On Monday the British Baseball and Softball Federation announced the preliminary roster for the IBAF Baseball World Cup in Europe in September. Matt Smith took a first look at the 40 names…
Category: Great Britain
Recaps: Bracknell Blazers claim surprise Split against London Mets
by British Baseball, www.britishbaseball.org The Bracknell Blazers claimed a surprise split with runaway leaders London Mets in the only NBL action scheduled for Sunday 2 August. The Mets cruised to a 7-1…
Great Britain Baseball announces preliminary squad for Baseball World Cup
by British Baseball, www.britishbaseball.org The Great Britain Baseball coaching staff has announced a 40-man preliminary roster of players, one step away from the 24 players who will ultimately be selected to compete…
Recaps: London Mets and Bracknell Blazers with Sweeps
by BaseballSoftballUK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com The London Mets kept up their relentless pace atop the NBL standings, but were made to work hard by the Herts Falcons in an entertaining doubleheader. London emerged victorious…
Recaps: Richmond Flames move into 2nd Place in NBL
by BaseballSoftballUK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com London Sweeps Bracknell, Continues To Dominate NBL The London Mets show no signs of slowing up at the top of the National Baseball League standings after earning another doubleheader…
Much to play for in National Baseball League
{mrb-schedule:2009-07-18|2009-07-19|GB} by BaseballSoftballUK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com In early July, the British Baseball Federation confirmed the venue and format for the 2009 National Baseball Championships (NBC). In the National Baseball League (NBL), the top tier…
Recaps: Mets, Flames overpower Pirates, Blazers in National Baseball League
by BaseballSoftballUK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE: WEEK 12 The London Mets kept their place at the top of the National Baseball League standings after Week 12 games were played on Sunday, July…
Recaps: Herts Falcons and London Mets pull away in National Baseball League
by BaseballSoftballUK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE: WEEK 11 The Herts Falcons and London Mets made their move in Week 11 of National Baseball League play on June 28, sweeping their respective double-headers…
Jerry Springer visits British Baseball
The American TV show host Jerry Springer dropped by a British Baseball game last weekend and even helped out as an umpire. The report from BaseballSoftballUK.com: In a surprise visit to the…
Recaps: Herts Falcons move into 1st in National Baseball League
by BaseballSoftballUK, www.britishbaseball.org Herts Falcons jumped to the top of the standings in Week 8 of National Baseball League competition after dumping the Croydon Pirates in both games of their doubleheader on…
British Players in College Baseball 2009
Joe Gray of Baseball GB looked at British players in College Baseball in 2009. The list includes Sam Jew, Michael Johnson, Jeff Mottl, Tom Stack-Babich, David Synnott, Michael Trask and Sam Wiley….
Recaps: Richmond Flames and Herts Falcons with Victories on First Game Day
by Simon Fitzjohn, BaseballSoftballUK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com Richmond Flames – London Mets 5-4, 11-3 Richmond Flames served notice that they may well be the team to beat this season after they downed reigning champions…
Baseball GB continues Q&A Series with Ian Young
Ian Young was born in Sydney, Australia and played Baseball in the United States, Great Britain, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal and France. He is also a member of the British National…
Baseball GB speaks with National Team GM Alan Smith
The fine guys at Baseball GB continued their series of Q&As with British Baseball figures this weekend, speaking with the general manager of the Great Britain National Team Alan Smith. They talked…
Biographies of Great Britain National Team Players available
Joe Gray of Baseball GB, with the help of Josh Chetwynd’s research, has collected information on Baseball National Team players in Great Britain (past and present) and published them in the history…
Alex Malihoudis talks with Baseball GB
Great Britain’s Alex Malihoudis talked with Baseball GB about his career, the National Baseball League and the National Team. It is the continuation in a series of Q&As on the British Baseball…
Baseball GB speaks with Will Lintern
The fine guys at Baseball GB continued their series of Q&As this Monday with an interview with London Mets and Great Britain National Team Catcher Will Lintern. They talked with him about…
Baseball GB talks with Josh Chetwynd
Baseball GB continued its series of Great Britain Q&A with an interview with Josh Chetwynd. They talked about British Baseball, the European Baseball scene, the Baseball World Cup, and his work writing…
Baseball GB has Q&A with British Head Coach Stephan Rapaglia
After Brant Ust a few weeks ago, the crew at Baseball GB has another Q&A online. They talked with the head coach of the Great Britain National Team Stephan Rapaglia about his…
Herts Falcons to compete in National Baseball League South in 2009
The British National Baseball League South might see an increased team lineup in 2009. The HERTS FALCONS, which won the AAA championship in 2008, received a spot at the top level from…
Baseball GB talked with Brant Ust
The guys at Baseball GB made an interview with former minor leaguer and British National Team member Brant Ust. The infielder talks how he got to baseball, his experiences with Team USA…
Great Britain Baseball Team looking forward to participation in 2009 World Cup
by BaseballSoftballUK.com GB Baseball Team place confirmed in 2009 World Cup By confirming the participation of the GB Baseball Team and five final qualifiers from the Americas, the International Baseball Federation (IBAF)…
New Great Britain Baseball Scorers Association Website
by Joe Gray GBBSA website re-launched with domestic and national team history sections The expanded and updated website of the Great Britain Baseball Scorers Association is now online, at www.gbbsa.org.uk. The site…
British National Team crushes Cricket Squad
As reported last week, the British Baseball National Team faced a Cricket Team in an exhibition the past weekend and the event was a success. About 800 to 1000 people watched the…
British National Team faces Cricket Squad
The Great Britain National Baseball Team will face a cricket team, called the Bangers, on Saturday, October 4th at 14:15 in Somerset for an exhibition match. The event is part of the…