Manchester Players Celebrate GB Victory in Czechia
MSL talks to the Great Britain players in our league about winning the 2024 Coed Slowpitch European Championships in Czechia.
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Tournaments
A Fun Filled 20th Anniversary Tournament for Alex Hall
The Alex Hall Memorial Tournament held its 20th annual event this year. The tournament began in 2004 in memory of Manchester Softball League player Alex Hall. All profits go to The Christie Cancer Appeal Fund.
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National Softball League 2024 Preview
The National Softball League kicks off this weekend with a new structure. Eight Manchester based teams now play across the three NSL divisions.
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Slowpitch Ireland Stuns at Manchester First Ball
Slowpitch Ireland joined the Gold tier of Manchester First Ball two weeks ago. A subsection of the international squad, the team surprised our comp regulars with only one loss all weekend. MSL talks to head coach Peter Mullen about the squad.
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Camels take the Cup at Manchester Main
The annual Manchester Main tournament hosted twenty two teams across three tiers at Wythenshawe Sports ground last weekend.
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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.
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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.
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Manchester Hosts a Successful Single-Sex Nationals
MSL was well represented at the Single-sex Nationals which were held at Wythenshawe Sports Ground last weekend, organised superbly by our own NJ Dyson. Unfortunately, all the silverware was hauled off down south, but a wonderful sun-baked weekend was enjoyed by all.
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Blus Win the Day at Alex Hall
Last Saturday Parrs Wood was the venue for the 19th annual Alex Hall Memorial charity tournament which was won by the Blu Team. Each dressed up as their favourite “Blu” in an exciting final in which they prevailed over the unlucky Yellow team, in fancy dress theme of assorted animals, who were undefeated until the final.
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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.
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