What can we expect this year in the French D1? How did we get here to begin? And what’s next for baseball in France? Long-time D1 player and now manager, Owen Ozanich,…
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France’s D1 Starts Play Today
It is time for “Play ball” to echo across Europe, with the D1, France’s top division, set to begin play today. In doing so, the D1, along with the Spanish Baseball League,…
Undefeated Rouen Wins Challenge de France, Savigny Second
The Rouen Huskies added yet another French baseball trophy to the club’s cup cabinet, winning all four of its games in the country’s annual tournament. Along the way, it survived an extra-inning…
French Division I Baseball, Week 11: La Rochelle Sweeps, Ties Sénart for Pool B First Place
The La Rochelle Boucaniers claimed a share of first place in French baseball’s Pool B, surviving a pair of strong pitching performances by Stade Toulousain in a sweep of ‘reserve week’ play….
French Division I Baseball, Week 10: New Top 3 in Pool A as Savigny Rewrites Standings
A pair of doubleheaders completely rewrote the Pool A standings in French baseball, with Savigny-sur-Orge moving into a tie for first place and claiming the best winning percentage in the division. Meanwhile,…
French Division I Baseball: Week 9
Sénart and La Rochelle ran their winning streaks to five games as the title race in Pool B of French baseball stayed smoulderingly hot. In Pool A, with first place Rouen drawing…
Huskies Walk-Off to Win Confederation Cup in Rouen
The Rouen Huskies defeated the Hoboken Pioneers to win the 2022 Confederation Cup in a walk-off, 6-5 (box score), with the scoring run crossing the plate thanks to a bases-loaded walk. The…
2022 Confederation Cup: Day 1
Day 1 of the 2022 Confederation Cup in Rouen, France, saw the Tenerife Marlins, Hoboken Pioneers, and Montpellier Barracudas all record victories. The Marlins, the reigning Spanish champion, faced the toughest fight,…
French Division I Baseball: Week 8
Only one of the two series due to be made up in French baseball was played over the first week in June, but it turned out to be a thriller. After consecutive…
French Division I Baseball, Week 7: First French Win for van Steensel
Sénart righted the ship with two one-sided victories in Nice, while Metz also earned the two-game sweep on the road, its first wins of the year. The other two series, however, provided…
French Division I Baseball: Week 6
The top-heavy nature of the two divisions of French baseball resulted in three sweeps, with first-place Rouen scoring 34 runs in two games at home and Savigny-sur-Orge dispatching the Metz Cometz in…
French Division I Baseball: Week 5
With a full spate of games after a ‘reserve week’ of postponed contests, French baseball got back into the swing of things with easy two-game sweeps for division leaders Rouen Huskies and…
French Division I Baseball Week 4
In the first of three ‘reserve weeks’, when previously postponed games are played, Metz was finally able to start its season, travelling to Montigny to take on the Cougars, who were tied…
French Division I Baseball Week 3
The Cougars de Montigny and the Rouen Huskies both swept weekend series to remain tied atop Pool A, while MUC Barracudas travelled to Nice, where hapless Cavigal were swept for the third-straight…
French Division I Baseball Week 2: Templars’ Priest Triumphant in Easter Blanking
Sénart continued its relentless start to the 2022 French Division I baseball season with a pair of strong all-around performances in Toulouse, while Savigny-sur-Orge started its season with a one-sided doubleheader sweep…
French Division I Baseball: Week 1
French baseball began play with a weekend of quite even competition, with only one-of-five series ending in a sweep, that of the Sénart Templiers. In a similar setup to 2021, Division I…
Opening Days for Europe’s Major Leagues
With the Spanish Baseball League (SBL) getting underway last weekend, Europe’s remaining major leagues are poised to start play in the weeks ahead. Their respective opening days can be found below. Czech…
French Division I cancels 2020 Season
The French Baseball and Softball Federation (FFBS) announced on Wednesday that they have cancelled the 2020 season in all national leagues including the French Division I. The reason is obviously the current…
Desi Relaford to play for Montpellier in 2020
The Montpellier Barracudas have signed former Major Leaguer Desi Relaford for the 2020 season in the French Division I. The 46-year-old played 11 seasons in the big leagues between 1996 and 2007….
Owen Ozanich returns to France, joins Montpellier Barracudas
After half a season in the Italian Serie A1, French pitcher Owen Ozanich returns to the French Division I. The ace of the French National Team however is not returning to his…
French Baseball Finals: Rouen Huskies claim 15th Title
Templiers Senart 200 320 000 7 8 2 Rouen Huskies 400 701 02X 14 16 1 Boxscore The Rouen Huskies overpowered the Templiers Senart 14-7 on Sunday afternoon in game four of…
French Baseball Finals 2019: Templiers Senart score four runs in 9th to avoid Sweep
Templiers Senart 000 000 004 4 9 2 Rouen Huskies 101 000 100 3 8 2 The Rouen Huskies were three outs away from sweeping the best-of-five French Baseball Finals 2019 on…
French Baseball Finals: Rouen Huskies take 2-0 lead after first weekend
The Rouen Huskies are on the verge of another French Baseball Championship. They took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five final series in the French Division I over the Templiers Senart with…
French Baseball Series starts between Rouen and Senart
The French Baseball Series starts between the Rouen Huskies and the Templiers Senart this coming weekend. Both finished the playoff round of the top six teams in the French Division I with…
French Federation picks La Rochelle as host of 2020 Challenge de France
La Rochelle is going to host the 2020 Challenge de France, the league cup style four-day tournament which determines one of two European Cup participants from France. The 17th edition of the…