Monday 2 October – The GB Slowpitch Team staff has today announced the 16 players – eight women and eight men – who have been selected for the 
team that will compete in the historic first-ever WBSC Co-ed Slowpitch World Cup for national teams, to be played in Guadalajara, Mexico from 5-10 December 2023.
A genuine World Championship event for co-ed slowpitch national teams is something that the BSF and GB Slowpitch have been hoping and working for over many years, and it’s been a long time coming. The fact that the tournament would take place in 2023 was announced late last year, and the dates and location for the event were finally confirmed this year at the end of June.
The GB Team qualified for a place by winning the 2022 European Co-ed Slowpitch Championship, along with silver medallists Germany and bronze medallists The Netherlands, though the Dutch team has declined their place. The Asian qualifiers were decided at a tournament held this summer.
The GB Team is due to arrive in Guadalajara on 3 December and will be able to train on the competition field the next day.
The World Cup itself will begin on Tuesday 5 December and medal games will be played on Sunday 10 December, though the tournament format has yet to be announced.
Players and staff
The players that have been selected to represent Great Britain in Mexico are:
Megan Beard
Josie Cherson
Macy Cortez
Kat Golik
Kirstie Leach
Zoe Le Roux
Chiya Louie
Chelsie Robison
Joe Grantham
Kris Hadwin
Mike MacDowell
Josh Smith
Dan Spinks
Matt Tomlin
Duncan Waugh
Chris Yoxall
Alternates will be chosen and notified should anyone decline their selection, not meet ongoing requirements, or suffer an injury prior to the event.
The coaching staff will consist of:
Head Coach: Stephen Patterson
Assistant Coach: Luis Arrevillagas
Team Operations Manager: Kellie Whitaker
A Sports Therapist will be chosen soon to complete the staff.
GB Slowpitch Head Coach Stephen Patterson said, “My role has been to put a team together that will offer Great Britain every opportunity to be successful. All the players have contributed within this process and have made it very difficult in many ways for myself and the coaching staff to select a final team.”
