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Mar
2020COVID-19 Update from BaseballSoftballUK - 31 March
BaseballSoftballUK continues to closely follow the Government and Public Health England’s advice on restricting movement and public gatherings. However, we would like to provide an update for event organisers and participants of our programmes and events during this time of ongoing disruption and uncertainty.
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6
Jan
2020BSUK & Baseball Outlet Announce Wearable Kit Partnership
BaseballSoftballUK and UK-based Baseball Outlet are pleased to announce a three year partnership that sees Baseball Outlet become the ‘Official Wearable Kit Supplier’ for BaseballSoftballUK and its programmes including the Academy and High Performance Academy.
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Dec
2019Slowpitch Softball Academy returns March 2020!
BaseballSoftballUK’s popular Slowpitch Softball Academy will return to Farnham Park on 14 March 2020, taught by expert coach Robbie Robison.
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Nov
2019BSUK’s Holowaty gets call to the British Baseball Hall
On Tuesday, 12 November 2019, the 2019 British Baseball Hall of Fame Class was announced, with Ryan Bird, Darrin Muller, Alan Asquith and BaseballSoftballUK’s own Jason Holowaty receiving the call.
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22
Oct
2019Alyson Spinas-Valainis joins BSUK and BSF as Fastpitch Development Manager
BaseballSoftballUK and the British Softball Federation are pleased to announce that Alyson Spinas-Valainis has joined both organisations in the role of Fastpitch Development Manager.
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12
Sep
20192019-20 Academy and High Performance Academy Registration Now Open
The Academy is designed to help young players turn the off-season into an opportunity to become better, stronger and fitter athletes. This is a great time to make improvements in your game, and our excellent Academy coaches will be on hand to help you do it. The High Performance Academy is dedicated to our premier athletes in the programme, and trials for Softball and Baseball will take place on 29 September 2019.
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22
Nov
2018HPA hosts 53 athletes this off-season
BSUK’s High Performance Academy class for the 2018-2019 off-season currently has a total of 53 athletes aged between 13 and 19 taking part—38 from baseball and 15 from fastpitch softball.
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31
Aug
2018BaseballSoftballUK announces 2018-19 Academy and HPA Tryout Dates
BaseballSoftballUK is pleased to announce dates for both the Baseball and Softball Academy programmes and tryout dates for its High Performance Academy programmes for the 2018-19 training season.
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Mar
2018Ollie Thompson selected for MLB Academies Tournament
GB Under-23 baseball player Ollie Thompson has been selected by the MLB Scouting Bureau to play in the 2018 MLB European Academies Tournament, which will be held in Sant Boi, near Barcelona, Spain, from 20-28 March.
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Oct
2017Fastpitch softball demonstration a success at NUSC
Over 50 university women took a break from competing at the National University Co-ed Slowpitch Softball Championship at Farnham Park on the weekend of 14-15 October to try their hand at hitting fastpitch pitches thrown by GB Softball’s sophisticated pitching machine.
