News (National teams)
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New GB Men out-slug the old guys
28 February 2013
The 2013 GB Men's Fastpitch Team took on past members of the GB Team on 27 February in Auckland -- including a handful of players (Steve Jackson, Steve Tau, Clive Evan, Roger Marshman) from the team that played at ISF World Championships when they were last held in New Zealand in 2004 in Christchurch -- and the new team came out on top.
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GB Men work their way towards Auckland
27 February 2013
The GB Men's Fastpitch Team assembled in Sydney on February 20 and 21 for training and warm-up games in Australia, then moved on to Auckland, New Zealand on February 25 for more training and games before they open the ISF Men's Fastpitch World Championships on Friday morning, March 1 at 9.30 am (8.30 pm on Thursday evening British time) with a game against Samoa.
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Watch the GB Men live in New Zealand
26 February 2013
Fans in the UK can watch every game played by the GB Men's Fastpitch Team at the World Championships in New Zealand through both web streaming and live scoring updates. The GB Team will open the tournament at 10.30 pm British time on Friday night, March 1 with a game against Samoa.
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Softball Canada to bid for 2016 ISF Women’s World Championships
22 February 2013
Softball Canada will bid to host the 2016 ISF Women's World Championships, and if successful, the tournament will be played at Softball City in Surrey, British Columbia, home of the Canadian Open Fastpitch Championships (formerly the Canada Cup).
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Support for slowpitch at the ESF Congress
21 February 2013
Andre van Overbeek from Holland, who has been a consistent supporter of slowpitch during his time as ESF President, was re-elected for another four-year term at the ESF Congress held from February 14-16 in Bled, Slovenia. In another boost for slowpitch, John Austin from Ireland was elected as one of six Vice Presidents on the ESF Executive.
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Players selected for GB Under-16 Girls
18 February 2013
GB Under-16 Girls' Fastpitch Team Head Coach Jeremy Thomas and his staff have now selected 12 players who will compete for Great Britain at the 2013 European Cadette Championships, scheduled for August 5-10 in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
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Meet three key players for the GB Men’s Team
15 February 2013
The GB Men's Fastpitch Team is assembling in Australia for acclimatisation and warm-up games before crossing to Auckland, New Zealand to play in their third straight ISF Men's World Championship from March 1-10. Click through to meet three GB players who will be playing in World Championships for the very first time.
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Seedings released for ISF Junior World Championships
11 February 2013
The International Softball Federation has released the seedings for the 10th Junior Women's Fastpitch World Championships, to be played from July 1-7 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. With the tournament becoming open entry, the GB Junior (Under-19) Women's Team will compete.
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Entries released for European Slowpitch Championship and Cup
31 January 2013
The European Softball Federation has released information on provisional entries to the 2013 European Slowpitch Championships and European Slowpitch Cup.
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Volunteers sought for GB Softball roles
31 January 2013
The GB Management Committee (GBMC), founded in 2009, is a group of coaches, team managers and administrators who make policy decisions and provide oversight for softball national team programmes. In order to provide more support for national teams, the GBMC is looking for volunteers to carry out a number of operational roles that will help national team managers and coaches concentrate on their primary tasks of preparing teams for competition and achieving success at tournaments overseas.