By British Softball Federation, www.britishsoftball.org The GB Women’s Softball Team has appointed Tina Plew-Whitlock, a former All-American and an experienced college coach, as their new pitching coach. The team will be competing…
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British Hall of Fame Member Ted Gerrard-Thesingh passes away
By British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org Ted Gerrard-Thesingh, a massive presence in British baseball for more than 30 years, died peacefully at Worcestershire Royal Hospital on 18 March, aged 78, surrounded by his…
Baseball Softball UK receives Funding from Sport England
By Baseball Softball UK Sport England’s announcement about its latest round of major investments designed to get more people playing sport regularly includes substantial sums for grassroots and talent development for baseball…
Gerry Perez elected as new President of British Baseball Federation
By British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the British Baseball Federation (BBF) took place in Leicester on Saturday 26 November, attended by member clubs, lifetime members, representatives from…
Alex Malihoudis among new Inductees to British Baseball Hall of Fame
Press Release Project Cobb The 2016 elections for the British Baseball Hall of Fame saw the number of inductees increase to 29. Alex Malihoudis, Oscar Marcelino, and John Thomas were all inducted…
Great Britain’s John Boyd nominated for Little League International Board of Directors
By Baseball Softball UK BaseballSoftballUK ‘s Joint-CEO, John Boyd, was officially nominated for election as the Europe and Africa Representative to the Little League International Board of Directors as determined via an…
Great Britain announces Roster for European Championship #ebc2016
The British Baseball Federation announced their final roster for Team Great Britain at the European Championship 2016 in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. It’s a mix between players from the British National Baseball League and…
Mike Nickeas, Bradley Marcelino join British Coaching Staff for WBCQ in Brooklyn
British Baseball has revealed that Mike Nickeas and Bradley Marcelino will join the coaching staff of team Great Britain at the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Brooklyn, New York. They will join…
Nate Thomas, Manuel Moeller, Christopher Goebel win Fan-Voting for fielders-choice.de All-Star Game
The online-voting at www.baseball-bundesliga.de for the fielders-choice.de All-Star Game in Bad Homburg, Germany on July 31 ended on Thursday evening. Nate Thomas (Bad Homburg Hornets), Manuel Moeller (Mainz Athletics) and Christopher Goebel…
Great Britain announces Roster for U18 European Championship
By British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org Great Britain Baseball U18 National Team Head Coach Will Lintern and the British Baseball Federation are pleased to announce the 20-player roster that will represent Great Britain…
Number of baseball and softball players in Britain reaches all-time high
By BaseballSoftballUK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com BaseballSoftballUK, the development agency for the British Baseball and British Softball Federations, has announced the largest increase in participation to date, putting the number of people playing the sports…
GB Lions face NBL All-Stars in British All-Star Game on May 29
By British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org GB Baseball is pleased to confirm that an All-Star Game between our GB Lions and the National Baseball League’s best will be played on Sunday 29 May…
John Boyd appointed to WBSC Development Commission
By Baseball Softball UK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com BaseballSoftballUK’s Joint CEO and Head of Development, John Boyd, has been appointed to the newly formed Development Commission of the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC). The…
GB Baseball holds open Tryouts for National Teams
Great Britain Baseball has announced open tryouts for the 2016 national teams. They will be held on March 5 and 6 at the Farnham Ballparks. For more information visit www.britishbaseball.org.
New Baseball/Softball Field to be erected at Farnham Park
By Baseball Softball UK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com BaseballSoftballUK has been granted planning permission by South Bucks District Council (SBDC) to build an additional baseball and softball field at Farnham Park on the plateau beside…
British Softball Federation seeks Head Coaches for Women and U19 National Teams
By British Softball Federation, www.britishsoftball.org The British Softball Federation and the GB Management Committee is seeking applications for the position of Head Coach for: The GB Senior Women’s Fastpitch Team. The GB…
GB Team announced for U18 European Championship in Ostrava
By British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org Great Britain Junior National Baseball Team Head Coach Will Lintern and the BBF have announced the roster of 17 players that will represent GB at this summer’s…
GB Baseball adds Pitching Coordinator Zach Graefser
By British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org Zach will work across the entire GB Baseball Programme to develop a high quality pitching curriculum. Great Britain Baseball is happy to announce the appointment of Pitching…
BSUK to launch new Hit the Pitch participation growth programme
by Baseball Softball UK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com BaseballoftballUK is making final preparations for the launch of Hit the Pitch, its new participation growth programme for baseball and softball. There will be a formal launch…
GB Baseball announces Changes to National Team Staffs
By British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org GB Baseball has changed the title of General Manager for national teams to Operations Manager and has announced the appointment of Nik Patterson as GB Cadet Operations…
British Baseball mourns passing of Historian William Morgan
Press Release Project COBB British baseball loses its greatest historian and chronicler with the passing of William Morgan William Morgan, the greatest historian and chronicler of British baseball that the game has…
GB Baseball accepting Applications for National Cadets Head Coach, Operations Manager
By British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org The British Baseball Federation is accepting applications for the positions of Head Coach and Operations Manager for the National Cadet (U16) Team, part of GB Baseball. Both…
Coaching Staff of Great Britain Cadets resigns
The British Baseball Federation announced on Thursday that the whole coaching staff of the Cadets National Team has resigned. Head coach Rob Rance, assistant James Pearson and general manager Colin Whitton stepped…
Liam Carroll new Headcoach of British National Team
By British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org The Executive Board of the British Baseball Federation has appointed Liam Carroll to be the new Head Coach for Great Britain Baseball. Carroll, who is British-born and…
British Baseball Federation announces official Adult Game Ball for 2015-2017
By British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org The British Baseball Federation has announced that the official game ball for all adult leagues for the 2015-2017 seasons will be the Baden 3B Perfection, supplied by…