The Pitcher’s baseball club in Pineuilh (1hr from Bordeaux) are organising their 27th consecutive Cadet & 15th Minime International Tournament. It will take place over the Easter Weekend –April 7- 8 – 9th 2012.

To be eligible , players must be born in 1997 / 1998/ 1999 (Cadet) & 2000 / 2001 / 2002 (Minimes)

The number of participants in each team will be limited to 12 players & 2 coaches.
In addition we are asking each team to bring an umpire. The Pitchers club will provide accommodation & meals for the umpire.

Participation Fee: 150€ per team (Cadet) and 100€ (Minime) & balls will be provided by the hosts.

In order to best accommodate the teams as well as their parents, friends & relatives who wish to accompany them, we have put together an ‘all inclusive’ weekend package.

Players (12) & Coaches (2)
The cost for the players & their coaches will be 35€ per person. This will include accommodation, lunch, supper & breakfast from Friday night to Monday lunch inclusive. Please bring sleeping bags/bedding & towels

Accompanying Adults
There are several options available – from Hotels, bed & breakfasts & self catering houses in the area. Addresses can be found on the Club website. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for further information.
There are a limited number of rooms available at the boarding school where the players stay. (not double, ensuite boutique hotel standard but clean & warm!) Please bring bedding (sleeping bag) & towels. The cost per person will be 27€ per day – includes accommodation, breakfast & evening meal. Lunch can be bought at the baseball field for a very reasonable price.

Bus Drivers
If you intend coming by bus, the club will accommodate your driver as well as providing an evening meals & breakfast.

All teams staying at the boarding school will be asked for a deposit of 300€ which will be returned at the end of the tournament and after your rooms have been checked.

Places are limited for the tournament, so please let organizers know before February 10 2012 if you are interested in participating.

For more information download this attached document

PONY Baseball has announced the sites and dates for their 2012 Pony League (14U) and Colt League (16U) European Zone qualifiers. Prague, Czech Republic will host both 14U and 16U tournaments April 19-22. We are very excited to announce the addition of the 14U age group for the very first time. The winner of the 14U will qualify for the Pony League World Series in Washington, Pennsylvania in August. The winner of the 16U will qualify for the Colt League World Series in Lafayette, Indiana in August as well.

More Information

Check out the CEB competition page for more information on each event.

The C.E.B. Technical Commission awarded the city Hluboka and Zliv, Czech Republic for hosting the 2012 European Championship Juveniles. The Juveniles Championship will be played from Tuesday 17th till Saturday 21st July 2012. (date to be confirmed)

The C.E.B. received applications to host the Qualifier European Championship Juniors 18U from the Federations and cities of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria – Tel Aviv, Israel – Toulouse, France – Nykoping, Sweden and Belgrade, Serbia

The C.E.B. Technical Commission scrutinized all applications and awarded finally the city of Toulouse, France for hosting the 2012 Qualifier European Championship Juniors 18u.

The Qualifier will be played from Tuesday 10th till Saturday 14th July 2012. Teams will be lodged at the premises of C.R.E.P.S., the French Baseball Academy or if wanted at the Youth hostel in Toulouse.

The C.E.B. Technical Commission awarded the cities Brno and Trebic, Czech Republic for hosting the 2012 European Championship “Under 21”. The “U21” Championship will be played from Tuesday 24th till Saturday 28th July 2012. (date to be re-confirmed)

The following teams are qualified: Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, Spain, Russia, Belgium, Ukraine, France [Mister-Baseball.com: Qualification based on European Junior Championship. The Netherlands, as European Junior champion, already have withdrawn its participation]

The C.E.B. Technical Commission awarded the city Ostrava, Czech Republic for hosting the 2012 European Championship “under 15”. The “u15” Cadet Championship will be played from Tuesday 17th till Saturday 21st July 2012. (date to be re-confirmed)

Following teams are qualified:
Italy, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, Austria, Ukraine

