Tag Archives: baseball

Pirates staging a festival of baseball at Roundshaw, July 5-6

Posted on July 2, 2025 by insidecroydon

This weekend, national champions the Croydon Pirates are hosting the London Tournament baseball festival at Roundshaw Playing Fields. The event is free and open to all, inviting the local community and baseball fans from across the country to enjoy a … Continue reading →

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Hero Hirai joins the Pirates’ perfect pitch for women’s baseball

Posted on January 19, 2025 by insidecroydon

Croydon Pirates Baseball Club is launching its first women’s programme, aiming to start playing in the 2025 season. As part of this initiative, the Pirates will be hosting a “Intro to Baseball” session on Saturday, February 1, from 6pm to … Continue reading →

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Pirates sail close to the wind to lift national AAA baseball title

Posted on September 21, 2024 by insidecroydon

Croydon Pirates are the 2024 British baseball AAA champions, after staging a thrilling a comeback in the championship series at Farnham last weekend. The Pirates were 1-0 down in the best-of-three series against Bristol Badgers, and needed to come back … Continue reading →

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Mayor Khan hits a baseball home run for Crystal Palace Park

Posted on May 10, 2022 by insidecroydon

Major League Baseball is coming back to London, starting this summer with what American organisers describe as a “quickfire, non-stop action” version of the game being staged in Crystal Palace Park. London Mayor Sadiq Khan is on a whistle-stop tour … Continue reading →

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