GB Slow Pitch National Team Head Coach Stephen Patterson has announced the players that will compete in the 2016 WBSC Slow Pitch World Cup in Plant City, Florida (USA) from 17-20 November, plus the staff members that will accompany them.

Facing tough competition, the Vikings claimed the 2016 Denmark Women’s Softball National Championship over the Barracudas. In a best-of-three game series, the Vikings won both games 7-3 and 7-4.

The Mannheim Tornados have won their 11th softball championship following their victory at the 2016 German Softball National Championship.

For the first time since 2003, Sweden hosted a Junior Girl’s Softball Championship, proving that the game of fastpitch softball is continuing its growth in Sweden.

In a rematch from last season, Specchiasol Bussolengo repeats again as the Italian Softball League Champion. With three closely matched games, Bussolengo won all three games of the Championship Series against S.C. Forlì – a Series which featured extra-innings and rain delays.

Europeans representatives Great Britain and Israel will meet Sunday night at MCU Park at 18:00 EDT in Brooklyn to decide the 16th and final ticket into the WBSC-sanctioned World Baseball Classic in March 2017.

The final qualifier for the 2017 World Baseball Classic opens today at MCU Park in Brooklyn, New York. World No. 15 Brazil, No. 23 Pakistan, No. 30 Great Britain and No. 42 Israel will be competing for the 16th and final spot into the top-tier international event.

In front of a sold-out crowd of 3,350 and national broadcast audience, Yurendell De Caster singled with the bases loaded in the bottom the 10th to push the Netherlands over Spain, 3-2, Sunday night and capture the nation’s 22nd CEB European Baseball Championship.

For the first time in the history of official fast pitch softball and baseball competitions in Europe, a British team took home the Gold in a European Championship as Great Britain wins the 2016 European Junior Women’s Softball Championship with a 1-0 win over Italy.

The Czech Republic seized the title as European Men’s Softball Champion for the third time in a row and ninth overall with a 7-1 win over Denmark.