News (Leagues)
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Legends, Mob and Meerkats hold slim leads after NSL Weekend 2
19 June 2023
The second edition of National Softball League play for 2023 took place at Farnham Park on the weekend of 17-18 June, and when it was over, Legends in NSL1, The Mob in NSL2 and Meerkats in NSL3 were sitting at the top of their respective tables.
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Cardiff leave the opposition standing at the Liverpool Shield
1 June 2023
Wilmere Lane in Widnes hosted 12 teams on the gloriously sunny weekend of 27-28 May for the 2023 Liverpool Shield tournament.
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The Stags and The Mix battle to stay on top in the GBFL
29 May 2023
Last year’s Great Britain Fastpitch League champions – the Stags and The Mix – are tied for the lead in the Men’s Division 1 and the Women’s Division respectively after the second weekend of GBFL play, but both divisions are clearly more competitive this season.
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Legends, Mob and Meerkats take early leads in NSL league play
22 May 2023
The 2023 edition of the BSF’s National Softball League got under way on 20-21 May at Farnham Park, with 12 teams each in three divisions. The early leaders after the first weekend of play are Legends in NSL1, The Mob in NSL2 and Meerkats in NSL3.
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Great Britain Fastpitch League finally gets the season started
9 May 2023
After the first scheduled Great Britain Fastpitch League weekend was rained out at the beginning of April and with more rain predicted, players headed for Farnham Park on Saturday 22 April with some concerns. But they needn’t have worried.
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2023 BSF League Previews
8 May 2023
Play is now under way in most BSF slowpitch leagues around the country for 2023. In this report, a number of leagues describe their preparations and set out their hopes for the new season.
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Bristol team takes home the Cup trophy at the Cardiff Firstball
25 April 2023
On a surprisingly cold morning in South Wales on Saturday 22 April, softballers from all along the M4 gathered once again at Cardiff Harlequins Rugby Club for the annual Cardiff Firstball Tournament.
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Range of issues covered at 2023 BSF League Heads Forum meeting
20 February 2023
The BSF held its annual League Heads Forum as a remote meeting on the evening of Thursday 16 February with 18 people present, including representatives from 11 leagues plus six members of the BSF Executive and two representatives from BSUK. A wide range of topics was covered during the two-hour meeting.
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Jersey Co-ed Slowpitch Tournament celebrates 30 years of island softball
16 January 2023
The Jersey Softball Association will celenrate 30 years of softball on the island in 2023 and 30 years of the Jersey Softball Association, and one of the celebrations to mark the occasion will be the 30th Anniversary Jersey Co-ed Slowpitch Tournament on the weekend of 29-30 April.
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That’s all, folks: GBFL has a successful October ending
14 October 2022
The final outing for the Great Britain Fastpitch League on the weekend of 1-2 October found the league in good health as its 2022 season drew to a close.