The best of Milton Keynes softball was celebrated at the recent end of season awards night at Brewhouse and Kitchen. The event was hot on the heels of the League Final, Codebreakers Cup and planning for the new indoor season. Chairman Hedley Bevan’s speech ran through the achievements of 2019, which has been another fantastic year of softball. Last winter, the Purple Panthers took the indoor title after a hard-fought season and the Diamonds team secured the plate at East Midlands Firstball. The Diamonds also reached the semi final at Windsor, while Jon Reynolds was selected for Great Britain Softball. In April, the fourth outdoor league season got underway, while there were successful trips
The Homerun Hornets claimed their 3rd league crown in 4 years following a 12-8 victory over the Willow Lakers in the MKSL League Final on September 3rd. The Lakers had jumped out into an early lead whilst Hornets struggled to muster any offense in the early innings. But, as they've done so many times before, two big innings would be all they needed and the Lakers were retired in order in the final inning as their challenge fizzled out. The Hornets' victory was reminiscent of their previous 2 titles, coming into the final as the lower seed before snatching victory in underdog fashion. A third place finish in the regular season saw them take on the Rhinos in the playoff game. Hornets rompe
Summer is most definitely over (boo!), but fear not, Softball is now year-round (yay!). The Milton Keynes Softball League has moved back into it's warm and dry winter home, the Radcliffe School in Wolverton. Now into it's 4th season, league games begin October 22nd culminating in the Playoffs in March 2020. New players are welcome at any time with all the necessary equipment provided and the first 2 sessions free of charge! The Sports Hall at Radcliffe is a massive 6 badminton court space providing plenty of room for training exercises and softball games and has served as the winter home of the MKSL for 4 years now. If you'd like to come along and give it a try then please get in touch.
The Leicester Royals retained the Codebreakers Cup in the second annual Milton Keynes slow-pitch softball tournament. The final was a repeat of the 2018 Codebreakers Cup, with the Royal overcoming Soft Boiled, 11-4. The 16-team tournament attracted C-grade teams from around the country and took place at Radcliffe School. The line-up of teams included this year's Milton Keynes Softball League champions, the Homerun Hornets, alongside the Double Ds and the Winos - the latter being a joint team fielded by the Roundabout Rhinos and League finalists, the Willow Lakers. A dry but windy day started with the group stages of the competition. Soft Boiled, Leicester Royals, Game of Throws and Leeds Bob
