News
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Eagles take first game in inaugural All Stars Fastpitch League
27 May 2022
The very first game of the BSUK/BSF All Stars Fastpitch League, contested by the Ravens and the Eagles, got off to an auspicious start in fine spring weather at Farnham Park National Baseball & Softball Complex on Saturday 21 May.
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European Hall of Fame inductees receive their trophies
23 May 2022
Three members of the British softball community – former GB Slowpitch players Brett Gibbens and Steph Jardine, and BASU umpire Chris Moon – received Softball Europe Hall of Fame trophies in a ceremony at Farnham Park on Saturday 21 May.
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Legends, Camels, Havoc & Milton Keynes hold leads after first NSL weekend
23 May 2022
The first weekend of National Softball League play in 2022 – hopefully the start of the first full NSL season since 2019 – took place on 21-22 May at Farnham Park, with Legends, and Spittin’ Camels emerging as early league leaders in NSL1 and NSL2 while Blitz Havoc and Milton Keynes share the lead in NSL3.
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New Slowpitch and Fastpitch Rulebooks available from the WBSC
21 May 2022
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has now published updated 2022-2025 Official Rulebooks for slowpitch and fastpitch softball. Click through for links.
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BSF and European awards to be presented at upcoming tournaments
17 May 2022
At the BSF AGM in February this year, seven winners of BSF Annual Awards and 10 new inductees into the BSF Hall of Fame were announced. But the AGM was an online meeting, so no one actually received their trophies. Now they will – at a number of upcoming tournament events.
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BSF Executive Meeting Report: 12 May 2022
16 May 2022
The BSF Executive held its latest monthly videoconference meeting on the evening of Thursday 12 May. Click through for a report on the main discussions and decisions.
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All Stars Fastpitch League debuts in the UK
13 May 2022
BaseballSoftballUK (BSUK) and the British Softball Federation (BSF) today announced the launch of the All Stars Fastpitch League, a brand-new concept designed to promote and develop fastpitch softball in the UK.
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BaseballSoftballUK receives £2.3 million Sport England grant
12 May 2022
BaseballSoftballUK has received £2.3 million of Sport England funding for the next five years as one of over 120 organisations working in partnership with the agency to create improved access to sport and physical activity across the country.
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GB selections announced for European Co-ed Slowpitch Championship
11 May 2022
GB Slowpitch Head Coach Stephen Patterson has announced the players selected for the Great Britain Co-ed Slowpitch Team, with the aim of retaining the gold medal they won in the 2019 European Championship in Hungary.
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New Under-14 Great Britain Fastpitch League gets off to a good start
4 May 2022
A new and important addition to the Great Britain Fastpitch League – a mixed Under-14 Junior GBFL – had its opening game on Sunday 24 April, playing alongside the adult fastpitch league at Farnham Park.