News (National teams)
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GB Women announce final selections
20 May 2013
GB Women's Team Head Coach Hayley Scott has announced final selections for the team that will compete in European Championships in Prague from 7-13 July, with qualification for the 2014 World Championships at stake.
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GB Juniors face opening double whammy at World Championships
6 May 2013
The Great Britain Junior (Under-19) Women's Faspitch Team, playing in their first-ever World Championship in Brampton, Ontario, Canada from July 1-7 this summer, has been drawn against both the United States and Canada on the opening day of the tournament.
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US college coach to scout at Fastpitch League
2 May 2013
Head Coach Keri Meyer and other officials from Monroe College in New York City will be coming to the UK on the weekend of 18-19 May to look at young players in the Great Britain Fastpitch League (GBFL) and to make a presentation to players and parents about the school.
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GB Slowpitch selections made for Euros
1 May 2013
GB Slowpitch Head Coach Steve Patterson and his staff have announced the 18 players they have selected for the team that will attempt to win a ninth straight European Championship from July 17-20 this summer in Pardubice, in the Czech Republic.
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Great Britain Fastpitch League starts on May 5
23 April 2013
The Great Britain Fastpitch League (GBFL) will start its third season of play on Sunday 5 May at Richings Park Sports Club, with a new line-up of four senior teams in Division 1 and four in Division 2, but with promotion and relegation between the divisions after each day's play. The league will also include a three-team Under-13 Division.
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GB Slowpitch players fight for Euro places
21 April 2013
Thirty GB Slowpitch Team players from the Main and Development Squads fought their way through a long day of games at the GB Challenge Tournament on Saturday 20 April on a sunny but chilly day at Farnham Park, virtually their last chance to impress the coaches before selections are made for the European Slowpitch Championships this summer in the Czech Republic.
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BSF to host international Men’s Slowpitch tournament
11 April 2013
The British Softball Federation will host an international men's slowpitch tournament in London on Saturday 28 September, featuring teams from Austria and Ireland as well as two teams from the GB Slowpitch Team squad.
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GB Management Committee puts new members to work
10 April 2013
The GB Management Committee (GBMC), a semi-autonomous arm of the BSF that oversees and makes policy for softball national teams, has had an influx of new members from across the softball community who have responded to a website plea to provide much-needed support for national team staff.
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Enter now for the GB Slowpitch Open!
5 April 2013
Entries are now being accepted for the GB Slowpitch Open at Farnham Park on Sunday, April 21 -- a fun tournament for B-grade and C-grade teams run by the GB Slowpitch Squad to raise money for competition trips.
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Seven teams take up BSF coaching offer
4 April 2013
Seven B and C-grade co-ed slowpitch teams have taken up a BSF offer to provide instruction from GB Slowpitch Team coaches, and the first session will be held on April 6.