Senior Men’s Fastpitch Head Coach Darryl Herrmann and U23s Men’s Head Coach Richard Brown are excited to announce the selection of their respective winter training squads.
Both coaches have selected a combination of youth and experience for the winter program. Coach Brown has selected an initial group of 24 athletes, with Coach Herrmann selecting 21.
This list of players is not final. Additional players can be added to these training squads at the Head Coaches’ discretion, such as in the case of changes in athlete eligibility.
The Senior and U23 Men’s squads will train together over the winter as the coaches work with the players and develop their rosters for the European Championships next summer. Then, based on the winter training program, these squads will be narrowed down in Spring next year to the 17 players who will travel to the European Championships.
U23 Head Coach Richard Brown is looking forward to the winter ahead.
“This year saw the largest group of athletes we’ve ever had try-out for the U23s and I am excited to be working with the squad we have assembled to prepare for the 2025 European Championship.”
The group he has selected includes 5 returning players from the 2022 U23 European Championship squad, and 12 players who represented GB at either the U18 or U16 2023 European Championships.
Those selected for the U23s winter roster are:
Will Adams
Luis Allan Arrevillagas
Charlie Barnes
Tom Boshoff
Bailey Brown
Bruce Candlish
Danny Casey-Wright
Rory Casey-Wright
Bryn Davies
Raul Dodson-Richi
Matt Eder
Sam Flawn
Kyle Johnson
Edan Lord
Slane Maguire
Kit Murphy
Owen O'Sullivan
Kai Owens
Connor Peberdy
Josh Rollins
Luca Taylor
Charlie Thacker
Toby Trdegett
Nathan Wyborn
Senior Men’s Head Coach Darryl Herrmann was also impressed with the number of applicants.
“I would like to thank all those who tried out for the team, it is fantastic to see so many players from around the UK and beyond dedicated to the sport and our program. I am excited to work with this group of players throughout the winter and into spring as we build towards next year’s European Championship.”
Almost all those selected for the Men’s winter roster have represented the Men’s team in previous years, or have represented GB at some level in the GB Junior Men’s program, a testament to the development and growth of the GB Men’s program in recent years.
Those selected for the Men’s winter roster are:
Amit Aswani
Damon Brown
Bruce Candlish
Joe Coxon
Bryn Davies
Matt Eder
Ieuan Gale
Reuben Gee
Andrew Greener
Olly Howley
Ryan Martin
Darren Meintjes
Trent Nash
Josh Peat
Lucas PreFontaine
Tom Priscott
Tom Russell
Jack Scholes
Darren Tighe
Matt Tomlin
George Young
We wish all those selected good luck in the winter training ahead, and urge anyone interested in the GB Men’s Fastpitch to get in touch!
The Men’s European Championships will take place from the 23rd to the 28th of June, and the U23 European Championship will be held from June 30th to July 5th next summer.