The C.E.B. Technical Commission awarded the National Federation of Croatia for hosting the Qualifier for the European Championship “u15”. The host city in Croatia will be announced soon. The Qualifier for the “u15” Championship will be played from Tuesday 17th till Saturday 21st July 2012. (date to be confirmed)

Results:
Saturday, July 23:
Semi-Finals:
Italy – Netherlands 8-3 Box score
Germany – Czech Republic 7-8 (9) Box score
Finals:
Italy – Czech Republic 8-7 Box score
Classification Games:
Bulgaria – Austria 10-11 Box score
Sweden – Russia 1-5 Box score

Complete Results

Final Standings:
1.) Italy
2.) Czech Republic
3.) Germany
3.) Netherlands
5.) Russia
6.) Sweden
7.) Austria
8.) Bulgaria

Results Day 5&6:
Friday, July 22:
Switzerland – Ukraine 0-17 (5) Box score
Slovenia – Slovakia 1-25 (4) Box score
Serbia – Croatia 6-26 (4) Box score
Saturday, July 23:
Ukraine – Croatia 8-9 (8) Box score
Croatia – Ukraine 6-11 Box score
(Ukraine wins best-of-three final 2-1)

Complete Results

Final Standings:

1. Ukraine
2. Croatia
3. Serbia
4. Slovakia
5. Switzerland
6. Slovenia

Results Day 3:
Friday, July 22:
Russia – Austria 17-0 (4) Box score
Germany – Sweden 7-6 (8) Box score
Netherlands – Bulgaria 11-1 (5) Box score
Czech Republic – Italy 6-14 Box score

Standings:
Group A:

1. Germany 3-0
2. Netherlands 2-1
3. Sweden 1-2
4. Bulgaria 0-3

Group B:

1. Italy 3-0
2. Czech Republic 2-1
3. Russia 1-2
4. Austria 0-3

Complete Schedule and Live Play by Play

Complete Schedule

Results Day 4:
Thursday, July 21:
Ukraine – Slovenia 16-1 (4) Box score
Croatia – Switzerland 13-3 (5) Box score
Slovakia – Serbia 9-20 Box score

Standings:

1. Ukraine 4-0
2. Croatia 3-1
3. Serbia 3-1
4. Slovakia 1-3
5. Switzerland 1-3
6. Slovenia 0-4

Complete Schedule and Live Play by Play

For further information check the respective competition website of CEB.

Results Day 2:
Wednesday, July 20:
Sweden – Bulgaria 11-0 (5) Box score
Austria – Italy 1-16 (5) Box score
Germany – Netherlands 8-7 Box score
Russia – Czech Republic 4-7 Box score

Standings:
Group A:

1. Germany 2-0
2. Netherlands 1-1
3. Sweden 1-1
4. Bulgaria 0-2

Group B:

1. Czech Republic 2-0
2. Italy 2-0
3. Austria 0-2
4. Russia 0-2

Complete Schedule and Live Play by Play

Results Day 3:
Wednesday, July 20:
Slovakia – Croatia 6-7 (8) Box score
Slovenia – Switzerland 3-21 (4) Box score
Ukraine – Serbia 15-3 (5) Box score

Standings:

1. Ukraine 3-0
2. Croatia 2-1
3. Serbia 2-1
4. Slovakia 1-2
5. Switzerland 1-2
6. Slovenia 0-3

Complete Schedule and Live Play by Play

Results Day 2:
Tuesday, July 19:
Slovenia – Croatia 4-20 (4) Box score
Ukraine – Slovakia 15-0 (4) Box score
Switzerland – Serbia 14-24 Box score

Complete Schedule and Live Play by Play

Results Day 1:
Slovakia – Switzerland 15-12 Box score
Croatia – Ukraine 2-8 Box score
Serbia – Slovenia 13-3 (5) Box score

Complete Schedule and Live Play by Play

Qualifier European Cadets Championship in Belgrade, Serbia:

• Croatia
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Switzerland
• Ukraine

