Swindon Softball League is a friendly, gender inclusive slowpitch softball league based in Swindon, Wiltshire.
We are the only softball league in Wiltshire and feature a variety of different abilities from complete beginners to players on national teams. Our players come from all directions – Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, and of course, from within Swindon itself.
If you are an experienced player, one of our Championship Division teams will be keen to have you on their roster. If you are new and want to learn the game, or just want to take things easy, then don’t worry, we have you covered too. Either way, we are very excited to have you join us and grow the sport. All of us here in the Swindon Softball League started in the same position as you and are keen to help you on your softball journey, in whatever form that journey takes. As part of our Development Division, you can spend as long as you like learning the game – there is no rush!
We play on weekday evenings – outdoors: April to September and indoors: October to March, (with opportunities to play in tournaments around the country on weekends, if that takes your fancy). The outdoor summer season is when our league matches take place, with the indoor winter period used for offseason training. The indoor version of the game is a unique experience and is popular with many of our league members; it’s a great way to stay fit during the winter.
You can read more about what softball is here and why we play here.
Our History
The Swindon Softball League was founded in 2002, though its story begins a little earlier ….
In 1988, AT&T employee Mark Bryant founded the AT&T Network Systems Interdepartmental Softball League. In 1999, Dyson joined the competition, and following AT&T’s rebrand, the League became known as the Lucent Softball League.
Meanwhile, in 2000, Swindon was getting it’s first taste of Softball. Nationwide employee Ian Luckhurst had recently transferred to the Head Office in Swindon. Having entered a Nationwide team into the City Bankers Softball League in London since 1997, Ian decided to set up a Swindon-based softball club.
After a successful recruitment drive and productive training sessions, Ian formed a team from staff at Swindon’s Nationwide Head Office, calling themselves Nationwide Blaze. By the spring of 2001, the team were ready and keen for some competition.
Nationwide Blaze joined the Lucent League that summer and finished top of the table.
On the 20th March 2002, during a now fateful meeting at The Steam Railway pub in Swindon, remaining and former Lucent League teams, the Nationwide Blaze, and new teams from Swindon-based companies Halcrow and the Early Learning Centre, got together to form the Swindon Softball League.
Matches in those first years were played at both the Nationwide Playing Grounds on Pipers Way and at the former Halcrow cricket grounds at Burderop Park.
Swindon Softball League Champions
2025: Spitfires
2024: Panthers
2023: Panthers
2022: Las Panteras
2021: Jaguars
2020: No Season (Covid-19)
2019: Las Panteras
2018: Aries
2017: Aries
2016: Las Panteras
2015: Panthers
2014: Panthers
2013: Panthers
2012: Panthers
2011: Cyclones
2010: Cyclones
2009: Cyclones
2008: Lucent Dodgers
2007: Lucent Dodgers
2006: Vodafone Heat
2005: Lucent Dodgers
2004: Lucent Dodgers
2003: Nationwide Blaze
2002: Nationwide Blaze
Development Division Winners
2025: Dodgers
2024: Hawks
2023: Dodgers
2022: Hawks
Hall of Fame
2025
MVPs: Kyle Webb, Callum Strange, Kirsty Whiteford
Development MVPs: Ben Madley, Jesse Januszkiewicz, Sam Lloyd, Sophie Simmonds
Brilliant Batters: Mark Saunders, Laura Clark, Allan Ellary, Rebecca Johnson
2024
MVPs: Harrison Bell, Fiona Mounsdon
Development MVPs: Vivek Chauhan, Rebecca Johnson
Brilliant Batters: Craig Maddock, Aileen Douglas, Vivek Chauhan, Aimee Ward-Mustoe
2023
MVPs: Josh Northwood, Jess Tredgett
Development MVPs: Neil McConnell, Laura Grassick
Brilliant Batters: Darren Pegler, Kirsty Whiteford, Toby Tredgett, Aimee Ward-Mustoe
2022
MVPs: Amber Conway
Development MVPs: Anwen Clementson
Brilliant Batters: Dave Jones, Ivette Young, James Sherlock, Laura Clark
Our Values and Why We Play
We believe so strongly in softball we felt it was important that we dedicated a whole page to why we play, what we as a League stand for and what you can expect from us.
We’d love to here from you! If you would like to play for us please contact us here.
