News (National teams)
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GB Women qualify for the World Championships
5 August 2011
The GB Women's Fastpitch Team have done it again -- qualifying for the World Championships for the second straight time by overcoming the Czech Republic 2-0 on August 5 at the European Women's Championships in Italy. GB can finish no lower than third, but will play tomorrow to see if they can finish even higher.
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GB Women are one game away from World Championship qualification
5 August 2011
The task of qualifying for the 2012 World Championships is down to just one game for the GB Women's Fastpitch Team -- the 6.30 encounter on August 5 with the Czech Republic. A win will also keep GB in the hunt for the European Championship title.
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GB Women take extra-inning thriller from Russia
5 August 2011
After a dramatic 4-2 extra-inning win over Russia on the evening of August 4 at the European Women's Championships in North East Italy, the GB Women's Fastpitch Team will play Spain on August 5 for a place in the last four and the Page Playoffs. The top three teams will qualify for next year's World Championships in Canada.
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GB Women take out France to assure a shot at the Page Playoffs
4 August 2011
The GB Women's Fastpitch Team took no chances with France on the morning of August 4 in the second round at the European Women's Championships in Italy. GB's 9-3 win assured themselves of a playoff game tomorrow that can get them into the final-four Page Playoff.
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GB Women lose tough 3-1 battle to the Dutch
4 August 2011
Great Britain and the Netherlands staged a tough, high-class game of softball at the start of the second round in the 2011 European Women's Fastpitch Championships on Wednesday evening, August 3, before a packed crowd in the main stadium at Ronchi dei Legionari in North East Italy. But the Dutch had more hits and also had the better of both the luck and the umpiring, and won the game 3-1.
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Now the real tournament begins for the GB Women
3 August 2011
GB made slightly hard work of their final first round group game against Croatia at the European Women's Fastpitch Championships on August 3, but emetged with a 7-0 mercy rule win in five innings.Now the serious begins with a second round match against the Netherlands.
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GB Women struggle but see off Sweden 3-0
2 August 2011
Sweden came advertised as a team that couldn't be taken lightly, and the GB Women's Fastpitch Team paid due care and attention, sending Stacie Townsend out to pitch and coming back with a 3-0 victory on the evening of August 2.
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GB Women swamp Hungary
2 August 2011
The GB Women's Fastpitch Team had a first inning scare when Hungary loaded the bases wiuth no outs and took a 2-0 lead. But then pitcher Carling Hare took control, GB pounded out 18 hits and ran out 16-2 winners in four innings.
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GB Women go down 1-0 to Italy
31 July 2011
One piece of defensive hesitation let Italy score the only run of a brilliant pitcher's duel between GB's Stacie Townsend and Italy's Stella Turazzi in the opening game for both teams on July 31 at the 2011 European Women's Fastpitch Championships in North East Italy.
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GB Women overwhelm France in final warm-up game
30 July 2011
Thunderstorms stayed away for long enough on July 30 to let the GB Women's Fastpitch Team get in a warm-up match against France before the European Championships get underway on July 31 in Italy. The score was 18-0 in favour of Britain in the fifth inning when the French coach called a halt.