Press release and photos courtesy of Polish Baseball and Softball Association. Construction of a sports complex which will include a baseball field has started in Katowice. The facility will be used by the thriving…
Author: Gabriel Fidler
Croatian League Week 8: Split Clinches Playoff Berth: Vindija Varaždin, Zagreb Draw Series
The impressive volte-face by Split culminated last weekend in its first achievement of 2021. The Adriatic club claimed a place in the first round of the Croatian Baseball Championship with sweep of visiting…
Polish Ekstraliga Week 5: Kutno Still Perfect, Rybnik Close Behind
The top three teams in Polish baseball are beginning to pull away from the pack, with Kutno, Rybnik, and Wroclaw all sweeping Sunday doubleheaders. Each has won at least four games in…
Lithuanian Championship Week 7: Battle of the Leaders Rewrites the Standings
And then there was one. After six weeks of Vilnius, Utenos Titanai, and Kauno Lituanica all jammed at the top of the Lithuanian baseball standings, one series – Lituanica paying a visit…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: May Update
By “DZ”. Six Europeans who had never played above rookie ball are getting early season action in Single-A. Most notably, Ernesto Martinez, a Cuban who spent his teenage years in France, is…
CEB Confirms All 2021 Tournaments
CEB Executive Committee has reviewed the COVID-19 conditions and has decided to confirm all the tournaments for 2021 as follows. Senior National Teams European Championship Seniors A-Pool in Italy: September 12 –…
Croatian League Week 7: Surging Split Wins Two, Streak Reaches Five
Two weekends at Starom Placu (the “Old Ground”) in Split appeared to be just what the Adriatic club needed, as it has suddenly turned a corner in the 2021 Croatian Baseball League…
Lithuanian Championship Week 6: Three-Way Tie for First as Vilnius Sweeps, Kaunas–Utena Series Split
Undefeated Kauno Lituanica and 2020 Lithuanian baseball champions Utenos Titanai met for a heavyweight bout in Kaunas, with each side claiming a knockout win. Vilnius took advantage of the split by sweeping…
Croatian League Week 6: Three-Game Winning Streak for Split Moves Club to .500
Split may have had to wait six weeks for its home opener, but it was worth it as the Hope (“Nada”)earned a ‘W’ on both and Saturday and Sunday. Meanwhile, results were…
Austrian Bundesliga Week 6: Southee Extends Shutout Run; Three Home Run for Eckel
An intra-division week helped Dornbirn and Attnang-Puchheim get back on the winning track, while the first Vienna derby of the year resulted in a new No 2 team in the East. Traiskirchen…
British Baseball Weeks 1 & 2: Hamilton Sets British Homer Record; All NBL Teams with a Loss
The British baseball regular season started on May 2, with action in seven of its 17 leagues. We will primarily cover the top circuit, the National Baseball League (NBL), while highlighting noteworthy…
Lithuanian Championship Week 5: Kaunas, Utena Romp to Series Sweeps
The logjam at the top of the standings continued as Kaunas twice defeated Utena’s second side, Taranai, and Utena returned the favor in a sweep of Gaja-Lituanica. After three weeks of the…
WBUK Set to Become First Women’s Baseball League in Europe
Graphics courtesy of the British Baseball Federation. Play begins today in the 10-team Women’s Baseball UK (WBUK) League. The history-making circuit was announced last year when only three clubs existed, but eight more…
British Baseball: A Primer
Following baseball in Great Britain can be a rather confusing endeavor, with a myriad of different organisations and leagues. This primer aims to make clear what the various entities are and how…
Team Israel exhibition tour adds game in Harrisburg
Press release and graphic from Israel Association of Baseball. Israel’s national baseball team will face the Cal Ripken League All-Stars in an exhibition game at FNB Field in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Friday,…
Netherlands Bound for Mexico as WBSC Baseball Final Qualifier Moved from Taiwan
Press release and photo by WBSC. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced that the WBSC Baseball Final Qualifier to the Olympic Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020 has been…
Czech Extraliga Week 5: Hluboká’s Novák Sets Record; Two-Homer Game for Teenager Prokop
Once again, dramatic matches were seen in Week 5 of the Czech Extraliga, with several exceptional individual performances both on the mound and at the plate. Only two teams were successful in their…
Spanish Baseball League Week 5: Valencia, Tenerife Still Unbeaten Despite Strong Efforts
By: Gabriel Fidler Tenerife and Valencia each continued its relentless pace as the co-leaders of the Spanish Baseball League while Viladecans righted the ship after its first losses last weekend, but…
Polish Ekstraliga Week 3: Kutno with Another Commanding Sweep, Zory in the Win Column
By: Gabriel Fidler Kutno ran its winning streak to four with another two-game sweep, while the Leopards (Gepardy) of Zory ended a three-game losing streak against Warszawa. Silesia and Osielsko made for…
Belgian Baseball to Start June 11
Graphic and press release from KBBSF-FRBBS. In accordance with the recent positive developments around COVID-19 the KBBSF-FRBBS has decided to start all Belgian Baseball and Softball competitions from Friday 11th of June 2021….
Croatian League Week 5: Standings Shakeup as Varaždin Takes Two from Zagreb
By: Gabriel Fidler Through the first month of play, it appeared that Karlovac would need to fend off only Zagreb on the way to defending its 2020 Croatian baseball title. The second…
Lithuania Week 4: Three-Horse Race as Two Undefeateds Split Series
By: Gabriel Fidler The race for the pole position of the Lietuvos Čempionatas became a little more interesting on Saturday as two of three unbeaten teams split an exciting doubleheader. In the…
Baseball5 Introduced in Sweden
By: Gabriel Fidler. Graphic by Swedish Baseball and Softball Association. The Swedish Baseball and Softball Association (SBSF), led by the Youth Committee, will roll out Baseball5 in Sweden in 2021. Baseball5 in Sweden…
Austrian Bundesliga Week 5: Kiefer, Obermayer Impress in Traiskirchen Sweep; MetroStars Blast Bulls
By: Gabriel Fidler Austria’s eastern division continued its impressive run of late, taking all eight games against its western rivals in convincing fashion, with only two games finishing at four runs or…
Herts Spring League Begins 2021 British Baseball Season, Sets Women’s Baseball Record
Press release and photos from Herts Baseball Club, written by Rob Jones and lightly edited. Like everything else at the moment, the 2021 Herts Spring League was a bit different. It was…