News (National teams)
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GB Select Team finishes fourth in Indoor Cup
21 January 2017
A GB Select Team made up of GB Women and GB Under-19 players, plus three guest pitchers, finished fourth out of 16 teams at the prestigious annual Indoor Cup in Schiedam, Netherlands, on the weekend of 14-15 January.
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GB Slowpitch Team trials set for 5 February
20 January 2017
The GB Slowpitch Team has announced an open trial for new players, to be held on Sunday 5 February at the Royal Masonic School in Ricksmanworth, north of London.
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Coaches and manager needed for new GB Team
10 January 2017
The GB Softball programme is planning to launch a new national team in 2017 – a GB Under-16 Boys' Fastpitch Team -- and a Team Manager and additional coaches are needed.
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IOC approves baseball/softball stadium for 2020
9 December 2016
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has welcomed the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to approve the 30,000-seat Yokohama Stadium as the main venue for baseball and softball events at the Olympic Games in Japan in 2020.
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GB Select squad chosen for Indoor Cup
3 December 2016
A strong squad of players from the GB Women and Under-19 Women player pools, plus two guest pitchers from the Netherlands, has been chosen to make up a GB Select Team that will compete in the annual Indoor Cup in Schiedam, near Rotterdam, on 14-15 January 2017.
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Summing up the 2016 Slowpitch World Cup
21 November 2016
The 2016 Slowpitch World Cup in Plant City, Florida, where the GB Slowpitch Team failed to win the title but had some great games and a good time, is at a crossroads. The big question for the WBSC Softball Division and for GB Softball is: where does the competition go from here?
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GB Slowpitch falls to Bahamas in World Cup Final
21 November 2016
The GB Slowpitch Team delivered an unbelievable offensive display on Sunday against Curacao to reach the final of the Slowpitch World Cup in Plant City, Florida – but then couldn't quite sustain that level.
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Great win over Germany keeps GB in World Cup
20 November 2016
With their backs to the wall and facing elimination from the medals at the 2016 Slowpitch World Cup in Plant City, Florida on Saturday evening, the GB Slowpitch Team produced their best performance of the tournament to carve out a crucial 17-8 win over Germany.
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A good day at the office for GB Slowpitch
18 November 2016
It was a good first day for the GB Slowpitch Team on Thursday as the fifth Slowpitch World Cup opened in Plant City, Florida. GB won three games against just one loss, which gives them a good leg up on getting safely into the playoff round.
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Slowpitch World Cup to kick off on Thursday
16 November 2016
The 2016 Slowpitch World Cup, organised by the World Baseball Softball Confederation Slowpitch Division, will kick off at noon on Thursday in Plant City Florida -- but with a smaller group of competitors than the GB Slowpitch Team had been expecting.