DATES:
April 23rd & 24th | May 28th & 29th | June 11th & 12th | July 30th & 31st | October 1st & 2nd
Coming up next:
Week 4
Mid season finds the GBFL in a good health. 67 games have been successfully completed with 931 runs scored – the result of countless hits, pitches thrown and plays made. All games professionally umpired, teams coached and managed by selfless individuals who mostly remain nameless and we play on well maintained purpose built dirt fields with outfield fences. We are lucky!
The Mix have yet to drop a game and the teams below are forced to contend with their powerful batting and quality pitching. But the Barbarians aren’t that far behind and play a very tidy game. The Free Agents are benefitting from some stability and are beginning to look more consistent. While they are not yet stringing a lot of wins together, they are beginning to give the teams above an occasional fright. Notably this week a 13-14 loss to the Angels.
The men’s competition is very exciting. The Stags are looking comfortable at the top of the table but two forays abroad to the Von Holmbäck Elite Cup in Denmark and The Zeister Slot Tournament in Holland, may have left them a little weary and they dropped their first game of the season to the Meteors in a 13-14 slugfest. A closer look at the stats shows the Meteors swapping positions with the Eagles into second and watch for the charging Heat – in last place after day one, now in fourth and there’s not a lot dividing 2, 3 and 4!
For more see the write up on the BSF Website
THE RESULTS
SATURDAY: JUNE 11
BARBARIANS 15-1 CARDIFF CELTS |
THE MIX 11-1 BARBARIANS |
FREE AGENTS 13-14 LONDON ANGELS |
CARDIFF CELTS 2-20 THE MIX |
CARDIFF CELTS 4-22 LONDON ANGELS |
FREE AGENTS 7-17 BARBARIANS |
LONDON ANGELS 4-13 THE MIX |
EAGLES 9-2 HAWKS |
HEAT 8-2 METEORS |
STRAYS 0-2 STAGS |
METEORS 15-5 HAWKS |
HEAT 8-3 EAGLES |
STARYS 2-17 STAGS |
EAGLES 3-14 HEAT |
METEORS 10-5 HAWKS |
SUNDAY: JUNE 12
HAWKS 3-16 EAGLES |
METEORS 4-19 STAGS |
STRAYS 6-19 EAGLES |
HEAT 14-2 HAWKS |
STAGS 11-6 STRAYS |
HEAT 0-2 METEORS |
HAWKS 7-7 EAGLES |
STAGS 13-14 METEORS |
STANDINGS
W | L | D | PCT | RF | RA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
THE MIX | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 119 | 26 |
BARBARIANS | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 67 | 42 |
ANGELS | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | 87 | 66 |
FREE AGENTS | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 54 | 88 |
CARDIFF CELTS | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.000 | 17 | 122 |
W | L | D | PCT | RF | RA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STAGS | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.900 | 129 | 54 |
METEORS | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | 108 | 84 |
EAGLES | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0.607 | 102 | 86 |
HEAT | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0.469 | 107 | 89 |
STRAYS | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.250 | 85 | 124 |
HAWKS | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0.167 | 56 | 150 |
THE DRAW
WEEKEND 4
SATURDAY JULY 30
09.30 | FIELD 1 | LONDON ANGELS v FREE AGENTS |
11.15 | FIELD 1 | CARDIFF CELTS v LONDON ANGELS |
FIELD 2 | THE MIX v BARBARIANS | |
13.00 | FIELD 1 | FREE AGENTS v CARDIFF CELTS |
14.45 | FIELD 1 | FREE AGENTS v BARBARIANS |
FIELD 2 | THE MIX v LONDON ANGELS | |
16.30 | FIELD 1 | BARBARIANS v CARDIFF CELTS |
09.30 | FIELD 3 | HEAT v EAGLES |
FIELD 4 | HAWKS v STAGS | |
11.15 | FIELD 4 | METEORS v HAWKS |
13.00 | FIELD 3 | HEAT v STRAYS |
FIELD 4 | STAGS v METEORS | |
14.45 | FIELD 3 | EAGLES v STAGS |
16.30 | FIELD 3 | HAWKS v METEORS |
FIELD 4 | STRAYS v EAGLES |
SUNDAY JULY 31
10.00 | FIELD 3 | METEORS v EAGLES |
FIELD 4 | HEAT v HAWKS | |
11.45 | FIELD 3 | HEAT v STAGS |
FIELD 4 | EAGLES v STRAYS | |
13.30 | FIELD 3 | METEORS v STRAYS |
FIELD 4 | STAGS v HAWKS | |
15.15 | FIELD 3 | STRAYS v HEAT |
FIELD 4 | EAGLES v HAWKS |
Alongside the GBFL on May 30-31 the GB Fastpitch program hosted the Swedish Men’s National Team in a series of 5 games. The first against a GB Invitational Team, followed by the GB Under 23 squad and finally 3 games against the GB Senior Men’s team
A great write up on the series can be found on the BSF website here
GB INVITATIONAL 6-12 SWEDEN |
GBU23 MENS 16-15 SWEDEN |
GB MENS 11-2 SWEDEN |
GB MENS 11-2 SWEDEN |
GB MENS 9-2 SWEDEN |
The Chichester Falcons are inviting entries to their annual Co-ed Fastpitch tournament which will be held in Chichester on the weekend of 17-18 September. The tournament attracts teams from abroad as well as the UK making it a great opportunity for some extra game time against different teams in a more social setting. Individual players without teams are invited to express interest and if possible we will find them teams to play with.
Find out more and enter via the Chichester Falcon’s Facebook page
2022 Great Britain Fastpitch League The season kicks off in fine style Fine, if chilly weather on the first weekend of the GBFL saw 5 women’s and 6 men’s teams turn up ready to play. While the earlier than usual start date caught one or two teams a tad lite
The 2021 season finished in fine fashion. The Mix, always convincing, lifted the winner’s title in the women’s league and in a more dramatic finish the Stags secured the men’s in a contest that wasn’t decided until the final game. From the leagues point of view all games were satisfyingly
Mix rule but it goes down to the wire for Stags! Well it all went as expected: The Mix, already winners of the women’s league and the Stags collecting the trophy for the men’s… except it wasn’t quite like that! Spared the usual high energy Mix v Barbarian match-up this
Enrolment for the 2022 Great Britain Fastpitch League is now open. This season features five full weekends of play, with men’s and women’s divisions. Alongside the GBFL there will be an Under 14 fastpitch league as well.
Players without fastpitch experience are welcome, and we will find teams for players who are not already part of an established outfit.
As usual all games for both men’s and women’s leagues will be at Farnham Park Baseball & Softball Complex, SL2 3BP. (Find map and directions below)
The men’s division will play league games on Saturdays and Sundays.
The women’s division will play league games on Saturdays and scrimmages / practice on Sundays.
The U14s league will run on the same weekends as the GBFL, but the Sunday only from 11.30am to 1.30pm.
See you there!
