Dodger Sharks
NOTE: Dodger Sharks are a combination of two MSL teams once known individually as Sefton Sharks and Travelling Dodgers. These teams merged prior to the 2025 MSL Season.
This page reflects the history of the Travelling Dodgers, who started life as a tournament team. We then found a home in the Manchester Softball League and won the league for the first time in 2022.
We consider ourselves a very welcoming team who likes its spiced rum and music. We are a competitive team, but also very friendly, chilled and supportive.
As a tournament team we play in the National Softball League (NSL1) which takes place over 4 weekends in Farnham Park National Softball grounds. We play other weekend tournaments all across the UK and sometimes in Europe.
Having merged with Sefton Sharks for Manchester Softball League play prior to 2024, we’re now known as Dodger Sharks. Above all, we’re the same gang that enjoys playing the game every week.
Check the Dodger Sharks out on our Facebook group which we use to chart the goings on of the team.
Last five seasons
| 2025* | Division 1 | 5th |
| 2024 | Division 1 | 6th |
| 2023 | Division 1 | 4th |
| 2022 | Division 1 | 🥇 League Champions |
| 2021 | Division 1 | 4th |
History and accolades
- Edinburgh Festiball comp cup winners 2023
- NSL Nationals Platinum finalists 2023
- League Champions in 2022
- NSL Champions 2021
- Division 2 winners 2019
- Division 3 winners 2018
- Division 4 winners 2016
National Softball League
| 2025 | NSL1 | 9th |
| 2024 | NSL1 | 5th |
| 2023 | NSL1 | 6th |
| 2022 | NSL1 | 5th |
| 2021 | NSL1 | 4th |
| 2020 | — COVID — | |
| 2019 | NSL1 | 🥇 Champions |
| 2018 | NSL1 | 4th |
| 2017 | NSL1 | 8th |
| 2016 | NSL1 | 🥇 1st |
Travelling Dodgers
| Player | Position | HR | GSH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Hulme | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Whalley | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Downes | 2 | 0 | |
| Joiicey Rosaria | 0 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Huck | 0 | 0 | |
| Linsey Lester | 0 | 0 | |
| Melissa Byrne | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Lott | 1 | 0 | |
| Nikita Shkurko | 0 | 0 | |
| Rachael Shkurko | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Steele | 0 | 0 | |
| Stephane Karayannis | 0 | 0 | |
| Su Obrien | 0 | 0 |
