The Softball European Cups are nearly finished. On Friday the European Cup concluded its preliminary round with DES Caserta, Dornbirn Sharx, Tex Town Tigers and Mannheim Tornados moving up. In the first…
Month: August 2010
U21 EC Brno: Recaps Day 4
August 20: Italy – France 5-6 FRA 002 000 103 6 11 4 ITA 000 014 000 5 8 3 Box score France overcame a 2-5-deficit to beat Italy 6-5 at the…
Postseason begins in German Baseball
Two days after finishing the regular season with a pair of make-up games between the Solingen Alligators and the Pulheim Gophers, the postseason in the German Baseball-Bundesliga starts on Saturday. While most…
K. Deurne Spartans hope to continue to impress in Belgian Final Round
The final round in the Belgian First Division continues this weekend with six games. In the top-four round the K. Deurne Spartans surprisingly started with two wins over the Port of Antwerp…
Vienna Metrostars make up Ground in Austrian Playoff Race
On Tuesday the Vienna Metrostars beat the Stock City Cubs 11-9 in a make-up game and improved their record to 11-13. They are now two games behind the Schwaz Tigers in fourth…
Recaps: Solingen sweeps Pulheim to put Stealers into Playoffs
Solingen Alligators – Pulheim Gophers 2-1, 9-2 (in Dortmund) After two previous attempts failed due to rain, the Solingen Alligators and the Pulheim Gophers finally were able to play their two-game set…
Venezuela, USA and Japan advance to Medal Round
by International Baseball Federation, www.ibaf.org The Medal Contention Round continued at Jose Perez C. Stadium in Maracay Venezuela today with 3 important games. Australia and Cuba, both in must win situations had…
ESF Cups: Results Day 5
The Softball European Cups continued on Thursday with day five of the competition. While the Cupwinners Cup already has entered the second round with playoffs and playdowns, the first round at the…
Dutch Playdowns: Joey Eijpe with No-Hitter in Playdowns Opener
Dutch Hoofdklasse Playdowns: (1-0) Mr. Cocker HCAW – Almere Magpies 3-1 ALM 000 100 000 1 0 0 HCA 003 000 00X 3 7 1 Box score Joey Eijpe (W 1-0) threw…
Dutch Semis: DOOR Neptunus wins Pitcher’s Duel in 11th
Hoofdklasse Semi-Finals (1-0) DOOR Neptunus – Konica Minolta Pioniers 1-0 (11) PIO 000 000 000 00 0 1 0 NEP 000 000 000 01 1 5 1 Box score The semi-final series…
U21 EC Brno: Recaps Day 3
August 19: France – Slovakia 7-6 (10) SVK 001 004 000 1 6 6 4 FRA 100 300 100 2 7 12 2 Box score After France lost on Tuesday in extra…
Postseason starts in Dutch Hoofdklasse tonight
With the clash between defending champion and regular season winner DOOR Neptunus the Dutch Hoofdklasse kicks off the postseason on Thursday evening at 7.45pm CET at the Familie Stadion in Rotterdam. On…
IBL Semis: UGF Bologna books Italian Series Ticket
T&A San Marino – Cariparma Parma 4-5 (12) PAR 001 021 000 001 5 12 2 SMA 001 000 030 000 4 7 1 Box score Cariparma needs one more win to…
ESF Cups: Results Day 4
The Softball European Cups continued on Wednesday in Haarlem, Netherlands with day four of the tournaments. While the European Cup for the national champions resumed play in the preliminary round, the first…
Medal Contention Round under way at Women’s Baseball World Cup
by International Baseball Federation, www.ibaf.org The Medal Contention Round got under way with the 6 teams squaring off over the course of the day. Entering into the round, each team will bring…
U21 EC Brno: Recaps Day 2
August 18: Italy – Russia 7-4 RUS 000 001 120 4 12 4 ITA 050 020 00X 7 12 3 Box score After Tuesday’s surprise loss to the Ukraine Italy was ready…
New Sponsor for Sparta/Feyenoord; two Players from Italy expected in 2011
by Pim van Nes Topsport President Papito Zielinski of Sparta/Feyenoord in Rotterdam has signed a new three-year sponsoring contract, which enabled him to reach an agreement with two Dutch players now active…
Week 3 in IBL Semi-Final Round starts tonight
The third and last week of the semi-final round in the Italian Baseball League starts tonight, as three of the four teams battling for a spot in the Italian Baseball Series are…
Sundbyberg-Stockholm postponed, Leksand stays alive in Elitserien
Leksand Lumberjacks – Goteborg Hajarna 7-3, 9-5 The Leksand Lumberjacks cut the deficit to two games towards fourth place in the Swedish Elitserien standings with a sweep over Goteborg Hajarna. 7-3 and…
Results Belgian Final Round August 14&15
The Belgian postseason in the First Division was kicked off last weekend. While reigning champion Hoboken Pioneers didn’t have any problems in its first two final-round games against the Brasschaat Braves, winning…
Preliminary Round over at Women’s Baseball World Cup
by International Baseball Federation, www.ibaf.org Venezuela and Japan remained undefeated; 10,000 fans celebrated Venezuela’s victory over Australia. Japan took on Puerto Rico in the final game of Pool B and the postponed…
ESF Cups: Results Day 3
The Softball European Cup continued on Tuesday with preliminary-round play in Haarlem, Netherlands. At the European Cup DES Caserta remains the lone undefeated team with a 4-0 record after beating the Tex…
Old World Pastime – Music at the Ballfield
John Miller, who is playing and coaching for the Brussels Kangaroos in the Belgian 2nd Division and is a reporter for a big American newspaper, is now also the Little League Commissioner…
U21 EC Brno: Recaps Day 1
August 17: Ukraine – Italy 4-1 ITA 000 000 100 1 7 2 UKR 000 130 00X 4 9 2 Box score The first day at the Under-21 European Championship in Brno,…
Cae Santos leaves Mainz Athletics at End of Season
According to a press release head coach Cae Santos will leave the German Baseball-Bundesliga club Mainz Athletics at the end of the season and will return to the United States to take…