By Baseball Softball UK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com BaseballSoftballUK unveiled its new Hit the Pitch development programme to partners and stakeholders at an event hosted in the BSUK offices on Monday evening in Central London….
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British Baseball Federation helds annual AGM in Leicester
by www.britishbaseball.org The 2014-15 BBF AGM and Congress was held on Saturday 15 November at the Holiday Inn in Leicester, and the emphasis was on positive achievements in 2014 and the future…
Baseball Softball UK plans to expand Farnham Park
Baseball Softball UK has announced that it plans to expand the baseball and softball facility Farnham Park. A second baseball field, which meets international standards, will be added to the complex. With…
Sam Dempster no longer Manager of Great Britain National Team
After keeping Great Britain in the A-Pool with a ninth place finish at the 2014 European Championship, Sam Dempster has stepped down as manager of the British National Team. The MLB Envoy…
Alan Smith, Cody Cain, and Josh Chetwynd are latest inductees into British Baseball Hall of Fame
Press Release Project Cobb On the customary second Tuesday in October, the sixth annual class of new inductees into the British Baseball Hall of Fame recognizes three more of the game’s greats:…
Great Britain splits against Czech U23
Great Britain had a short training camp in Prague prior to traveling to the European Championship first round site in Regensburg. They also played a pair of scrimmage games against the Czech…
GB Baseball Announce 40-man roster for European Championships
by British Baseball Federation Great Britain Senior National Team head coach Sam Dempster and the British Baseball Federation are pleased to announce their provisional 40-man roster for the forthcoming 2014 European Championships…
One Year Ago: Farnham Park was opened
[youtube VL2jooM-Tdc 520] One year ago, on July 20, 2013, the baseball and softball facility Farnham Park was opened in the United Kingdom. The first such ballpark in Great Britain.
GB Junior National Team Announce Roster for European Championship Qualifier
Press Release British Baseball Junior National Team Head Coach, Will Lintern and the BBF are pleased to announce the 16 player roster that will represent Great Britain at this summer’s European Championship…
Chalfont Softball Club to lead development work at Farnham Park
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…
Great Britain announces Roster for World Softball Championship
by British Softball Federation GB Women’s Fastpitch Team Head Coach Hayley Scott has announced the players who have been selected to compete for Great Britain at the 14th ISF Women’s World Championships…
GB All-Star Series gets off to a Solid Start
by www.britishbaseball.org The inaugural GB All-Star Series got off to a solid start at Farnham Park on Saturday 19 April when GB’s strongest domestic-based players squared off against league All-Star teams. The…
Great Britain releases 23-player roster for GB Lions
By British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org Following a winter of workouts that began with over 30 players, Head Coach Liam Carroll and the BBF are pleased to announce a GB Lions roster that…
Great Britain receives Wild Card for Women’s Softball World Championship
Great Britain has received a wild card for this year’s Women’s Softball World Championship in Haarlem, Netherlands. The British squad will be the fifth European team in the tournament besides host Netherlands,…
Great Britain 16U National Team Roster announced
By British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org Following tryouts held over the winter, GB 16U Head Coach Rob Rance has selected a traveling roster of 20 players for the upcoming trip to Florida in…
Farnham Park becomes home of British Baseball
The 2013 opened Farnham Park Baseball and Softball facilities in Great Britain will be the new home of British Baseball. The British Baseball Federation announced this week that Team Great Britain will…
Great Britain has new General Manager
By British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org Great Britain Baseball is pleased to announce the appointment of Glen Robertson as the new General Manager for the Men’s National Team. Robertson will take the reins…
Baseball Softball UK: Baseball High Performance Academy holds launch event
by Baseball Softball UK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com BSUK’s new High Performance Academy for youth baseball players was launched on Saturday, 11 January at the Holiday Inn in Milton Keynes, with invited players and parents…
Great Britain’s Michael Roth speaks up for Olympics
Great Britain’s Michael Roth, who has made his Major League debut for the Los Angeles Angels this year and pitched for GB in last year’s World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Regensburg, spoke…
New Ideas at heart of British Baseball Federation Assembly in November
by British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org A number of new ideas for enhancing and growing British baseball were at the heart of the 2013-14 BBF AGM and Congress, held on Saturday 9 November…
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…
Four new members of the British Baseball Hall of Fame inducted in 2013
The fifth annual class of the British Baseball Hall of Fame (BBHoF) has been announced, and there are four new inductees, bringing the total membership to 22. The inductees include there long-serving…
Watch GB Juniors vs. South African Juniors via Livestream
The British Junior National Team is currently in South Africa for a training camp, which also includes an exhibition series against the South African Juniors. The two 18U squads meet tonight at…
British Juniors with Baseball Trip to South Africa
by British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org The Great Britain Junior National Baseball Team is making history by being the first GB team to tour South Africa. The team will play games from the…
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…