Away Days Archives - Manchester Softball League

Abbie de Zwart 10th Nov 202312th Nov 2023 oxford, swindon

MSL Talks to Swindon Bombers at Festiball

Your roving reporter chats to Oxford Bombers at Edinburgh’s Festiball about their love for tournaments, their development plan, and their own Zuckerberg!

Away Days Great Britain Results Teams

Abbie de Zwart 20th Jul 202327th Jul 2023 Europe, fastpitch, team-gb, u-18s

GB U-18s Test Their Mettle at the European Championships

MSL talks to fifteen-year-old GB player Luis Allan Arrevillagas about his recent trip to the Czech Republic with the GB U-18s for the European Championships.

Away Days Tournaments

Abbie de Zwart 17th Jul 202317th Jul 2023 camels, drizzle, fireballs, leeds, mavericks, meerkats, tigers

Manchester Teams Succeed Through Lightning Storms at Leeds

We all love a tournament and the annual Leeds Tournament in Wetherby has a special place in our hearts. A well organised event and brilliant venue make for a good weekend with the greatly anticipated party and karaoke on the Saturday night.

Away Days Teams Tournaments

Abbie de Zwart 15th Jun 202315th Jun 2023 bristol-bam, Cardiff, diffodil, Jersey, thundercats, valley-wet-socks

MSL Chats to Tournament Regulars at Diffodil

Cardiff league’s renowned and chilled out tournament, Diffodil, ran in Cardiff on the weekend on June 3rd. Cardiff runs a two-tiered setup for C and D grade to provide a tournament for new, developing and experimental teams. MSL catches up with some of the tournament teams you may not have seen in the North West.

Away Days Teams Tournaments

Chloe Patient 1st Jun 20231st Jun 2023 hackers, liverpool, liverpool-shield, stingers

Stingers battle it out at the Liverpool Shield

Getting a Stinger team down to a tourney is like herding kittens, so our hybrid outfit for Liverpool this year consisted of Hackers, one Screwball and travelling friends from north of the border representing Edinburgh Vandals.

Away Days Results Tournaments

Abbie de Zwart 29th May 202329th May 2023 farnham-park, nsl

Meerkats Storm Ahead at the National League

Meerkats are storming ahead in the first weekend of the National Softball League. Seven Manchester teams travelled South to Farnham Park to compete across three divisions in the blazing sunshine.

Away Days BSF Tournaments

Abbie de Zwart 13th May 202317th Oct 2023 farnham-park, fixtures, nsl

NSL 2023 Preview: Manchester’s Finest Take on the National League

The National Softball League kicks off on May 20th with NSL1 at Farnham Park in Slough. The National League consists of three divisions of 12 teams each and games are played over three weekends.

Away Days Teams Tournaments

Zoe Le Roux 13th Mar 202321st Apr 2023 barcelona, Chaos, Europe, results

Manchester Players Take on the Best in Europe

Zoe Le Roux reports on Gold Tier team Chaos at the Barcelona Slow Pitch Cup.

Announcements Away Days Get Involved Tournaments

Abbie de Zwart 26th Feb 202317th Oct 2023 bristol-bam, leeds, travelling-dodgers

Leeds Tournament Registration Now Open

Every year Manchester softball players teams to visit our friends over the Pennines for Leeds Tournament. Leeds is a popular tournament for travelling teams.

Away Days BSUK Get Involved Tournaments

Abbie de Zwart 30th Dec 202222nd Jan 2023 indoor, liverpool, lytham-st-annes

Make Indoor Softball your New Year’s Resolution

Looking to get into softball? There are several indoor leagues running in the North West this winter. Indoor softball is