News (National teams)
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GB Under-13 Girls enjoy the Bank Holiday in Holland
2 September 2011
The GB Minime (Under-13) Girls' Fastpitch Team, without an official European competition this year, spent the August Bank Holiday weekend in Holland, where they played against three local teams in Alkmaar and managed to get a fair amount of sightseeing in as well.
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GB Cadettes deliver back-to-back wins to finish 4-4 at Euros
13 August 2011
The Great Britain Softball Cadette National Team played their last game of the 2011 European Championships versus Slovakia, a day after their thrilling comeback victory over the Serbians.
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GB Cadettes bounce back to defeat Serbia
12 August 2011
The GB Cadette (Under-16) Girls' Fastpitch Team bounced back from their mercy-rule loss to Spain on the morning of August 12 at the European Cadette Championships to defeat Serbia that afternoon by a score of 6-5.
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GB Cadettes undone by Spain
12 August 2011
The GB Cadette (Under-16) Girls' Fastpitch Team continued their Jekyll and Hyde play at the European Cadette Championships in Antwerp on August 12, losing 15-0 to three innings in Spain after their excellent win against Germany the day before.
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Wrapping up the 2011 European Women’s Championships
11 August 2011
Click through for final placings at the 2011 European Women's Fastpitch Championships that ended on August 6 in Ronchi dei Legionari in Italy with the Netherlands winning their second straight European title, and the Netherland, Italy and GB qualifying for next year's ISF World Championships in Canada.
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GB Cadettes earn fine win over Germany
11 August 2011
The GB Cadette (Under-16) Girls' Fastpitch Team started a series of four games on August 11 against other teams that failed to make the playoffs at the European Cadette Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. First up was Germany, who finished third in Pool A, and GB played their best game of the tournament to defeat the Germans 4-2.
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GB Cadettes split a doubleheader in Belgium
10 August 2011
The GB Cadette (Under-16) Girls' Fastpitch Team notched their first win on August 10 at the European Cadette Championships in Antwerp, crushing France by a score of 15-3. But GB had to take the field again almost immediately against Russia and suffered a 17-0 three-inning defeat.
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Italy proves too strong for the GB Cadettes
9 August 2011
Yesterday, August 8, the GB Cadette (Under-16) Girls' Fastpitch Team had to take on the Czech Repubic in their first game at the 2011European Cadette Championships on the outskirts of Antwerp in Belgium. Today, it was Italy, and the result was the same: a 9-0 defeat.
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Rocky start for the GB Cadettes in Belgium
8 August 2011
First games in European Championships are rarely a good thing for GB youth fastpitch teams, and they're even tougher when the first opponent is the Czech Republic. So it was no surprise when the GB Cadette (Under-16) Girls' Fastpitch Team gave up seven runs to the Czechs in the first inning on August 8 in the opening game of the European Cadette Championships in rainy Belgium. GB settled down after that, but still lost by 9-0.
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GB Women settle for third place at the European Championships
6 August 2011
Another 1-0 defeat to Italy put the GB Women's Fastpitch Team out of the 2011 European Women's Championships on the afternoon of August 6, and the final will be between Italy and the Netherlands. But the GB Team achieved their main goal: qualification for next year's World Championships in Canada.