Israel and South Korea are set to meet at 12:00 (CEST) today on the second day of the 2020 Olympic baseball tournament. South Korea will be sending the 21-year-old right-hander Won Tae-in…
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WBSC U23 World Championship Set for Mexico
By Bruce Baskin After a yearlong delay due to the ongoing global pandemic, the World Baseball Softball Confederation has rescheduled its Under-23 World Baseball Championship Tournament for September and October in Hermosillo…
U15 European Championship: Day 4
France’s 9-7 victory (box score) over Italy was the highlight of Day Four of the U15 European championship, with the Czech Republic’s 10-0 shutout (box score) of the Netherlands in the second…
U15 European Championship: Day 3
The group stage concluded on the third day of the U15 European championship, with Italy easily defeating the Netherlands to finish atop Group B. Slovakia defeated Austria to claim its first victory…
U15 European Championship: Day 2
The three games on the second day of the U15 European championship were all one-sided affairs, with Italy and the Netherlands each booking their second victories of the tournament and the Czech…
U15 European Championship: Day 1
Italy and the Netherlands both posted big wins on combined no-hitters on Day One of the U15 European championship, with France holding off a late Germany rally to defeat the defending champion…
U18 European Championship: Day 5
Day Five of the U18 European championship saw the final group games played, with Germany defeating Spain 1-0 (box score) to claim the top spot in Group B. In Group A, the…
German Bundesliga South Playoffs Continue: Heidenheim Needs One Win, Regensburg-Stuttgart Are Even
The German Bundesliga South semifinals will continue Saturday, with the defending Bundesliga champion Heidenheim Heideköpfe travelling to Munich in need of just one win in order to advance in their best-of-five series…
U18 European Championship: Day 4
Day Four of the U18 European championship saw host Italy complete group play with an undefeated record, while the Dutch booked their second win and the Czechs their first. In the day’s…
U18 European Championship: Day 3
Day Three of the U18 European championship saw France claims its first victory, Spain its second, and host Italy its third to take the top spot in Group A. In the morning…
U18 European Championship: Day 2
Host Italy and Germany booked their second victories at the U18 European championship on Tuesday, while Israel responded to its lopsided defeat on Monday with a big victory of its own in…
U18 European Championship: Day 1
The U18 European championship got underway in Macerata and Montegranaro, Italy, on Monday, with Germany’s 4-3 victory (box score) over the Czech Republic the highlight of Day One action. Germany strung together three…
Regensburg U18 Gateway Tournament Wraps Up
The 2021 Regensburg Gateway Tournament wrapped up with the U18 national teams of the Czech Republic and the Netherlands bringing the event to a close with a 1-1 draw (box score) at lunchtime…
Team Ireland Announces Roster for 2021 European Qualifier
The Irish Men’s National Team has announced its roster for the 2021 European Championship qualifier in Slovakia. Team Ireland, currently ranked #44 in the world, will compete in the B-Pool Qualifying Tournament…
Spain Takes Gold at 40th Prague Baseball Week
Team Spain defeated host Czech Republic 9-0 in the final of the 40th Prague Baseball Week to claim the gold medal at the four-day baseball festival. Spain jumped out to a 3-0…
Munich-Haar and Mannheim to Decide Final Bundesliga South Playoff Spot on Sunday
The Munich-Haar Disciples (14-12) and Mannheim Tornados (13-13) will meet on Sunday in Mannheim to determine the fourth and final German Bundesliga South playoff qualifier. For the Disciples, who began the season…
Mensik and Wolfpack One Win Away From College World Series Final
The Czech Republic’s Vojtech Mensik and his North Carolina State Wolfpack teammates are one win away from the NCAA Division I College World Series final. To advance to the three-game final series,…
Team Netherlands Lose First Game at Final Olympic Qualifier
PUEBLA — Team Netherlands lost 9-3 (box score) to Venezuela in its opening game in the three-team group stage of the Final Olympic Qualifier event in Puebla, Mexico. Venezuela scored two runs in…
The Netherlands Set to Challenge Venezuela in Final Olympic Qualifier
PUEBLA — Team Netherlands is set to challenge Venezuela tonight in Puebla, Mexico, as it begins its pursuit of the sixth and final spot in the Tokyo Olympics baseball tournament. The Dutch…
Team Israel Adds Bethesda (US) Train Stop to Its Pre-Olympic Schedule
Press release and graphic from Israel Association of Baseball. TEL AVIV — Israel’s national baseball team will play one game near the United States capital as part of its pre-Olympic training. Team…
Team Russia Will Not Defend Gold at 40th Prague Baseball Week
Team Russia, winners of the gold medal at the 2020 Prague Baseball Week, will not take part in the 2021 edition of the event which begins on Tuesday. The national team was…
Barcelona Baseball Cup Postponed Until 2022
By Bruce Baskin The Barcelona Baseball Cup (BBC), in which the Mexican Pacific League’s Guasave Algodoneros were going to play as part of their preseason schedule in September has been postponed until…
Mensik’s Wolfpack Wins College World Series Opener
OMAHA — Brno, Czech Republic native Vojtech Mensik and his North Carolina State Wolfpack defeated the Stanford Cardinal 10-4 in the opening game of the 2021 NCAA Division 1 College World Series…
Heidenheim and Regensburg Battle For Control of Bundesliga South
The German Bundesliga South’s top two clubs will meet in Week 13 action this weekend, with the defending champion Heidenheim Heideköpfe hosting the Guggenberger Legionäre Regensburg on Friday evening and again on Saturday…
Czech Republic’s Mensik to Play in 2021 College World Series
Vojtech Mensik and his North Carolina State Wolfpack are bound for Omaha and the 2021 NCAA Division I College World Series. Mensik, a native of Brno, Czech Republic and a member of…