BaseballSoftballUK

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.

7
Mar

Wickes softball programme to double in size in 2013

The successful softball partnership between the DIY chain store Wickes, the charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research (LLR) and BSUK will double in size during the forthcoming summer season.

19
Feb

Youth Panel looks ahead to another exciting season

BSUK’s Youth Panel met in London on Saturday, 16 February to discuss the work the group’s members have been doing over the winter and to prepare for the summer ahead.

4
Feb

BSUK welcomes new Youth Panel member

Lucy Rose Barker, who currently attends Bucks New University and holds the role of joint University Softball Officer there, is the newest member of the BSUK Youth Panel and will attend her first Youth Panel meeting on 16 February.

28
Jan

University softball officers step up to the plate

The 2012-13 university year has seen students across England take up the role of University Softball Officer (USO) as part of a drive to increase participation levels and awareness of the sport in British universities.

14
Dec

Youth Panel Young Volunteer Awards announced

The BSUK Youth Panel has announced the recipients of its Young Volunteer Awards for 2012, designed to reward those young people in baseball and softball who devote their time to helping others within the sports.

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.

21
Nov

Young British players get a taste of the Major Leagues

Nearly 200 young players got a personal taste of Major League Baseball on Saturday, 17 November when the 3rd annual European Big League Tour came to London for the first time and Major League players spent the day instructing at clinics, signing autographs and answering questions at the London Soccerdome.

24
Oct

BSUK staff and volunteers push our sports at SportExpo

BSUK staff and volunteers combined to spread enthusiasm for baseball and softball among a wider community on the weekend of 20-21 October with a strong presence at the national SportExpo event held in Manchester.