Complete Schedule and Live Play by Play

European Cadets Championship in Brno and Trebic, Czech Republic:

Group A:

• Bulgaria
• Germany
• Netherlands
• Sweden

Group B:

• Austria
• Czech Republic
• Italy
• Russia

Complete Schedule and Live Play by Play

Excerpt from the Brest Zubrs press release:

At the closing ceremony the participants welcomed the European Championship 1st Vice-President of the European Confederation of Baseball Petr Dietrich (Czech Republic), 2nd Vice-President of the Confederation of European Baseball Alexander Ratner (Russia), executive director of the National Olympic Committee of Representatives of Belarus to Brest region Elena Belokonenko, Chief Specialist of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism of Brest Regional Executive Committee, Igor Parshenkov. The winners and medalists were awarded with cups, medals, certificates competitor.

NOC Representative in the Brest region had set up the prizes and gifts for the eight best players of the teams.

Delegate, Technical Commissioner CEB Jan Esselman presented four commemorative cup best players of the tournament:

• “Best Pitcher” – Shitskov, Denis (Russia)
• “Best Fielding” – Faysinger, Gerhard (Austria)
• “Best Batting” – Andrew Furko (Czech Republic)
• “MVP”  – Eugene Ryabinin (Russia).

At the end of the championship and winning anthem sounded held photograph of participants at the memory.

Brest said goodbye to championship participants, with a vivid and unforgettable holiday in Europe BASEBALL!

Photos available here:
http://photo.qip.ru/users/andrejka2006/115922212/143900578/#mainImageLink
http://www.noc.by/news/htnews/1033/
http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/teamsharks/album/163553/
http://virtual.brest.by/news10402.php

video available here:
http://belretro.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=132:brest-baseball&catid=42:brest-sport&Itemid=17

Results:
Friday, July 1:
Belarus – Romania ppd
Poland – Austria ppd
Russia – Lithuania 16-3 (4)
Czech Republic – Ukraine 7-6 (4)
Saturday, July 2:
Classification Games:
Austria – Romania 7-6
Poland – Belarus 3-11 (5)
Game for Third Place:
Ukraine – Lithuania 13-2
Championship Game:
Russia – Czech Republic 14-11

Complete Results and Box scores at CEB Competition Website

Box score

The Czech Republic out-slugged Lithuania 22-10 in five innings for their third win in three games at the European Juveniles Championship on Thursday. Furko had the biggest game at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a homerun, a double, four runs scored and six RBI. Grepl had four hits, three runs and three RBI. Grigas tripled and drove in three for the Lithuanian team. Both teams qualified for the semi-finals.

Romania – Poland 0-13 (5)

Box score

Poland won its first game of the tournament, shutting out Romania 13-0 in five innings. Unfortunately pitchers on both teams broke the 100-pitch barrier, as Radoslaw Jozwiak (W) struck out eleven in five innings, allowing two hits and five walks while throwing 106 pitches. Marius Nita (L) topped him with 129 in a complete game loss. Gajdzinski homered and drove in three for the Polish team.

Russia – Austria 18-17 (8)

Box score

Russia won 18-17 in walk-off style against Austria to clinch first place in Group A. Peredelskiy (5 RBI overall) drove in the game-winner in the bottom of the eighth, the first extra inning. Earlier in the frame Vorobyev (4 RBI) had tied the contest with a two-run single. Russia already had erased a five-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh. Pfortner hit a three-run inside-the-park homerun and drove in four for Austria. Feitzinger went 4-for-5 with three RBI and a homerun shy of the cycle.

Belarus – Ukraine 8-13 (8)

Box score

Again 500 people were in the stands to watch Belarus in the fourth game of the day. However they lost 8-13 in eight innings to the Ukraine and missed out on the semi-finals. The Ukraine scored two in the ninth to force extra innings and won it with five in the eighth. Gvritashvili had the big hit during the five-run rally with a three-run inside-the-park homerun. He drove in four overall. Lukashevich collected three RBI for Belarus.

