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Nov
20192020 BaseballSoftballUK Coach Summit Returns to Milton Keynes
2020 BaseballSoftballUK Coach Summit returns to Milton Keynes in January; Baseball Canada’s Andre Lachance announced as keynote speaker
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Oct
2019Plenty of competition inaugural Autumn Open University Challenge
BaseballSoftballUK’s Autumn Open University events are the first tournaments of the academic year and replaced the Autumn NUSC tournaments under the new University Competition Structure introduced this year.
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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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Oct
2019Free weekly female-focused softball in Newham as Throw N’ Go gets underway
activeNewham and BaseballSoftballUK started special female-only softball sessions in Newham last week thanks in part to funding and support from StreetGames, and the next session is coming up this week!
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Oct
2019Rainbow Haven and BaseballSoftballUK bring softball to refugees and asylum seekers in Manchester
Outreach work for refugees and asylum seekers in Manchester began this past week as a result of a new partnership between BaseballSoftballUK and Rainbow Haven, a charity based in Salford who provide community drop-in sessions, offering support and activities for refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants.
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Oct
2019Manchester Indoor Softball returns with record number of teams
With the largest-ever number of participating teams at 19, the two divisions will compete every Tuesday night from 7.00-9.00 pm at Fives Trafford in Greater Manchester. Teams play super-quick six-minute innings, and each game is just one inning long. Players face just one pitch per at-bat, making for a very fast-paced cardio workout.
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Oct
2019Social softball a success in London
On Saturday 21st September, around 40 female and non-binary players joined in a day of relaxed practice and games of softball in blazing sunshine in North London’s Clissold Park.
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2019Funds awarded for BSUK to continue LGBT work in Manchester
BSUK’s work with the LGBTQ+ community is continuing to grow in the North by working with partners such as The Proud Trust and GreaterSport, the local Active Partnership.
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Aug
2019BaseballSoftballUK and Disability Sports Coach stage Baseball Festival
On a sunny Friday at West Way Sports Centre in West London earlier this month, BaseballSoftballUK and Disability Sports Coach (DSC) held the first-ever adapted baseball festival for DSC club members. More than 25 members from DSC borough community clubs attended, taking part in coaching drills and then a series of games. The matches featured friendly yet competitive play and saw some huge hits and impressive fielding!
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Aug
2019New softball programme starts in Walton-on-Thames
A new softball programme, Walton 49ers Softball, has been launched in Walton-on-Thames following the excitement and interest generated by the Walton Blue Plaque event on 7 July, commemorating the first recorded baseball game that was played in Ashley Park in Walton in 1749.
