News (Tournaments)
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GB Juniors retain their crown in Paris
15 March 2016
The GB Junior Fastpitch programme sent two mixed teams to the annual Tournoi des Expos in Ermont, near Paris on the weekend of 12-13 March, and while a young GB 2 squad did well to finish ninth, GB 1, led by player-coach Josh Peat, retained the tournament title.
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GB Juniors head for Paris once again
7 March 2016
In what is now becoming a spring and autumn ritual, two mixed teams of junior fastpitch players from the UK will head for Ermont, a northern suburb of Paris, on the weekend of 12-13 March to defend their title in the Tournoi Des Expos 2016.
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Disco Ball to provide tournament opportunity for D and C-grade teams
3 March 2016
Disco Ball is a brand new one-day tournament for D and low C-grade co-ed slowpitch teams, to be played on the dedicated fields at Farnham Park usually reserved for the A-graders on Saturday 9 July.
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GB Slowpitch Open tournament set for 17 April
26 February 2016
This year's GB Slowpitch Open, a fun tournament for B-grade and C-grade teams designed to raise money for the GB Slowpitch Team programme, will take place on Sunday 17 April at Farnham Park.
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ESF Congress concentrates on tournaments
18 February 2016
The 2015 European Softball Federation Congress was held in conjunction with the European Baseball Congress on 12-13 February in Hoofdoorp, Holland, and a number of discussions and decisions revolved around tournaments.
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Co-ed Slowpitch Tournament to be hosted at Olympia Haarlem
26 January 2016
One of Holland's leading softball and baseball clubs, Olympia Haarlem, is hosting a co-ed slowpitch tournament on the weekend of 23-24 July, and hopes to attract B and C-grade teams from the UK.
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Chichester Tournament in April to raise money for local charity
14 January 2016
The fourth annual Chichester Charity Softball Tournament will be played at the University of Chichester on Sunday 17 April, and will be raising money for a local charity supporting people with learning difficulties.
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ACS Hillingdon offers early-season co-ed slowpitch tournament
13 January 2016
The Athletic Department at ACS Hillingdon International School is organising the Hawks Ball, an open co-ed slowpitch tournament for recreational teams, on Saturday 23 April.
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GB Select Team heads for Indoor Cup in Holland
12 January 2016
Ten players from GB Fastpitch Softball programmes are heading to Holland to compete in the long-established annual Indoor Cup Tournament in Schiedam, near Rotterdam on the weekend of 16-17 January, against a range of junior and senior women's teams from Europe and the USA.
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Guernsey Softball to host 80th Anniversary Men’s Tournament
5 January 2016
The Guernsey Softball Association (GSA) is celebrating the 80th anniversary of organised softball on the island in 2016, and one element of the celebrations will be to host a three-day Men's Fastpitch Tournament in St Peter Port from 19-21 August.