Live Play by Play and Complete Schedule

Box score

The Ukraine crushed Austria 18-3 on day two of the European Juveniles Championship in Brest, Belarus. Krupchenko led the way going 3-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBI. Each player in the starting lineup of the Ukraine scored at least once.

Romania – Czech Republic 2-12 (5)

Box score

Blazek and Chlup hit homeruns for the Czech Republic in a 12-2 win over Romania. Chlup went 3-for-3 with a double shy of the cycle, scoring three times and driving in three. Unfortunately the game also saw another 12U pitcher break triple digits on the pitch count, as Daniel Ilie threw 102 in a five-inning complete game loss.

Poland – Lithuania 7-11

Box score

Lithuania scored seven runs in the top of the second en route to an 11-7 victory over Poland. Makarevicius drove in three. Skukauskas scored three times. S. Garus crossed the plate thrice for the Polish team. His teammate Gajdzinski hit an inside-the-park homerun. Even though Lithuania scored plenty, starting pitcher Povilas Grigas was left in to throw 122 pitches in six innings.

Belarus – Russia 6-7

Box score

Again in front of a crowd of 500 people to see the home team, Belarus lost 6-7 in the fourth game of the day. The host tried to come back in the bottom of the seventh, but only managed a single run on a wild pitch before a double play ended the contest. Shichkov scored twice for Russia. Lyalin drove in two. Lapchanka collected two doubles and three RBI for the Ukraine.

Live Play by Play and Complete Schedule

Box score

The European Juveniles Championship started on Tuesday for players aged 12 years and under with a irresponsible 178-pitch complete game performance by Emanuel Blaj in 9-15 loss of his Romanian team against Lithuania. Lukas Paskevicius led the offense of the winner by going 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI. He also threw 108 pitches in six innings of relief for the win. N. Grigas homered and crossed the plate thrice. Rudisteanu went deep for Romania.

Russia – Ukraine 11-7

Box score

Russia defeated the Ukraine 11-7 in game two of the tournament day number one. Korniychuk and Smagin combined to score six of the 11 runs. Efimenko drove in three.

Czech Republic – Poland 14-0 (5)

Box score

Tournament favorite Czech Republic crushed Poland 14-0 in four innings, as Ondrej Furko, Simon Blazek and Daniel Cerny combined to allow just two hits and two walks. Furko also homered and drove in five.

Austria – Belarus 1-13 (5)

Box score

A good crowd of 450 people witnessed the 13-1 win by host Belarus over Austria in the fourth game of the day. Artsiom Lapchanka and Ilya Kalinouski issued just one hit combined in five innings. Panasiuk scored three times. He, Lukashevich and Bayarski picked up two RBI apiece.

Complete Schedule and Live Play by Play

Group A:

• Austria
• Belarus
• Russia
• Ukraine

Group B:

• Czech Republic
• Lithuania
• Poland
• Romania

Live play by play at CEB competition website

The fourth edition of the MLB Academies Tournament brought together players from Europe’s top national baseball academies for six days of Spring Training-style games and practices. The purpose of the event was to provide additional competitive and instructional opportunities to academy players in the period between their off-seasons and regular seasons. Hosted at the Regensburg Legionaere’s baseball complex in Germany, the 2011 tournament saw six teams and 122 players compete in fifteen games .

Tournament Highlights

• 15 games, 122 players, 6 academy nations: Holland, France, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Czech Republic
• Hosted by MLB and the Regensburg Academy at the Armin Wolf Arena in Regensburg, Germany – host site of the 2009 Baseball World Cup.
• Best Hitter – Oscar Combes, France (.500 BA, .636 OBP, 4-4 SB, 2 2B, 7 R)
• Best Pitcher – Oscar Meuris, Netherlands (5 IP, 9 K, 1 BB, 0 H, 0.00 ERA)
• Ten MLB organizations in attendance: Yankees, Padres, Diamondbacks, A’s, Cubs, Twins, Phillies, Pirates, Mariners, and Red Sox.

