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BSF Executive Meeting Report: 8 and 15 September 2022
19 September 2022
The BSF Executive held a monthly videoconference meeting on the evening of Thursday 8 September, then reconvened on 15 September to consider additional topics. Click through for a summary of the main discussions and decisions at the two meetings.
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Bristol Wreck Tournament thrives in a heat wave
17 September 2022
Whatever softball was played over the Bristol Wreck weekend on 13-14 August at a parched Somerdale Pavilion in Keynsham, there was only one topic pf conversation: playing in an extreme heatwave, as temperatures rarely dropped below 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Americans top GB Futures to win sixth Softball World Series title
12 September 2022
The 2022 Softball World Series Tournament was played at Farnham Park on the weekend of 10-11 September, and there was a familiar winner, with the Yanks, representing Americans in the UK, defeating GB Futures in the Trophy final.
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Our State of Play - Take the Survey and Win London Series Tickets!
5 September 2022
Enter for a chance to win London Series 2023 tickets and help build a profile of British Baseball and Softball
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“17 years of hurt are over”: H2O finally wins the National Championship
4 September 2022
It’s been 17 years since the A-grade team H2O was founded, and there have been a lot of near misses in National Championship finals over that time. But this year was different, as H2O pulled away from Chromies in the final of the 2022 NSL1 National Championship for a coveted 17-8 win.
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Rachael Watkeys steps down as GB Women’s Team Head Coach
2 September 2022
GB Women’s Softball Team Head Coach Rachael Watkeys, who has secured more wins and medals than any other Head Coach in the history of the programme, has announced that she is stepping down from her role after six years at the helm.
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Bristol and Jersey teams take top prizes at Edinburgh Festiball
30 August 2022
Glorious wall-to-wall sunshine provided the backdrop to the 31st Edinburgh Festiball, contested by 31 teams from the UK and Europe at Meadowmill Sports Centre on 27-28 August. A team from Jersey and two teams from Bristol took the top prizes.
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Stags gain first win, then bow out at the European Men’s Super Cup
26 August 2022
The Stags recorded their first win at the European Super Cup on Friday, beating BSK Medvednica from Croatia in the Softball Europe Cup section of the tournament. But then a loss to the Dutch team Vennep Flyers knocked the Stags out of the competition.
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Stags go down to Spanish team in first Softball Europe Cup game
25 August 2022
The Stags, Great Britain’s entry in the European Men’s Super Cup, lost their first game on Thursday in the second phase of the tournament, the double-elimination Softball Europe Cup, and are now just one loss away from exiting the competition.
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Stags drop all three first-round games in European Men’s Super Cup
24 August 2022
Heavy rain caused chaos at the European Men’s Super Cup on Tuesday, but the organisers completed all first-round games by Wednesday evening, as scheduled. For the British entry, the Stags, that included three losses.