by British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org Great Britain Baseball has released its preliminary roster for the upcoming European Championship Qualifier in Zurich, Switzerland from 22-28 July. The team will include a number of…
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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…
GB Lions announce first roster
by British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org Great Britain Baseball has announced the roster for the first GB Lions team, a new squad created to give domestic-based players the best chance of making the…
BBF and BSUK to host second annual British Baseball Clinic
By British Baseball Federation The British Baseball Federation, in association with BSUK, will host a one-day baseball coaching clinic on Sunday, 17 February in Milton Keynes with a top-flight line-up of instructors….
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…
Great Britain Baseball launches GB Lions Development Team
by British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org The Great Britain Lions will replace the successful Under-23 programme that has operated over the past 12 months and will be open to all elite players over…
Seven new British Baseball Hall of Famers
The fourth annual class of the British Baseball Hall of Fame (BBHoF) sees seven more inductees announced: Bill Dawber, John Devey, Michael Harrold, RG Knowles, Simon Pole, Terry Warner, and Max “Lefty”…
Great Britain announces Preliminary Roster for European Championship
Baseball Softball UK has announced the British National Team for the upcoming Baseball European Championship in the Netherlands. They will be led by manager Sam Dempster and coaches Brian Essery, Darryl Reid…
Baseball UK’s Jason Greenberg carries Olympic Torch through London
by www.baseballeurope.com A couple of days ago on a Monday afternoon fans of Herts Baseball Club tuned into BBC to see a true Herts Baseball legend carry the Olympic Torch through the…
Results British National Baseball League July 1
On Sunday five games were played in the British National Baseball League. The Lakenheath Diamondbacks swept the London Mets and took two games from England’s capital. The Essex Arrows also won twice…
Team Great Britain with new General Manager
by BritishBaseball.org GB Baseball has announced changes to its structure ahead of the team’s European Championship and World Baseball Classic Qualifier appearances in September, including a new General Manager. The Great Britain…
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…
Team GB announces Tryouts for London and Toronto
by BritishBaseball.org The staff of the Great Britain Baseball Senior National Team have announced they will hold tryouts for their European Championship and World Baseball Classic Qualifier rosters in London and Toronto…
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…
Liam Carroll to coach new GB U23 Team
by British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org Liam Carroll has been selected by the Great Britain Baseball programme and the British Baseball Federation to serve as Head Coach of the newly formed GB Under-23…
GB Women’s Softball Team apparently missing 2012 World Championship
Last week Nicola Davenport of the Zest blog published a sad news story about the Great Britain Women’s Softball Team. It says that the squad most likely is going to miss the…
Team GB is recruiting for the World Baseball Classic
Press Release Great Britain Baseball The Great Britain Baseball Senior National Team is recruiting talented ballplayers from all parts of the globe. In late 2012, Team GB will compete at the European…
Special Coaching Clinic in GB on November 20 with MLB Envoy Coach
by British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org BaseballSoftballUK, in coordination with the British Baseball Federation, will host a special one-day baseball coaching clinic on Sunday 20 November in Milton Keynes. The clinic will be…
Hawk Sport support Great Britain’s Baseball Program in major Sponsorship Deal
Press Release Hawk Sport LONDON – Hawk Sport, the premier supplier of American sports apparel in the UK and Europe are today delighted to announce that it is be the Official Uniform…
GB to compete for European A Pool in Tel Aviv, Israel
by Baseball Softball UK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com The Confederation of European Baseball announced this week that the Great Britain Senior National Team will travel to Tel Aviv, Israel in July for a European Championship…
Sam Dempster new Head Coach of GB Baseball National Team
by Baseball Softball UK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com The executive board of the British Baseball Federation has appointed Sam Dempster to be the new Head Coach and Performance Director for Great Britain Baseball. Dempster served…
Project Cobb Founder Joe Gray publishes new Book on British Baseball history
by BaseballSoftballUK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com Joe Gray, founder of Project Cobb, describes his newly-published book (the first published under the Project Cobb initiative): For the past 14 months, I have been researching and writing…
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…