Format

Six teams competed in the tournament, representing the academies of Holland, France, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, and the Czech Republic. Each team also provided two to four coaches from their national academy systems to work with the players.

Each team played between four and six games depending on their available pitching and school/travel schedules.

Innings were capped at 25 pitches to limit the workload of pitchers, who also had mandatory rest days after each appearance. Teams were allowed to substitute freely, removing and re-inserting players as needed. As such, while scores were kept, the results don’t always reflect a true outcome of the game.

Each team held daily training sessions using the secondary fields and batting cages at the complex. MLB Academy Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Jeff Krushell held two individual conditioning sessions with each team and met with each country’s coaches.

Results

The Netherlands finished without a defeat, while the host Germans had 4 wins and a single loss to pair with their tie to the Netherlands to open the tournament.

Daily results were posted online at Mister-Baseball.com and photos were posted daily on the Regensburg Legionaere website.

Following the first game on Thursday, MLB hosted a closing ceremony in which each participating player received a certificate. The Best Pitcher (Oscar Meuris, Netherlands) and Hitter (Oscar Combes, France) recipients received trophies in a separate ceremony at the MLB Academy Tryouts held two weeks later in Haarlem, Netherlands.

From 23.-26. June 2011 the international Youth-Baseball-Tournament of the World Sports Festival – one of the biggest youth sports tournaments – takes place in Vienna, Austria. More than 10.500 athletes joined the World Sports Festival in the last three years.

If you want to compete against teams from all over Europe, there is still some space left to sign in for the categories U15 and U13 boys. You can find all information regarding the tournament and prices on our website www.world-sports-festival.com/en/sports/baseball4/packages-and-prices2

If you have questions regarding the World Sports Festival – please feel free to contact: office@pdmsports.com

SUMA Open tournament which is also the European qualification for worldwide final in August in Lafayette (IN) finished on Sunday evening with final game between Czech cadets national team and USA Ambassadors, a team consisting of players from the US base in Rammstein, Germany. The same team won a few years ago the Little League EMEA Zone in Kutno and qualified for the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport (PA).

Thursday, Friday and Saturday was dedicated for group play. The best two teams from each group were promoted to Sunday’s playoff games. From group A there were the Czech National Cadet Team and Team Israel, winner of group B Germany was followed to quarterfinal Kotlarka Praha (CZ). From group C BC Vilnius (LT) and Cheetahs Zory (PL) reached the quarterfinals and finally from group D the USA Ambassadors and Brest Zubrs (BLR). All favorites won in the quarterfinal games to clinch the ticket to the semifinal. First semifinal between Germany, represented by the German Baseball Academy and USA Ambassadors was a very good and tough game. USA Ambassadors won 5-4 and became the first participant of the final. The second semifinal between Czech National Cadets team and BC Vilnius was also close, Czech prospects won 6-4 and followed Ambassadors to final. Final game finished with big by the win  Ambassadors 12-2 and with a summer ticket to Lafayette.

The quality of the tournament is increasing, also the prestige of the tournament is getting higher and higher. Organizers from SK Krc Praha (Eagles Praha) demonstrated very high professionalism and did a very good job on all four days.

Results from tournament can be found here as well as the standings in groups here.

First ten games are over and almost all of the teams played at least their first games. So we can see first adepts for promotion to Sunday’s playoff games. One of the past winners, the Czech cadets national team will start into the tournament today at 11am against national team of Israel, who has already two wins from Thursday’s games. Today will be the most busy day in the tournament, twenty games are scheduled on four fields, besides two diamonds at Krc, also nearby Tempo baseball field and Kotlarka field will be used.

Results:

Check results and complete schedule here.

