Great Britain narrowly missed out on its second victory at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) on Tuesday, losing 2-1 (box) to Mexico in the team’s final game in Group C in Phoenix,…
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WBC: Italians Defeat Dutch to Advance to Second Round; Israel Books Opening Win, While Great Britain and Czechia Suffer Defeats
A six-run fourth inning was the difference between European foes Italy and the Netherlands on Sunday in Taiwan, with the 7-1 Italian victory (box) creating a logjam of five teams with 2-2…
WBC: European Quartet Suffer Losses
Czechia, Great Britain, Italy, and the Netherlands all suffered defeats on Saturday in group play at the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC). The Dutch suffered their first defeat, 9-5 (box), at the…
British Baseball Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2022
Press release from the British Baseball Hall of Fame. The British Baseball Hall of Fame (BBHOF) is pleased to announce the Class of 2022, including a trailblazer for women in baseball in…
2023 European Championship Group Stage Draw; Netherlands Enter Tournament With Four Consecutive Titles
The drawing of the group stage pairings for the 2023 European Championship took place Saturday morning in Prague, with the hosts Czechia drawn against fellow medal-contenders Spain. Additional highlights include fellow World…
WBC Qualifying: Great Britain Defeats Spain to Earn Berth; Czechs Book Date With Spain
Great Britain rallied from an 8-3 deficit to defeat Spain, 10-9, in a dramatic ten innings, with the victory qualifying Team GB for the World Baseball Classic for the first time. The…
WBC Qualifying: Czechia Eliminates France; Germany vs. South Africa Postponed
Czechia rebounded from its disastrous 21-7 Day 2 defeat to Spain to defeat France, 7-1, in the elimination bracket of the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Regensburg. The planned nightcap between South…
WBC Qualifying: Spain and Great Britain Win Big
Spain and Great Britain won big on Day 2 of the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Regensburg, with Spain defeating Czechia 21-7 and Great Britain defeating the hosts, Germany, 8-1, in the…
U18 European Championship, Group A: Day 4
The Group A action in Hluboka came to a spirited end on Tuesday, with Spain prevailing under the floodlights over the Netherlands, 4-3, in extra innings (box score). The Spanish took the…
U18 European Championship, Group A: Day 3
The Netherlands continued its march through Group A on Day 3 of the U18 European Championship in Hluboka. The Dutch started slowly — by their standards — but then added seven runs…
WBSC Europe Cancels 2022 Super6 Baseball Tournament
WBSC Europe has canceled the 2022 Super6 national team tournament scheduled for early September in Barcelona, citing “the withdrawals of the awarded organizers” and clashes with the schedules of some of the…
European Nations Make Biggest Leaps in Updated WBSC Rankings
The World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) released its updated men’s baseball national rankings earlier this week, with four European nations — Sweden, Hungary, Croatia and Great Britain — marking the biggest…
2021 European Championship Knockout Play Begins
The 2021 European championship continues in earnest today, with the four scheduled quarterfinals announcing the beginning of the knockout rounds. The four group winners — Italy, Israel, the Netherlands, and Spain —…
2021 European Championship Starts Play on Sunday
The 2021 European championship is slated to start on Sunday in Italy’s Piedmont region. At three sites in and around Turin, Europe’s top 16 men’s national teams will compete for the European…
Bourgeois Named New Head Coach for Great Britain U15
Press release and photo courtesy of Great Britain Baseball. Great Britain Baseball is excited to announce the appointment of Scott Bourgeois as the Head Coach for the U15 National Baseball Team. Scott is…
Sheffield’s Taylor Tabbed as First GB Women’s Pitching Coach
The following adapated from a press release from the British Baseball Federation, which supplied the graphic. GB Baseball is excited to announce the appointment of Josh Taylor as the first Pitching Coach…
Former Astros Farmhand López Named GB Women’s Head Coach
Press release and graphic from the British Baseball Federation. It has been edited for style and clarity. Great Britain Baseball is excited to announce the appointment of José López as the first head…
2021 European Championship Group Draw
The four groups for the 16-team, 2021 European Championship in Italy are set. With a peak of roughly 200 viewers tuning in to the organizing committee’s midday Facebook live event, the 12…
British Baseball Federation appoints Drew Spencer als new Manager of GB National Team
Press release British Baseball Federation The British Baseball Federation is excited to announce the appointment of Mr Drew Spencer as the Lead Programme and Seniors Manager of the Great Britain National Baseball…
Cam McHarg appointed as Development Coordinator for Great Britain Baseball
Press release British Baseball Federation Great Britain Baseball (GB Baseball) National Team Programme announces the appointment of Cam McHarg as their Development Coordinator. Cam under GB Baseball will be working in developing…
British Baseball Federation launches Women’s Baseball Program
Press release British Baseball Federation The promotion of Women’s baseball becomes a dynamic element of the British Baseball Federation (BBF) the National Governing Body (NGB) of Baseball roadmap to promote the sport…
Four new members join the British Baseball Hall of Fame
Press release British Baseball Hall of Fame The 2019 elections to the British Baseball Hall of Fame have introduced four new inductees, increasing the class to 38. Ryan Bird, Jason Holowaty and…
First Baseball5 Competition in Britain Hosted by BaseballSoftballUK, Kent Sport
Press release Baseball Softball UK On June 28, 2019, the British sporting world was treated to a feast of events, with matches in the Women’s Football World Cup and Cricket World Cup,…
“Fun At Bat” To Be Implemented in Schools in Greater London through 2021
Press release Major League Baseball LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Major League Baseball, USA Baseball and BaseballSoftballUK announced that “Fun At Bat” (www.funatbat.org), the introductory bat-and-ball program designed for use in school physical…
Great Britain U-22 and U-19 Women Softball select teams for Canada
by British Softball Federation, www.britishsoftball.org Coaches for the GB Under-22 and GB Under-19 Women’s Teams have announced the players selected to compete this summer at the Canada Cup in Surrey, British Columbia….