The British National Baseball League got underway on Sunday with eight games. Defending champion Harlow Nationals had to settle for a split against the Southampton Mustangs, while the Herts Falcons, Bracknell Blazers…
Category: Great Britain
British NBL looks more competitive than ever in 2013
by British Baseball Federation, www.britishbaseball.org With the National Baseball League beginning play this Sunday 7 April, it’s safe to say that British baseball is officially back. Nine teams will be battling tooth…
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…
Herts Falcons add former Minnesota Twins Minor Leaguer to Roster for 2013 NBL Season
by Herts Falcons British baseball clubs do not have the financial capacity to compete for talent with the multi-million dollar budgets of Major League Baseball clubs in America and the NPB league…
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….
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…
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…
200 Kids attend European Big League Tour in London
Last weekend the European Big League Tour stopped for a second time this November, this time in London, England. Rick van den Hurk, Chris Dickerson, Roger Bernadina, Jeremy Guthrie and Alex Liddi…
Project Cobb announces 2012 British NBL Leaders and Award Winners
Project Cobb has announced the leaders and award winners in the British National Baseball League and released the complete stats for all teams and players. On offense Jarrod Pretorius of the Harlow…
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…
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”…
Harlow Nationals defend Title in British NBL
by British Baseball Federation Two years in existence, two NBL National Baseball Championship titles – that’s the impressive resume of 2012 champions Harlow Nationals. After winning it all last season in stunning…
Results British National Baseball League August 12
Just two games were scheduled in the British National Baseball League on Sunday. The Southampton Mustangs celebrated a pair of wins over the Harlow Nationals. The Nationals still remain at the top…
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 29
Parallel to the start of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the British National Baseball League continued on Sunday with eight scheduled games. The Southampton Mustangs swept the London Mets in a…
Results British National Baseball League July 15
In the British National Baseball League the London Mets and Herts Falcons split a doubleheader on Sunday in the lone matchup this weekend. Herts remains in second place in the standings, followed…
Weekend Games in British NBL rained out
All scheduled games in the British National Baseball League last Sunday were canceled. The matchup between the Lakenheath Diamondbacks and the Croydon Pirates was forfeited by the Pirates due to a lack…
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…
Results British National Baseball League June 24
In the British National Baseball League the Lakenheath Diamondbacks celebrated a pair of one-run victories on Sunday over the Essex Arrows, improving to 7-8 for the season. The Arrows dropped to 7-13….
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…
Results British National Baseball League June 17
In the British National Baseball League three teams celebrated sweeps on Sunday to remain among the top in the standings. The London Mets dispatched the Croydon Pirates in both games of a…
Results British National Baseball League June 2&3
In the British National Baseball League the Southampton Mustangs took two games from the Croydon Pirates on Saturday, improving to 10-3 and first place in the standings. On Sunday the twin bill…
Herts Falcons unveil upgraded BSUK-funded baseball facilities
by www.baseballeurope.com Earlier this year Herts Baseball Club completed the latest stage of development of Grovehill Ballpark in Hemel Hempstead. The wettest April on record halted the British baseball leagues but finally…