On Thursday at 10am the SUMA Open tournament started, which is also the European qualification for worldwide PONY League final in Lafayette (Indiana) in August. Twenty teams from twelve European countries will play from Thursday till Sunday 40 games not only at Krc facility, where the main base is located, but also at Tempo Titans and Kotlarka Praha facilities. Teams are divided into four groups and the best two teams from each group will be promoted to a playoff for winning trophy and a spot in worldwide final.

With above mentioned number of teams and number of games, SUMA Open is the biggest and the most prestige youth tournament in Europe these months.

Complete schedule of tournament can be found here.
A nice presentation from organizers can be found here.

Result:
Day 6, Friday, April 8:
Game 15

Germany 200 020 11  6
Sweden  130 100 00  5

Results:
Day 5, Thursday, April 7:
Game 13

Sweden 002 000 0   2
France 431 211 0  12

Game 14

Czech Republic 000 022 0  4
Germany        020 001 0  3

Results:
Day 4, Wednesday, April 6:
Game 10

Netherlands    101 041 013  11 13 0
Czech Republic 000 000 000   0  3 1

Game 11

Belgium 003 121 0   7 6 3
France  120 034 0  10 8 4

Game 12

Sweden  100 000 000  1
Germany 042 000 30X  9

The 2011 MLB Academies Tournament in Regensburg, Germany continued on Tuesday with four games. For the first time this week, games were played at both fields of the Buchbinder Legionaere facilities. The highlight was a crisp game between the Netherlands and France with solid pitching performances on both sides. A homerun by Urving Kemp (NED) was the difference. Kai Bindemann homered twice for Germany on Tuesday. As usual games are played under strict rules (pitch counts, unrestricted substitutions) with the development being the main focus. You can follow the games of Europe’s top Baseball prospects via live stream at www.legionaere-tv.de

Results:
Day 3, Tuesday, April 5:
Game 6

Czech Republic 000 041  5 8 2
Sweden         033 200  8 7 2

Game 7

France      100 000 400  5 4 2
Netherlands 000 012 12X  6 6 3

Game 8

Germany 202 212 00  9 11 1
Belgium 100 000 03  4  9 4

Game 9

Czech Republic 010 351 2  12 10 3
France         100 311 0   6 10 5

Results:
Day 2, Monday, April 4:
Game 3:

Netherlands 331 002 0  9 10 0
Sweden      003 001 0  4  7 4

Game 4:

Belgium        000 020 2  4  6 2
Czech Republic 121 200 3  9 10 3

Game 5:

France  000 020 3  5 4 4
Germany 120 300 0  6 4 1

Games are played with modified rules (25 pitches per inning, strict pitch counts, unlimited substitutions) to keep the focus on development. On Sunday representatives from 10 MLB organizations were in attendance. On the field the Netherlands and Germany settled for a 3-3 tie, as the Dutch team erased a 0-3 deficit. Later in the afternoon Sweden beat Belgium 9-8.

Results:
Day 1, Sunday, April 3:
Game 1

Germany     001 200 000  3 5 2
Netherlands 000 000 120  3 3 2

Game 2

Sweden  213 300 0  9 8 3
Belgium 004 031 0  8 8 1

Rosters 2011 MLB Academies Tournament:

The 4th annual 2011 MLB Academies Tournament will be played in Regensburg, Germany from April 3 to April 8. After Tirrenia, Italy in 2008 and Toulouse, France in 2009, the Armin Wolf Arena will host the tourney for a second consecutive year. The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Sweden and the Czech Republic will send teams. Italy is missing on the schedule, while Belgium will be there for the first time.

Overall 120 players from the six mentioned national academy systems will make the trip. It is a real “Spring Training” for the participating players with a focus on games and workouts. While the games will offer players some valuable pre-season competition, the focus of the tournament will remain largely on player development. Rules will be modified to prevent extended innings and there will be strict pitching restrictions to reduce the risk of injuries.

