By Ian Curtis. Great Britain clinches spot in next World Baseball ClassicFrom Watford to the Olympics, Great Britain performance director Gary Anderson has seen just about everything there is to see in…
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Takeaways from Day 3 of the World Baseball Classic in Houston
By Ian Curtis. Italy prepares to pass the torch in 7-4 win over Great BritainPerhaps it was poetic that four of Italy’s seven runs were scored by Andrew Fischer and Miles Mastrobuoni….
Takeaways from Day 2 of the World Baseball Classic in Houston
By Ian Curtis. Lack of arm depth dooms Brazil againPitching depth doomed the Brazilians against Team USA in their opening game Friday evening, as they issued 17 walks en route to a…
British Baseball to Begin Emerging Players Programme
Young British athletes will soon benefit from the Emerging Players Programme (EPP), an initiative designed to identify, develop, and increase the number of youth able to meet the standards for national team…
Packed with European Flavor, Baseball United Looks to Grow in the Middle East
*** By Jason Daniels, Guest Writer. With the camel collapsed to its knees, Konsta Kurikka swung his legs over the saddle. The dromedary jerked up, carrying the Finn, his blonde mane, and…
GB Baseball Announces New Head Coaches, Director of Operations
The British Baseball Federation (BBF) has announced several new staff for the 2026 season, including British Baseball Hall-of-Famer Craig Savage as Director of Operations, Matt Moran as Under-18 Head Coach, amd Lee…
WBSC World Rankings Update: Nov. 2025
The latest update to the WBSC men’s baseball world rankings has been published, with a whopping 15 countries in WBSC Europe changing positions. None of the top 16 nations changed places, including…
Cramman Wins EBCA Coach of the Year; First-Ever GB Recipient
It was quite the banner year for Jonathon Cramman. In August, the native Londoner led GB to the 2025 Under-23 European Championship, the first-ever title for Great Britain in a top continental…
British Baseball Hall of Fame 2025 Call for Nominations
Press Release — Project COBB and the British Baseball Hall of Fame. What an historic year that 2025 has already been, with the Great Britain Women’s and Under-23 National Teams each winning…
Vote for the 2025 EBCA Coach of the Year
Voting for the European Baseball Coaches Association (EBCA) Coach of the Year for 2025 is now open — and both members and the public have a chance to cast a ballot. Three coaches…
Ten Countries Play Friendlies in Advance of 2025 Baseball Euros
With the 2025 European Baseball Championship set to begin in Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Novara on Saturday, ten of the sixteen countries are scheduled to play at least one exhibition game in preparation…
2025 Women’s European Baseball Championship: Great Britain Claims First Title
By Gabriel Fidler. Only eight days after Great Britain’s Under-23 National Team won the country’s first European championship, the Great Britain Women’s Baseball National Team made history by winning the title at…
2025 Women’s European Baseball Championship: Day 2
By Gabriel Fidler. Czech Republic qualified for the final of the 2025 Women’s European Baseball Championship with a rollercoaster win against the upstart Great Britain nine, while two-defending champions France got into…
2025 Women’s European Baseball Championship: Day 1
By Gabriel Fidler. Great Britain pulled off a major upset, while Czech Republic showed why it is one of the favorites on Day 1 of the 2025 Women’s European Baseball Championship, hosted…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship: Great Britain Wins First European Title
By Gabriel Fidler. Great Britain came back from a seven-run deficit against Czech Republic to win the 2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship, its first continental title in any competition. Meanwhile, two-time defending…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship Day 4
By Gabriel Fidler. Only two teams remain in the hunt for the 2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship, as Great Britain came from behind to upset the Netherlands, while the Czech Republic put…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship Day 3
By Gabriel Fidler. An exciting day of play set the teams for the pair of semifinals at the Under-23 European Baseball Championship, with the Netherlands needing late-game heroics to remain winless, and…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship Day 2
By Gabriel Fidler. Day 2 of the Under-23 European Baseball Championship in the Czech Republic featured a bit of everything, include huge offensive performances, dominant pitching, and key defensive plays. Once the…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship Day 1
By Gabriel Fidler. Day 1 of the Under-23 European Baseball Championship in the Czech Republic produced one thriller and two statement victories, while another game was postponed until tomorrow. In the opener,…
Dutch, British Players Picked in MLB Draft
Three players with European connections heard their names during Monday’s MLB Draft, with the Netherlands’ Tyriq Kemp and Great Britain’s Jamie Quinn-Irons and Wallace Clark all chosen by big league teams in…
Herts Opens North London’s Basing Hill Ballpark
Herts Baseball Club celebrated the opening of its Basing Hill Ballpark, in which Barnet councillors threw out ceremonial first pitches. The Basing Hill Ballpark project was completed on 20 June but, with…
GB, Sweden Set WBSC Ranking Records; Czechs Tie All-Time High
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. The WBSC released its newest set of world rankings yesterday, and virtually all European baseball nations saw a change in position thanks to new points available from…
Spain Are 2023 European Baseball Champions; Great Britain, Netherlands Round Out Top Three
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…
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…