News (Slowpitch softball)
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Bulldogs and Pyros take on Worlds Best in USSSA Worlds
19 March 2024
In a first for Europe, a USSSA Softball World Championships was held in Barcelona, Spain, for men’s and women’s teams from the 15-17th March. Competing at the tournament, held at the two venues used for the 1992 Olympics, were Bulldogs (women’s) and Pyros (men’s) from the UK containing players who regularly turn out in the NSL.
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Stephen Patterson steps down as GB Slowpitch Head Coach
25 January 2024
GB Co-ed and Men’s Slowpitch Team Head Coach Stephen Patterson has stepped down from the role after 12 successful years, during which GB Slowpitch Teams won numerous European Championship titles.
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Four new teams to join NSL3 for the 2024 season
22 January 2024
With one additional grass pitch set to be available at Farnham Park in 2024 as opposed to 2023, the BSF has announced that its third-tier National Softball League competition, NSL3, will expand by four new teams for the coming season.
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GB Slowpitch Review planned by the BSF
12 January 2024
With the cancellation of the proposed Co-ed Slowpitch World Cup last year, and the recent resignation of GB Slowpitch Team Manager Kellie Whitaker, the BSF has decided to undertake a review of the GB Slowpitch programme.
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New Team Manager needed for GB Slowpitch
5 January 2024
The GB Slowpitch programme is looking for a Team Manager for the GB Co-ed and GB Men’s Slowpitch National Teams following the resignation of Kellie Whitaker after seven years in the role.
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BSF Athletes Commission sums up a busy first year
3 January 2024
The BSF Athletes Commission, established just before the 2023 season began, has already had an impact through reflecting players' views to both the BSF and BSUK.
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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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GB Slowpitch selects roster for WBSC Slowpitch World Cup
2 October 2023
The GB Slowpitch Team staff has 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.
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2023 BSF Leagues Round-up
17 September 2023
Play has now finished in most BSF slowpitch leagues around the country for 2023. In this report, a number of leagues describe how their seasons went, and who won the prizes.
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England prevails at 24th Annual BSF Softball World Series
11 September 2023
Sixteen teams representing nations, continents or regions from across the globe descended on the National Baseball & Softball Complex at Farnham Park on the weekend of 9-10 September for the 24th running of the British Softball Federation’s annual Softball World Series.