News
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BSF Executive Meeting Report: 5 April 2018
23 April 2018
The BSF Executive held its latest monthly conference call meeting on the evening of Thursday 5 April. Click through for a journalistic report on discussions and decisions.
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GB Slowpitch Men announce selections
22 April 2018
The first-ever ESF European Men's Slowpitch Championship will be played from 12-16 June in Chocen in the Czech Republic, and selections for the GB Men's Team that will contest the tournament have now been announced.
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GB pitcher Amie Hutchison beats #1 US Junior College team
19 April 2018
GB Under-22 and Women's Team pitcher Amie Hutchison threw one-hit softball over five strong innings as her Gulf Coast State Junior College softball team recorded a stunning 2-1 upset victory on 16 April over previously unbeaten Chipola, the top-ranked Division 1 junior college team in America.
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Softball to be featured at World Games in 2021
19 April 2018
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and the International World Games Association (IWGA) have announced that women's fastpitch softball will be one of 30 sports on the official programme of the World Games 2021 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
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GB Fastpitch League to kick off on 21 April
19 April 2018
The Great Britain Fastpitch League (GBFL) will begin its 2018 season this Saturday, 21 April, at Farnham Park, with a full slate of games for teams in the Women's and Men's Divisions.
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Sun shines on GB Challenge Tournament
16 April 2018
After weeks of rain and murk, the sun finally came out for the GB Challenge Tournament on Saturday 14 April at Farnham Park – the self-professed 'favourite tournament of the year' for GB Slowpitch Team Head Coach Stephen Patterson.
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EMSL Firstball gets the 2018 outdoor season under way
15 April 2018
The 2018 slowpitch softball outdoor season officially kicked off on Saturday 7 April when the East Midlands Softball League staged its annual Firstball Tournament at Charnwood College in Loughborough.
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WBSC publishes official stand-alone Slowpitch Rulebook for 2018-21
15 April 2018
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has published a stand-alone Official Slowpitch Rulebook for the first time, valid from 2018-21. Click through for more information and a link.
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GB Women’s Team pitcher Georgina Corrick throws college no-hitter
27 March 2018
GB Women's Team pitcher Georgina Corrick, in her freshman year at NCAA Division 1 University of South Florida, pitched her school's first no-hitter since 2015 in an 8-0 win over North Florida on Sunday 18 March.
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GB Fastpitch Teams seek physios for European Championships
26 March 2018
The Great Britain Men's Fastpitch Team and the Great Britain Under-19 Women's Fastpitch Team are both looking for a qualified physiotherapist/sports therapist to accompany the team to a European Championship competition this summer.