News (National teams)
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GB Women end scrimmage games with loss
13 August 2014
Losing 16-1 to Japan on Monday was not entirely unexpected for the GB Women's Fastpitch Team, but losing 17-1 on Wednesday to the Czech Republic on the eve of the World Championships that start on Friday in Haarlem was not what the team expected or wanted.
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Border Battle starts for Team Europe Slowpitch
27 July 2014
The Men's Slowpitch Team that is representing Europe in the Border Battle Tournament in Kitchener, Ontario opened with games against Team Quebec and Team USA on 24 July, and took a lot of positives from their two losses.
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Czechs win European Junior Championships
26 July 2014
Czech pitcher Veronika Petkova, who threw an impressive shutout against Great Britain on Thursday, pitched the Czech Republic to the European Junior Championship title by defeating Italy 5-0 in the Page Playoff 1v2 game on Friday evening, and defeating them again in Saturday's Grand Final by a score of 5-3.
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GB U-19 Women forced to settle for fourth place
25 July 2014
After the high of Thursday night's dramatic comeback win over the Netherlands, Friday was a day of disappointment for the GB Under-19 Women's Fastpitch Team at the European Junior Championships.
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GB U-19s grab miracle win over the Dutch
24 July 2014
On Thursday evening, at the European Junior Championships, the GB Under-19 Women's Fastpitch Team pulled off the greatest result in British international softball history with a magical comeback against the Dutch.
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GB Women arrive in Holland for training camp
19 July 2014
They've come from the UK, from Europe and from various locations in North America, but all of the players and staff on the 2014 GB Women's Fastpitch Team are now in Utrecht, in the Netherlands, starting a week-long training camp before playing in the 14th ISF World Championships.
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GB Men miss out on the World Championships
18 July 2014
Another one-run loss, on a walkoff inside-the-park home run by Dutch third baseman Emeron Lourens in the bottom of the seventh inning, has cost the GB Men's Fastpitch Team a place in next year's World Championships.
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Team Europe Slowpitch heads for Canada
16 July 2014
A European Men's Slowpitch Team – with British players making up half the squad – will come together in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada on or around 20 July to take on the might of Team USA, Team Canada and others in a tournament leading up to the annual USA v Canada Border Battle.
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GB U-19s roll over Russia for fifth straight win
15 July 2014
The GB Under-19 Women's Fastpitch Team recorded their fifth straight win on Wednesday afternoon at the European Junior Championships and their second in the Championship playoff round as they mercy-ruled Russia by 9-2 in five innings.
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GB Softball Teams set off for Europe
4 July 2014
It's July, and the season of European and World Softball Championships is upon us. Four GB Softball teams will be heading to Europe over the next six weeks or so with a range of hopes and expectations.