BaseballSoftballUK

24
Apr

Downloadable calendar now available from this website

BSUK has designed a downloadable calendar showing all major domestic and international softball and baseball events for the 2013 British season, and the calendar can now be viewed or downloaded from this website as a pdf.

13
Jun

Farnham Park official Opening Day set for 20 July

An official Opening Day and ceremony to mark the completion and use of the UK’s first dedicated baseball and softball facility at Farnham Park will be held at the new fields on Saturday 20 July. The event will be open to the public and will be attended by members of the domestic and international sporting communities.

13
Jun

Softball play begins at Farnham Park!

Softball play begins at Farnham Park! Three years after starting the project, BSUK opened the UK’s first purpose-built baseball and softball complex at Farnham Park Sports Ground in Buckinghamshire during the first week of June with school, league and tournament softball play – and to great acclaim. One long-time player said: “The sport has finally grown up!”

4
Jun

Baseball 4 Beginners sessions to be run in Northampton

Ever fancied playing a new sport with friends or family? An eight-week programme of “Baseball 4 Beginners” for men and women aged 14 and up will be be run by the Northants Baseball Club in partnership with BSUK, starting on Tuesday 4 June. The sessions are a great way to learn and play a new sport and meet new people.

30
May

Baseball and softball make Olympic shortlist

Against many people’s expectations, baseball and softball (or baseball-softball, as the sports are now known for Olympic purposes) have made a short list of three sports to be considered for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The announcement was made by the International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board on 29 May in St Peterburg, Russia.

21
May

Farnham Park due to open in early June

The much-anticipated opening of the first purpose-built community baseball and softball complex at Farnham Park in Buckinghamshire is approaching fast. The Farnham Park Management Committee (FPMC), formed by BSUK to oversee the development, has announced that play may be able to start at the new facility as soon as early June, with a formal Opening Ceremony planned for Saturday 20 July when there will be both high-level baseball and softball activity on the site.

19
May

New softball programme in Essex looks for volunteers

This June and July, the fun and social mixed-sex sport of slowpitch softball will return to Essex for the first time in at least seven years as Redbacks Baseball & Softball [http://www.essexredbacks.com/] will run programmes in Billericay and Chelmsford to introduce the sport to new players and get former players back into the game.

19
May

Chester University wins first-ever varsity softball game

The University of Chester (Warrington Campus) and Manchester Metropolitan University (Crewe Campus) met at on Saturday 4 May at Warrington in the first-ever varsity softball game between the two institutions, and Chester came out on top by a score of 10-8.

17
May

Sefton Softball Club moves to a new venue

Sefton Softball Club is making big strides towards becoming a foundation for the development of softball in Liverpool, and for the 2013 season the club has found a new and exciting venue at the Northern Cricket Club in Crosby.

15
May