On Sunday the Therwil Flyers host the Embrach Mustangs in the Swiss Nationalliga A, which is a duel between the top two teams in the league. However the Mustangs hit a little…
Month: August 2010
Pulheim Gophers, HSV Stealers hope for 4th in Northern Division of Bundesliga
The thrilling race for fourth place in the northern division of the Germany Baseball-Bundesliga will come to an end this weekend. Only the Pulheim Gophers or the HSV Stealers can claim the…
Postseason in Belgian Baseball begins
The playoffs and the playdowns in the Belgian First Division will be kicked off this weekend. While the bottom three teams, Namur, Mortsel and Merchtem try to avoid relegation, the top four…
Austrian Baseball League resumes play with Doubleheaders
Four doubleheaders are scheduled in the Austrian Baseball League this weekend. Three teams separated by only a single game in the standings are currently battling for two spots in the playoffs besides…
Recaps: Stockholm wins in 9th against Sundbyberg
Sundbyberg Heat – Stockholm 3-4 STO 000 000 301 4 6 2 SUN 000 210 000 3 6 3 Box score Stockholm regained sole possession of first place in the top-six round…
Recaps: Mr. Cocker HCAW comes back against Sparta/Feyenoord
Konica Minolta Pioniers – Almere Magpies 5-1 ALM 010 000 000 1 8 3 PIO 100 310 00X 5 9 0 Box score The Konica Minolta Pioniers scored three runs in the…
Media Veteran John Genzale acquires Milano United Franchise
Press Release, August 11, 2010 MEDIA VETERAN JOHN GENZALE ACQUIRES EUROPE’S FIRST FULLY COMMERCIAL SPORTS FRANCHISE Genzale, founding editor of The Sports Business Journal and co-director of Columbia University’s Sports Management Program,…
Interview with Andy Fleischacker, Head Coach Solingen Alligators
Mister-Baseball talked with Andy Fleischacker, head coach of the Solingen Alligators, as he will leave the club at the end of September after two years at the helm. But before that, there…
Recapping European Minor Leaguers (August 2-9)
by Ty Eriksen After taking a week to focus on the European Championship (a tip of the cap to winner Italy), here is how your favorite EU players fared in the two…
Sundbyberg, Stockholm battle for 1st in Night Games
While three of the four semi-final spots in the Swedish Elitserien are handed out to Sundbyberg Heat, Stockholm and Karlskoga with three weeks left in the top-six round, Sundbyberg and Stockholm will…
Gaspard Fessy also can do Bat Tricks
[youtube OO7WvISI51k 520] Last summer independent leaguer Josh Womack impressed the Baseball Community with his bat tricks. One of his biggest fans is Gaspard Fessy of the Spanish champion CB Sant Boi…
IBL Semis: Bologna, Parma prevail in Nail-Biters on Wednesday
Telemarket Rimini – Cariparma Parma 7-8 PAR 200 011 310 8 15 2 RIM 007 000 000 7 13 0 Box score Telemarket Rimini blew a 7-2 lead in a 7-8 loss…
Results Belgian First Division August 7&8
We finally received the results for last weekend’s action in the Belgian First Division. Four of the six games were played. The duel between the K. Deurne Spartans and the Hoboken Pioneers…
Recaps: L&D Amsterdam beats ADO in Make-Up Game
L&D Amsterdam – ADO 8-4 ADO 000 201 100 4 7 2 AMS 032 200 01X 8 9 1 Box score After postponements on Saturday and Tuesday, L&D Amsterdam beat ADO 8-4…
Czech Republic wins Title at U22 Softball Euros
From August 2nd to 7th the European Softball Championship Under-22 were played in Prague, Czech Republic. Unfortunately the final between the Czech Republic and Italy couldn’t be played due to rain and…
Italy announced U21 Roster for European Championship
While the federations in the Netherlands, Spain and Germany choose not to send a team to the Under-21 European Championship in Brno, Czech Republic next week, Italy will. After losing in the…
Women’s Baseball World Cup starts on Thursday in Caracas, Venezuela
Press Release International Baseball Federation, www.ibaf.org The 11 best national teams from around the Women’s Baseball world have converged in Caracas Venezuela for the 4th IBAF Women’s Baseball World Cup, which starts…
Recaps: Sundbyberg Heat sweeps Goteborg Hajarna
Goteborg Hajarna – Sundbyberg Heat 11-14, 5-15 (7) Sundbyberg Heat moved into a tie for first place in the top-six round of the Swedish Elitserien on Sunday by sweeping Goteborg Hajarna. In…
Parma, Rimini under Pressure as Semi-Final Round in IBL continues
Week two of the round-robin semi-finals in the Italian Baseball League continues tonight. While T&A San Marino and UGF Bologna started strong last week with three, respective two wins in three games,…
L&D Amsterdam vs. ADO rescheduled for Wednesday
After already being rained out on Saturday L&D Amsterdam’s game against ADO again had to be rescheduled from Tuesday to Wednesday evening. The duel between the third- and seventh-ranked clubs will kick…
Recaps South: Eric Faint throws No-Hitter for Buchbinder Legionaere
Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg – Haar Disciples 4-7, 7-0 The Disciples picked up a split in Regensburg and practically have secured the fourth spot in the southern division. Haar got the decisive win…
Recaps North: Gophers or Stealers will be in 4th
Dohren Wild Farmers – Dortmund Wanderers 6-10, 4-3 The Wild Farmers and the Wanderers split their doubleheader to finish the regular season on Saturday, which also ended the playoff hopes for both…
Make-Up Game opens last Week of Regular Season in Hoofdklasse
Tonight L&D Amsterdam will take on ADO in a make-up game of last Saturday’s rainout, kicking off the last week of regular season play in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. Not much is on…
Old World Pastime – What makes a great coach?
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…
ISF independently against the Wall
Once again the International Softball Federation (ISF) has made clear that they didn’t have understood the signs of these times. On Monday the governing body of World Softball released a press release…