News (Leagues)
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Manchester LGBT Softball Mini-League is now under way
24 April 2012
An LGBT Slowpitch SoftballMini- League aimed at complete beginners in Manchester is now under way, with one evening gone and two more to come. The winning team will collect a £250 prize.
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BSF sets out NSL structure for 2012
13 April 2012
BSF Tournaments Officers Liz Graham and Lesley Morisetti have announced the structure for National Softball League play in 2012, where all NSL teams will qualify for Premier Nationals to be held in Manchester in September.
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Registration now open for Great Britain Fastpitch League
20 March 2012
The Great Britain Fastpitch League is now inviting individual player registration by both youth and adult players for the 2012 season. The league will have adult, Under-17 and Under-14 divisions and will play on six Saturdays in May, June, July and August at Richings Park Sports Club in Iver, Bucks, not far from Heathrow Airport.
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BSF to run Corporate Softball Workshop for leagues at AGM
1 February 2012
Promoting and running local corporate softball events, with support from BSUK, can be a good way for slowpitch leagues to find new members and make some money. The BSF will be running a workshop session at the 2012 AGM on February 18 in Manchester designed to help leagues take on this activity.
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Shafters Indoor Winter League flourishes in its debut season
13 December 2011
A new indoor softball league, set up and run in the Portsmouth area by the UPSU Shafters, brought together five local teams, including the Shafters, to provide competition experience over the winter months. The league has been a success, and the title was won by the Hursley Hurricanes.
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BSF holds productive League Heads Forum
1 December 2011
The annual Softball League Heads Forum, held on Saturday, November 26 in Birmingham, considered the future development of softball in the UK, including umpire and coach training, and welcomed detailed proposals on extending the National Softball League to a second division.
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Winter Indoor League underway at the University of Portsmouth
21 November 2011
A winter Indoor Softball League is being run during the off-season at the University of Portsmouth, with five teams and a new penalty rule for unequal numbers of male and female players.
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Fastpitch League plays out final games in Norfolk
20 September 2011
The London Fastpitch Softball League (LFSL) played its final day of competition for 2011 in Fakenham, Norfolk on Saturday, September 17. Even though not all teams attended, winners were declared in the different divisions and the teams that will play in Europe next year were decided.
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London Fastpitch Softball League to finish the season at Fakenham
8 September 2011
The London Fastpitch Softball League will round out a very successful second season with two final days of league play at Fakenham in Norfolk on the weekend of September 17-18.
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Ice hockey e-magazine carries softball feature
26 July 2011
The online ice hockey magazine Powerplay recently ran a feature on what ice hockey players and coaches do during the off-season, and the answer turned out to be softball!