News (National teams)
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BaseballSoftballUK Academy relaunches for fastpitch and slowpitch
18 October 2023
Following an extensive review, BSUK is relaunching the Academy to provide bespoke training for every discipline of our sports -- fastpitch softball, slowpitch softball and baseball – as well as an elite player pathway through the High Performance Academy.
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GB Slowpitch selects roster for WBSC Slowpitch World Cup
2 October 2023
The GB Slowpitch Team staff has announced the 16 players – eight women and eight men – who have been selected for the team that will compete in the historic first-ever WBSC Co-ed Slowpitch World Cup for national teams, to be played in Guadalajara, Mexico from 5-10 December 2023.
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GB Under-13s gain vital experience in Croatia and Italy
24 August 2023
The GB Under-13 Girls’ National Fastpitch Team, otherwise known as the GB Cubs, recently returned from a 10-day European tour that included tournaments in Croatia and Italy and provided the players on our youngest national team with some wonderful softball experience.
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GB Under-13 Girls’ Fastpitch Team sets off for two-tournament tour
11 August 2023
The GB Cubs, the Under-13 Girls’ Fastpitch National Team, flew to Croatia on Wednesday morning, 9 August, for a two-tournament tour that will begin with an invitational tournament hosted by the Croatian club Princ Zagreb and end with the European Massimo Romeo Youth Trophy (EMRYT) tournament in Italy.
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GB U-18 Women stage slugfest with Italy in final Euros game
5 August 2023
The final game for the GB Under-18 Women’s Team at the European Under-18 Women’s Championship in Prague this week was a free-scoring affair against Italy on Friday evening, where GB took an early lead but Italy pulled away to win 17-7 in four innings.
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GB Under-18 Women hit roadblock at European Championship
4 August 2023
The GB Under-18 Women’s team entered the final playoff round at the European Under-18 Championship in Prague with a chance of getting to a medal game, but losses to the Netherlands on Thursday night and to Ireland on Friday morning have put paid to those hopes.
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GB Under-18 Women edge past Ukraine and advance to Euro Top Six
3 August 2023
The GB Under-18 Women’s Team came from behind, then hung on in a tense game with Ukraine on Thursday morning at the European Under-18 Women Championship in Prague, and the win sent the GB Team forward into a final round-robin featuring the top six teams.
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GB Under-18 Women fall to Czechia at the European Championship
3 August 2023
The GB Under-18 Women’s Team saw their game against Czechia slip away early on Wednesday evening at the European Under-18 Women’s Championship in Prague and went down to a 9-1 five-inning loss.
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GB Under-18 Women pick up playoff win over France
2 August 2023
Having secured their spot in the top eight on Tuesday, the GB Under-18 Women's Team made a strong start in the first playoff round-robin game on Wednesday, defeating France on the four-inning mercy rule by a score of 13-1.
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GB Under-18 Women blast their way into the Euro playoffs
1 August 2023
The GB Under-18 Women’s team completed the first round of pool play on Tuesday at the European Under-18 Women’s Championship in Prague with a 3-1 record after defeating Spain to secure a spot in the Championship playoffs.