MLB Academies in Europe
As part of its game development initiatives in Europe, Major League Baseball supports a growing network of national player academies around the continent. To date, this network includes 16 academies in eight European nations, providing over 400 of the Europe’s best young players with top-quality, year-round training. At the center of this network is the annual MLB European Academy, which will once again be held in Tirrenia, Italy from August 3 – 26. Since its inception in 2005, the MLB European Academy has brought together 227 players from 27 European and African nations, with 45 of those players going on to sign professional contracts with MLB clubs.

Photo: Gregor Eisenhuth, www.eisenhuth-photographie.de

Some Results:
Wednesday, March 9:
DBA 16U All Stars – Academy Montpellier 16-8
Thursday, March 10:
DBA 16U All Stars – Academy Montpellier 15-4
DBA 16U All Stars – Academy Montpellier 6-3
Friday, March 11:
DBA 16U All Stars – Chevaliers de Beaucaire 13-6
DBA 16U All Stars – Academy Toulouse 14-4
Saturday, March 12:
DBA 16U All Stars – Grenoble Grizzlies 19-2

Stats for the DBA 16U All Stars on the DBA website.

LR Open Montpellier (March 11-13):

• Montpellier Barracudas
• Grenoble Grizzlies
• Chevaliers de Beaucaire
• 16U All Stars Deutsche Baseball Akademie
• Pole de Montpellier
• Pole de Toulouse

Schedule, Sunday, March 6:
11.00am Athletics Bologna – Ramstein
1.30pm Ramstein – San Martino Junior
3.30pm San Martino Junior – Athletics Bologna

(Games will be played at Centro Sportivo Record in Bologna)

The 26th Annual Easter Weekend International Youth Baseball Tournament will be held in Pineuilh, France, April 23 – 25, 2011. This tournament has hosted baseball clubs from all over the world. This year Canada, Saint Martin (Caribbean), Spain, Italy and Pakistan are expected to send teams and registration is still open.

Pineuilh is a small town on the Dordogne River 70 kilometers east of Bordeaux. It is between the wine growing areas of Saint Emilion, Pomerol and Côtes du Castillon and the Perigord region of France, noted for its fine food. This small town has been the home of one of the most competitive and successful baseball clubs in France. This is the 26th consecutive annual tournament.

Teams competing are in the “cadets” division (players born in 1995, 1996 or 1997) or the “minimes” division (players born in 1998, 1999 or 2000).

Last year’s tournament drew nine “cadet” teams and seven “minime” teams. The French national umpires association sends top level umpires and trainers to this annual event. The French national scoring commission qualifies new scorers during the competitions.

Each visiting team is encouraged to bring an umpire who will be welcomed, lodged, trained and managed by the technical committee. Bus drivers are lodged free of charge. Registration is still open. Details can be found at: www.baseball.paysfoyen.com on the “Tournoi” tab or by phone: +33 557 410 191.

by www.baseballeurope.com

Big international baseball tournament „Novi Sad Indoor Baseball 2011“ was held last weekend in Novi Sad, Serbia.

8 teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria and Hungary played more than 20 matches in two days and finally Vindija Varaždin (Croatia) won tournament for a second year in a row.

In its fifth year, this traditional baseball event gathered 136 players which makes this tournament one of the biggest in Europe in in-door (winter) conditions.

All participants praised good organization of competition that had support of Serbian Ministry of youth and sport and Novi Sad secretary of sport.

In the final match Vindija beat the Austrian team 25-6.

FINAL STANDINGS:
1.BC”Vindija”Varazdin Croatia
2.BC”Redblocks” Wels Austria
3.BC”Tigers” Debrecen Hungary
4.BC”Zagreb” Zagreb Croatia
5.BSD”Zajcki” Ljuljana Slovenia
6.BSK” Novi Sad” Novi Sad Sebia
7.BC”Beograd’96″ Beograd Serbia
8.BSD”Jezica” LJubljana Slovenia

