Herts Baseball Club, will be staging Wednesday evening open training sessions on 19 June and 26 June – and the club is looking for paid staff to help run its softball activities over the summer.
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Angels make it back to GBFL Division 1
14 June 2013
The London Angels made it back to Division 1 of the Great Britain Fastpitch League (GBFL) with two wins behind the pitching of Kylie Marshall on Saturday 1 June at Richings Park. Meanwhile, the GB Under-16s came back to earth and went down to Division 2.
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H2O hold NSL lead after Diamond 2
11 June 2013
H2O, with a record of 12 wins and one loss, are leading the National Softball League table after the second Diamond Series tournament on the weekend of 8-9 June, with Pioneers, Blue Steel and Chromies within shouting distance. And it looks like several teams could be battling for the last couple of Premier Nationals places.
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BSF Slowpitch Leagues Round-up: May 2013
9 June 2013
Most BSF slowpitch leagues started their season in May – and some had a busy pre-season as well. Click through for reports from the Solent, Leeds, Manchester and Greater London Softball Mixed Leagues on the beginning of their 2013 seasons.