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…
Author: Gabriel Fidler
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…
Team Israel Adds Lancaster to Exhibition Tour
Press release and photo courtesy of Israel Association of Baseball. Israel’s national baseball team will visit Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as part of its pre-Olympic training camp this summer. The Lancaster Barnstormers will host…
Spanish Baseball League Week 4: “Grand Slam” Galván Strike Again as Only Marlins, Astros Stay Undefeated
And then there were two. In a showdown of two of the Spanish Baseball League’s unbeaten clubs, Valencia matched up with Viladecans and came took both games of the series. Meanwhile, Tenerife…
Croatian League Week 4: Karin, Karlovac Break Out the Bats; Varaždin Sweeps
Karlovac continued its hold on first place in Croatia’s top circuit by shellacking Medvednica twice, with Damir Karin reaching base every time he came to the plate over the weekend. Meanwhile, Varaždin…
Lithuanian Championship Week 3: Three Clubs Perfect as Vilnius, Titans Sweep
A three-team logjam at the top of the table sets up a Week 4 that will see one undefeated team fall. The BK Vilnius received two more excellent starts from its pitchers…
Austrian Bundesliga Week 4: Traiskirchen, Dornbirn Split as Southee’s Shutout Run Continues
The showdown of the Austrian Bundesliga’s two remaining teams did not disappoint, with Traiskirchern surprising its visitors from Dornbirn with the first offensive outburst of any of its opponents in Game One,…
China Withdraws from Final Olympic Baseball Qualifier with Netherlands
Press release and graphic from WBSC, with only the hosting nation’s name altered. PULLY, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today confirmed that the Chinese Baseball Association (CBA) has withdrawn its…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: 2021 Preview
By “DZ”. Welcome back! This is our first installment in this series since September 2019, so a number of the teams, levels, and names have changed. Two players from previous editions have…
Polish Ekstraliga Week 1: Kutno, Warszawa Sweep on Opening Weekend
Poland’s Ekstraliga began play with three series taking place over the final weekend of April. Stal Kutno scored two lopsided shutouts of Gepardy Zory, while Centaury Warszawa took both games from Dęby…
Croatian League Week 3: Karlovac Blasts Split in 2020 Title, Cup Rematch
Olimpija Karlovac continued its romp through the Croatian League with a pair of blowout victories over the visitors from the nation’s southern shore and became the first team to reach 10 wins…
Austrian Bundesliga Week 3: Rupp, Southee Keep Dornbirn Perfect
With the dominant Traiskirchern Grasshoppers getting the week off, the rest of the league had a chance to shine, and three teams responded with two-game sweeps. Dornbirn continued its perfect run through…
Lithuanian Championship Week 2: Beliauskas Leads Kauno Lituanica to Top of the Standings
Audrius Beliauskas used a pair of two-hit games to back up solid pitching from Norvydas Zukauskas and Andrius Stravinskas, Sr. and Kauno Lituanica moved to a perfect 4-0 at the top of…
Spanish Baseball League Week 3: Franco, Ustariz Explosive in Tenerife Sweep; Gavà Earns First SBL Wins
The third week of the Spanish Baseball League was the most disputed of the season. Although it is clear that Viladecans, Tenerife, and Valencia are on another level from the rest of…
Results Austrian Bundesliga Week 2: Southee Throws Continent’s First No-No of 2021
The Traiskirchen Grasshoppers repeated the commanding success of Opening Weekend with another set of blowout victories, while Marin Pschorr continued the great start to her history-making season as Austria’s first female head…
Lithuanian Championship Week 1: Utenos Titanai Begins Title Defense in Expanded League
Lithuania began its season over the weekend and 2020 title-winners Utenos Titanai (Titans) were one of three clubs to sweep its two-game set. However, four of the games provided quite close game….
Croatian League Week 2: Herrera’s Three Longballs Power Karlovač in Zagreb Showdown
Last weekend, the second round of the Croatian Championship took place, with Karlovac hosting the two front-runners for the title, Zagreb and Olimpija. The resulting split did justice to the drama of…
Spanish Baseball League Week 2: Astros Undefeated as Valerio Rips Four HR
Tenerife, Valencia, and Viladecans left no doubt that they are the frontrunners for the Spanish Baseball League with another week of dominant sweeps, but it was the Astros’ Edison Valerio that stole…
Croatian League Week 1: Smith Homers Three Times as Karlovac, Zagreb Sweep
Croatia began its season this past weekend with a pair of two-game series. Karlovac’s Phil Smith knocked three balls out of the park in Varaždin on Sunday as Olimpija took both games. Fran Stančić Vidrač had…
Austrian Bundesliga Week 1: Pschorr Makes History; Prospects Kiefer, Werner Start Strong
Austria’s Bundesliga began play this weekend with a game under the lights in Traiskirchen and history made in Dornbirn on the Saturday. Meanwhile, the Vienna Metrostars produced a dominant performance on Sunday…
Spanish Baseball League Week 1: Tenerife Makes Offensive Statement, Toros’ Magic Continues
The newly rebranded and enlarged Spanish Baseball League began its 2021 season over the weekend, avoiding the four-month delay that affected its previous campaign. A dozen clubs will contest the SBL for…
BaseballSoftballUK’s Announces £12,050 in Facilities Funding
Press release and graphic by BaseballSoftballUK. BaseballSoftballUK is delighted to announce the first five recipients of the Facilities Fund, with £12,050 being directly invested in grassroots facility development projects this year. As part of…