MVP – Seglin Lovro – BC”Vindija”Varazdin Croatia
BEST HITTER - Pascal Jacks – BC”Redblocks” Wels Austria
BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER – Ivan Rodes – BC”Vindija”Varazdin Croatia
BEST ROOKIE – Tomislav Vucic – BC”Zagreb” Zagreb Croatia

by www.baseballeurope.com

On Sunday 6th February in Działdowo the 6th International Indoor Baseball Tournament Działdowo Cup 2011 ended. About 200 players from 10 teams from Poland, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus played in 30 matches. The best team was “Vilkai Vilnius” from Lithuania. In the final match one of the best European teams won with “Akuly Balashikha”(Russia) 13-1. The level of tournament-play was very high. During the closing ceremony there were a few important people: sponsors, directors, the mayor of Działdowo etc. The Cup was founded by the president of Poland – Bronisław Komorowski. This tournament was one of the biggest in the history of the Działdowo Cup.

Complete Results of the Działdowo Cup 2011 (PDF-File)

PONY Baseball
European Zone Tournament

Venue: Eagles Praha Baseball Softball Complex, Prague, Czech Republic

Dates: April 14th – April 17th, 2011

Age Group: Cadet (13 – 16 Years)

Eligible: Sixteen (16) teams

Entry Fee: 85 EUR/per team

Winner: Qualify for 2011 Colt World Series, Lafayette, Indiana

Accommodation:
1. Accommodation is available at the Gym of Eagles Praha Baseball Softball, own sleeping bags. Cost is 1000 Kc (35 EUR) per team/per night. Breakfast is available/optional 3 EUR per person.
2. Organizers are ready to assist teams to get another accommodation (hotel etc.) by suitable prices.

The closing date of entries: March 5th, 2011

For the registration info check out at attached .doc-File

by www.baseballeurope.com

Vilnius, Lithuania, December 28-29th; The Vilnius Cup, an annual New Years’ youth baseball tournament, fielded 12 teams from Lithuania, Poland, Belarus and Estonia this year. The host team Sporto Vilkai Vilnius came away with first place, defeating Brest Zubry-1 in the championship game 1-0.

The indoor tournament was a 2-day event, with a 3-group format. The top two teams from each group after 3 pool-play games advanced to the finals for places 1-6, while the bottom teams played for spots 7-12.

Of note for this year’s tournament was that one of the participating teams was an all-girl team from Vilnius; the team finished 8th in the tournament. The organizers were happy about the success of the tournament.

Below are the final results from the tournament:

Winners: Sporto Vilkai Vilnius (Lithuania)

Runners up: Brest Zubry-1 (Belarus)

3rd place: Skidel Sugar Storm (Belarus)

4th place: Kiila Panthers (Estonia)

5th place: Brest Zubry-2 (Belarus)

6th place: Dzialdowo Yankees (Poland

7th place: BC Vilnius 1 (Lithuania)

8th place: BC Vilnius Girls (Lithuania)

9th place: Kaunas Lituanica (Lithuania)

10th place: Radviliskis Begiai (Lithuania)

11th place: BC Vilnius 2 (Lithuania

12th place: Kauno Raj. Tigriukai (Lithuania)

However the technical commission of the CEB has yet to approve the plan by the CBA. Ostrava, Choceň and Hlubokou also had submitted bids to host the event. The groups are apparently are already known. The Netherlands, Germany, Bulgaria and Sweden are slotted into Pool A, Italy, Russia, the Czech Republic and Austria in Pool B. The European Championship Cadets Qualifiers will be held in Belgrade (SRB) and Pineuilh (FRA).

2011 CEB Competition Website

by www.baseballeurope.com

Do you want to prepare well in the end of baseball´s season? Sign up for our international baseball tournament which continue already fourth year. Tournament is first in history and will be split up on two places – Liberec and Jablonec n. Nisou. The tournament belongs to the best and prestigious in Czech Republic.

On the tournament are very much talented players among 16 – 19 years (juniors). As in previous years a select team of American players from North Carolina will participate. The tournament is set for the date 20. – 24. 7. 2011. The tournament has a very good level of competition and provides a good opportunity to prepare your team for other challenging competitions.

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