BASEBALL returned to Taunton this Easter after the winter break and there is a lot to catch up on.

After ten years as the Taunton Muskets Baseball Club, the club decided to rename itself to Taunton Baseball Club this off-season.

As well as a slight name change, the club announced they would be fielding a second team for the first time in six years, with the newly formed Pistols joining the Muskets in the South West and Wales Baseball League (SWWBL) in 2024.

Alongside the progress of the senior sides, the club put a lot of effort into promoting youth opportunities and started the year by hosting 23 children aged between 7 and 13 at their Easter youth day. 

The end of the Easter holidays was also the opening weekend for the Single A level of the SWWBL season and it saw the Pistols host the Muskets at Taunton Green.

Muskets won the first game 12-5 and in the second game won 24-6 as their experience showed.

The SWWBL action continues next weekend (Sunday 21st April) as the Pistols host the Cornish Pioneers at Taunton Green, while the Muskets travel to Bristol to take on the Buccaneers, with both games starting at midday.