News
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GB Men secure playoff place with a mercy rule win over Sweden
25 July 2023
The GB Men’s Fastpitch Team scored their first win at the European Men’s Championship on Tuesday morning, and it was an important one. GB’s 8-1 five-inning mercy rule victory over Sweden ensured them a place in the Championship playoff rounds.
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BSUK North West Series Wraps up in the rain
25 July 2023
The final event of the three-weekend BSUK North West Series tournament took place in the Manchester rain on Saturday 22 July, capping off the 2023 outdoor series.
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GB Men play well against Czechia in European Championship opener
24 July 2023
The GB Men’s Fastpitch Team took on the defending champions Czechia in their opening game at the 2023 European Men’s Championship in Horsholm, Denmark, and though GB played well, the Czechs were too strong and won 8-0 in five innings.
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BSF Executive Meeting Report: 20 July 2023
24 July 2023
The BSF Executive held its latest monthly videoconference meeting on the evening of Thursday 20 July. Click through for a report on the main discussions and decisions.
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GB Senior Men’s Fastpitch Team ventures into Europe after five-year gap
22 July 2023
The GB Senior Men’s Fastpitch Team travelled to Denmark on Saturday 22 July to compete in their first European Men’s Championship since 2018, which will be played in the city of Horsholm from 24-29 July.
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A look back at the GB Women’s World Cup campaign in Ireland
18 July 2023
For the first three days of the WBSC Women’s World Cup Group A in Balbriggan, Ireland from 11-15 July, it was the GB Women’s Team that lit up the tournament.
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GB Women go down to Australia at the final hurdle
15 July 2023
So near and yet so far for the GB Women’s Team! After four innings, GB held a 1-0 lead over Australia in the final game of the WBSC Women’s World Cup Group A in Ireland, a game that would decide a place in next year’s World Cup Finals. But one bad inning was the difference in a 4-1 Australian win.
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GB Women fall to USA but look to qualify for the World Cup Finals
15 July 2023
GB and the USA began their 1 v 2 Page Playoff game in the WBSC Women’s World Cup Group A tournament at 8.00 am today and finished it at 4.45 pm when the US scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to seal a 7-0 mercy rule win. Weather and light permitting, GB will return later for another crack at a place in next year’s World Cup Finals.
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Women’s World Cup moves to playoffs after rain disrupts play on Friday
14 July 2023
Heavy rain and high winds that started at 9.30 am and lasted most of the day washed out all but one game on the schedule at the WBSC Women’s World Cup Group A tournament in Ireland on Friday, and the WBSC has made a decision to move straight to the playoff round on Saturday.
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Emily Clifford Celebration Day gets softball started at her school
14 July 2023
On Tuesday 11 July, Ashford St Mary’s Primary School in Kent hosted a fitting tribute to former staff member and GB Softball player Emily Clifford, who died in February from cancer.