News
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GB Baseball and Women’s Softball Teams shortlisted for UK Sport award
20 November 2023
UK Sport has announced the shortlisted nominees for the 2023 PLx Awards, with the Great Britain Senior Baseball Team and the Great Britain Senior Women’s National Fastpitch Team shortlisted for the Collaboration and Teamwork Award.
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BSF mandates helmets with faceguards for Under-18 players in 2024
16 November 2023
The BSF Executive has decided that, starting in 2024, all under-18 players in both fastpitch and slowpitch softball must wear helmets with faceguards when batting or baserunning. This equipment can now be sourced in the UK at reasonable cost.
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BSF Executive Meeting Report: 9 November 2023
14 November 2023
The BSF Executive held its latest monthly videoconference meeting on the evening of Thursday 9 November. Click through for a report on the main discussions and decisions.
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WBSC cancels Co-ed Slowpitch World Cup
27 October 2023
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the cancellation of what would have been the first-ever Co-ed Slowpitch World Cup for national teams, which had been scheduled to be played from 5-10 December in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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BSF Executive Meeting Report: 19 October 2023
23 October 2023
The BSF Executive held its latest monthly videoconference meeting on the evening of Thursday 19 October. Click through for a summary of the main discussions and decisions.
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Many issues covered at well-attended BSF League Heads Forum
20 October 2023
The BSF convened a remote Autumn League Heads Forum on the evening of Tuesday 17 October, with many issues discussed at a well-attended meeting.
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Autumn Chichester Fastpitch Tournament is another hit
19 October 2023
The fourth edition of the Chichester Fastpitch Tournament featured five teams from the UK and abroad battling it out at Oaklands Park Softball Field on the weekend of 14-15 October in fine Sussex weather.
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BaseballSoftballUK Academy relaunches for fastpitch and slowpitch
18 October 2023
Following an extensive review, BSUK is relaunching the Academy to provide bespoke training for every discipline of our sports -- fastpitch softball, slowpitch softball and baseball – as well as an elite player pathway through the High Performance Academy.
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Register now for the 2023-24 BSUK London Indoor Softball League at the 108 in Brent Cross!
18 October 2023
The London Indoor Softball League is moving to a brand new facility - the 108 in Brent Cross (Brent Terrace, Brent Cross, London NW2 1LT - map). This state-of-the-art facility features an indoor baseball/softball field, batting cages, pitching tunnels, and so much more.
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BBF & BSF statement on baseball and softball at the LA28 Olympics
16 October 2023
The British Baseball Federation, British Softball Federation and BaseballSoftballUK have released a statement regarding the announcement of the LA28 Olympic Programme made at the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Mumbai