News (Youth)
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Looking back at the GB Under-13s in Italy
21 August 2017
The GB Under-13 Girls' Fastpitch Team, playing as the London Cubs, entered the European Softball Federation's Massimo Romeo Youth Trophy event this summer, played in Collecchio, Italy from 9-12 August. In this article, Team Manager Julie Spittle looks back at the tour.
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GB Under-13s look to learn in Italy
9 August 2017
The GB Under-13 Team, playing as the London Cubs, travelled to Collecchio, Italy on Tuesday 8 August for the ESF's annual Massimo Romeo Youth Trophy after an intensive search for players.
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Fastpitch tournaments by the sea in Mexico open to British teams
3 August 2017
Two international fastpitch tournaments -- one for men and one for women -- will be held in Spring 2018 in Cancun, Mexico, and British teams are invited.
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USA crushes Japan to win Junior Worlds
30 July 2017
It was the inevitable final today between the USA and Japan at the 2017 WBSC Junior Women's Fastpitch World Championship, and in a reverse of the result two years ago in Oklahoma, the US had too much firepower and won going away by a score of 13-4.
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GB U-19 Women finish with loss to the Dutch
29 July 2017
The 2017 WBSC Junior Women's World Championship came to an end today for the GB Under-19 Team after another frustrating loss, this time by 2-0 to the Netherlands in a tight and well-played game that might have gone either way.
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GB U-19 Men fight to stay in the Euros
28 July 2017
The GB Under-19 Men's Fastpitch Team went into the last day of the round-robin stage at the European Junior Men's Championship knowing that this was the last chance saloon and that two wins were probably needed to get them through to the Page Playoff.
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GB U-19 Women suffer no-hitter against Mexico
28 July 2017
Mexican pitcher Yeraldin Carrion employed excellent control and a devastating drop and drop curve to throw a no-hitter at the GB Under-19 Women this afternoon in the last game in first round pool play for both teams at the WBSC Junior World Championship.
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GB U-19 Men show their mettle at the Euros
27 July 2017
On Day Three at the European Junior Men's Championship, the GB Under-19 Men's Team at last showed that they are capable of competing with the best.
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GB U-19 Women rue near miss against Canada
27 July 2017
The GB Under-19 Women's Fastpitch Team played a tremendous game this evening against World #3 Canada, taking an early lead, then carrying a tied game into the bottom of the sixth inning before finally succumbing by a score of 4-2.
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GB U-19 Men go down twice on Day Two
26 July 2017
The GB Under-19 Men's Fastpitch Team went into the second day of the European Junior Championship slightly bruised from a difficult first day and looking to change things with a game against winless Croatia and another stiff test against Denmark.