By BaseballSoftballUK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com In a major step towards stronger development and community engagement for baseball and softball in South Buckinghamshire, BaseballSoftballUK has announced that Chalfont Softball Club has relocated to Farnham Park…
Category: News – British Softball Leagues
Baseball/Softball Academy in UK concludes another successful year
by Baseball Softball UK Blending a recipe that’s proven successful over the years with some new features and faces, BSUK’S Academy programme has just provided the nation’s aspiring baseball and softball players…
Dutch Softball Players with Clinics in Great Britain
by www.baseballeurope.com Two world-class players from the Dutch Women’s Fastpitch Team, catcher Nathalie Timmermans and third base player Virginie Anneveld, will bring their skills and inspiration to the final two sessions of…
Baseball and Softball UK gain talent development funding
by Baseball Softball UK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com For the first time, BaseballSoftballUK will be receiving funds from Sport England during the 2013-17 funding cycle specifically for “talent development”, to help players progress on the…
Great Britain: First National University Softball Championship held at Farnham Park
by BaseballSoftballUK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com Six university teams took part in BSUK’s first-ever National University Softball Championships (NUSC) on Saturday, 19 October at the showcase diamonds at Farnham Park, with the University of Portsmouth…
Baseball & Softball Continue Global Growth with First New Facility in Great Britain
Press Release World Baseball Softball Confederation LONDON (UK) – The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) campaign to be included in the 2020 Olympic Games has received a major boost with official opening…
Farnham Park official Opening Day set for 20 July
by BaseballSoftballUK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com BaseballSoftballUK is pleased to announce details for 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 due to open in early June
by Baseball Softball UK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com 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…
London Mets Youth Baseball & Softball Club awarded youth development grant by Sport England
by British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org The London Mets Baseball and Softball Club learned today that it has been awarded a £9,600 grant by Sport England to help develop and expand the club’s…
Baseball Softball UK receive funding vote of confidence
by BaseballSoftballUK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com Sport England has announced a £493 million investment in 46 sports over the next four years, including a £3 million award to baseball and softball, designed to aid grassroots…
BSUK to showcase Baseball and Softball at SportEx Festival in Manchester
by BaseballSoftballUK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com BaseballSoftballUK are pleased to announce that we will be featuring at the SportEx Festival, a weekend that will present a fantastic sporting-platform to encompass the Olympic legacy. Showcasing national tournaments, interactive…
London Baseball & Softball Week planned for July 2013
by BaseballSoftballUK New dedicated playing facilities for baseball and softball – the first of their kind in the UK – are expected to be ready for the 2013 season at Farnham Park…
BSUK will host International Baseball and Softball Week in 2013
by BritishBaseball.org New dedicated playing facilities for baseball and softball are expected to be ready for the 2013 season at Farnham Park near Slough and at two locations in Milton Keynes, funded…
BaseballSoftball UK gets Grant from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund
Press Release BaseballSoftballUK, Baseball Tomorrow Fund (LONDON, ENGLAND) (MARCH 6, 2012) – BaseballSoftballUK (BSUK), the development agency for baseball and softball in the United Kingdom, announced today that it has recently been…
Softball and Baseball to have Olympic Torch Bearers
by Baseball Softball UK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com Eight thousand Olympic Torch Bearers will carry the flame on an eight thousand mile journey throughout Britain next year before the torch finally comes to rest in…
Major baseball and softball facility development at Farnham Park in England
by Baseball Softball UK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com It looks like baseball and softball will finally have a home in South East England. BSUK expects to break ground in February 2012 for a major facility…
Czech Republic, Great Britain started into World Cup of Softball VI
Two European teams take part in the 6th edition of the World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City, USA. The five-day invitational tournament began on Thursday with the Czech Republic and Great…
Sport England survey confirms rise in baseball and softball participation
by BaseballSoftballUK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com The latest Active People Survey released by Sport England on March 17 confirms that adult participation in baseball and softball is continuing to rise. The survey, run on a…
Prizes awarded in British Baseball and Softball Photo Contests
by Baseball Softball UK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com The first annual British Baseball and Softball Photography Competitions have concluded, and the winning photographs have been selected. Emma Morgan has taken first prize in the baseball…
Government spending cuts leave BSUK development strategy largely untouched
by Baseball Softball UK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com Following discussions with Sport England, BaseballSoftballUK has been able to reaffirm its ability to deliver baseball and softball’s development strategy despite government budget cuts announced in the…
Baseball and Softball Meetings in Great Britain
Last weekend the Baseball and Softball Federations in Great Britain held their annual assemblies. Go to BaseballSoftballUK.com to read about the results of the two meetings: 2010 BBF AGM Report 2010 BSF…
Stacie Townsend US College Player of the Week
by BaseballSoftballUK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com GB Women’s Team player Stacie Townsend, a senior at the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) has named Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Player of the Week by the…
Baseball Softball UK plans College Softball League in North London
by Baseball Softball UK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com BSUK coaches are currently delivering softball sessions to students at three colleges in the London boroughs of Harrow and Brent as a prelude to forming the Brent…
GB Softball National Team wins British Airways Contest
by BaseballSoftballUK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com GB WOMEN’S TEAM WINS BRITISH AIRWAYS CONTEST! Monday, December 21 — Thanks to help from friends, relatives and people from the British and international softball and baseball communities, the…
BaseballSoftballUK in search of new coach for South East region
BaseballSoftballUK is in search of a coach, who will help to develop baseball and softball in the South East region of Great Britain. He has to deliver coach education courses and plan…