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!”

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.

2
May

Herts Baseball Club to run baseball intro sessions

Herts Baseball Club, one of the largest baseball organisations in the UK, has teamed up with Sportspace (Dacorum Sports Trust) as part of Sport England’s Sportivate programme to give male and female players the opportunity to play baseball.

25
Mar

Snow cancels weekend baseball and softball

The snow and cold weather that afflicted Britain over the weekend of March 23-24 put paid to two early season baseball and softball events: the first weekend of the Herts Spring Baseball League at Hemel Hempstead and the National University Softball Championship scheduled for Sunday in Birmingham.

11
Dec

Developing BSUK Podcast: Episode 1 - Stan Doney

This is the first in a new series of podcasts from BaseballSoftballUK where, in each episode, we will speak with a different member of the BSUK Development team to give you an insight into their work and the latest developments in their region.

7
Dec

Academy Baseball to run regional sessions in the North and South this weekend

Academy Baseball will be running regional practice sessions for all registered Academy members in both Manchester and Hemel Hempstead this weekend on Sunday, 9 December

22
Nov

Autumn Youth Panel meeting sets the bar high

The BSUK Youth Panel gathered at BSUK’s London offices on Saturday, 10 November to catch up on activities the members have been taking part in and to set the agenda for the next few months, with a particular focus on developing the sports at colleges and universities.