Open trials for the GB Co-ed Slowpitch Team will be held on Sunday, October 24 at the National Training Centre at Upper Heyford. The fact that European Slowpitch Championships will be played again in 2011 should provide an extra incentive for triallists.
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British baseball fans are on the edge of their seats in anticipation of the National Baseball Championships (NBC) this weekend. Year after year the NBC never seems to disappoint. By Sunday evening we will know the 2010 champions in the four British baseball leagues. But before that we will be taking an emotional and exciting ride through 14 do-or-die baseball games.
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The competition is getting tighter and tighter in the London Fastpitch Softball League (LFSL), as shown by the close and exciting games played at the league's fourth mini-tournament on Saturday, August 28 at Old Deer Park in Richmond. The Finals Day on September 18 should be a hard-fought affair!more
Jonny Gould and Josh Chetwynd previewed the 2010 National Baseball Championships during Sunday's coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra. Bracknell Blazers' manager (and reigning National Champion) Rob Rance made a special appearance.
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The BSUK London Indoor Softball League will begin on Saturday 16 October and continue every Saturday for 10 weeks into December. This exciting alternate form of slowpitch softball is an ideal way to stay in shape and enjoy quick-footed fun through the autumn months.
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GB Slowpitch Team Head Coach Mark Saunders has informed the BSF of his decision to stand down from the position. But Mark will be happy to stay on until a new Head Coach is appointed and the handover is satisfactorily completed.
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The Coventry Rocks Team and Coventry Zoo Leagues are celebrating the news that they have been awarded a total of £3,705 in Sport Unlimited grants from the region's County Sport Partnership for three programmes that will begin in late September.
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The BSUK Youth Panel is looking for a logo to help promote the group and create a recognisable brand. The logo will be used on clothing for young volunteers, displayed at events run by the youth panel and will feature on the BSUK website.
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The BSF, BSUK, BASU and the fastpitch community are combining to run a fastpitch umpire training course in September to create a larger pool of umpires for the increasing amount of fastpitch play in the UK. The course is open to anyone interested.
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BSUK created the Sefton Softball League in Greater Manchester this summer as part of its efforts to expand participation, and BSUK National Development Manager John Mills decided to attend the sessions. Things have gone well, and on August 15, the league sent a representative team, the Sefton Stingers, to the Manchester Softball League's Rookie Tournament. Click through to read John's account of the big day.
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The International Softball Federation (ISF) has again turned down a suggestion from the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) that the two sports should unite in trying to regain Olympic status.
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Baseball excitement reached 'fever pitch' in early August in Leicester, following the news that ITV Central was to bring TV cameras to feature the end of season BBF Midlands title decider between the Blue Sox and Birmingham Maple Leafs.
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