By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. BRNO, Czechia – Spain claimed its second European title with a complete performance in the final of the European Baseball Championship, overwhelming undefeated Great Britain, 11-2. The…
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2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 6 (Placement Games)
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. BRNO, Czechia – The penultimate day of the European Baseball Championship determined the final positions for all but the semifinalists, who each had the day off. The…
2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 5
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. BRNO, Czechia – Spain put together three rallies late in its game with the Netherlands to claim a shocking upset victory and join Great Britain in the…
2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 4
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. BRNO, Czechia – In the first quarterfinal of the European Baseball Championship, Spain used five home runs, including a pair apiece from Royals’ prospect Omar Hernández and…
2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 3
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. TŘEBÍČ, Czechia – On Day 3 of the Baseball Euros, Great Britain defeated Italy for the first time ever at the senior national team level to win…
2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 2
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. TŘEBÍČ, Czechia – Sweden and Switzerland pulled off impressive upsets on Day 2 of the European Baseball Championship, while Germany tossed a thrilling shutout against Israel and…
2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 1
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. TŘEBÍČ, Czechia – The first day of the 2023 European Baseball Championship resulted in a series of dominant victories by the tournament’s favourites, and plenty of entertaining…
Ukraine defeats Belgium to Win U12 European Championship Qualifier
Ukraine defeated Belgium, 13-2 (box), on Saturday to complete its undefeated run at the 2023 U12 European Championship Qualifier in Sofia, Bulgaria, with the victory giving the country a ticket to next…
Undefeated Belgium and Ukraine Prepare to Meet at 2023 U12 European Championship Qualifier
Belgium defeated Poland, 13-3 (box), and Ukraine defeated Hungary, 21-4 (box), on Day 3 of the 2023 U12 European Championship Qualifier on Wednesday. The two teams, the last two undefeated squads in…
Dornbirn Indians Win 2023 Federation Cup
Austria’s Dornbirn Indians won the 2023 Federation Cup on Saturday in Bratislava, defeating Belgium’s Deurne Spartans, 11-1 (box), in a contest that was never in doubt after the Indians jumped out to…
2023 European Cup Participants Finalized
The fields and hosts for Europe’s three international club competitions have been finalized, with the premier Champions Cup, which determines the European champion, set to be played in the Dutch cities of…
Schedules Announced for Men’s European Cups
Press release from WBSC Europe. The schedules for the Men’s Baseball Champions Cup, Federation Cup, Confederation Cup and Federation Cup Qualifier 2022 have been announced. The Champions Cup 2022 is taking place in Bonn, Germany….
2021 European Championship Knockout Play Begins
The 2021 European championship continues in earnest today, with the four scheduled quarterfinals announcing the beginning of the knockout rounds. The four group winners — Italy, Israel, the Netherlands, and Spain —…
2021 European Championship Starts Play on Sunday
The 2021 European championship is slated to start on Sunday in Italy’s Piedmont region. At three sites in and around Turin, Europe’s top 16 men’s national teams will compete for the European…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Record-Setting Marlins Sail to 2022 Federations Cup Berth
By Gabriel Fidler BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — The Tenerife Marlins set multiple Federations Cup Qualifier records as it finished a dizzying dash past its opponents in Ukraine. Utena was the victim of the…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Noguera Fires Tenerife’s Third Shutout, Marlins to Final
BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — Rain delayed the final pool game of the Federations Cup Qualifier in Ukraine, but only after Tenerife claimed a spot in the championship with its third consecutive shutout. Tony…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Two for Tenerife on Nacar Shutout, Montaño Bomb; Zickus Tireless for Utena
By Gabriel Fidler BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — Leslie Nacar duplicated Jesús Montaño’s six scoreless innings from Game One and the Marlins romped to another effortless win the Federations Cup Ukraine Qualifier. Montaño backed…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Tenerife Overwhelms Utena; Deering Delivers Win for London
By Gabriel Fidler BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — Tenerife and London were each victorious as the CEB Federations Cup Qualifier in Ukraine commenced. The entry level qualification tournament is the first ever hosted by…
Euro Qualifiers Day 4 (Belgrade): Ukraine Qualifies for European Championship; Serbia Falls Short at Home
BELGRADE — In a surprisingly even title game that was full of ups and downs, during which every Serbian rally seemed to be answered by Ukraine, a bigger second inning for the…
Euro Qualifiers Day 3 (Belgrade): Lukin Pitches Ukraine to Final; Bulgaria Eliminated with Winning Record
BELGRADE — Bulgaria thrashed Estonia 17-2 on the final day of pool play in Serbia, but Ukraine fought hard in a 6-1 defeat of the home nation to set up a final…
Euro Qualifiers Day 2 (Belgrade): Kozjak Pitches Serbia to Second Win, Bulgaria Upsets Ukraine
BELGRADE — Danijel Kozjak tossed five excellent innings against Estonia in a 13-0 victory for Serbia that was significantly more difficult than expected on Day 2 in Belgrade. Earlier that day Bulgaria…
Euro Qualifiers Day 1 (Belgrade): Bokich Shuts Out Bulgaria, Ukraine Breezes to Easy Estonia Win
BELGRADE — The fourth pool of qualification for the European Championship began today in Serbia with a dominant performance by Christian Bokich, as the hosts claimed a 7-0 victory. Earlier in the…
The last 2020 tournament in Ukraine: Kropyvnytskyi BioTexCom-KNTU had won a “golden-double”
by Olexandr Vynogradov On October 25, the last game of the Final Series of the Ukraine Cup ended the difficult season 2020. The baseball season usually begins in mid-April. At this time,…
Kropyvnytskyi “BioTexCom KNTU” had won the 25th title Ukrainian Baseball Championship
by Olexandr Vynogradov In the last round of the Ukrainian Baseball Championship (Division A) 2020, “BioTexCom KNTU” defeated ATMA (Kyiv region) 17:3; 18:7; 13:0. In general, during championship 2020 “BioTexCom KNTU” had…
Ukrainian Baseball Championship starts on July 4
by Olexandr Vynogradov The 2020 Ukrainian Baseball Championship (Division A) will start on Saturday, July 4th. During the weekend, the bronze medalist ‘2019, “BioTexCom SDUSHOR” (Kropyvnytskyi) and “Western Fire” (Rivne) will play…