Sénart continued its relentless start to the 2022 French Division I baseball season with a pair of strong all-around performances in Toulouse, while Savigny-sur-Orge started its season with a one-sided doubleheader sweep…
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British National Baseball League Week 2: No-Hitter for Mets’ Messer
Summary Christopher Messer fired British baseball’s first no-hitter of the year as the London Mets permitted just a single hit in 12 innings in its second doubleheader of the year. Essex started…
Croatian Baseball League: Week 2
Summary Zagreb moved into first place in Croatian baseball with a rain-delayed sweep of last year’s finalists, Nada Split, while Olimpija Karlovac lost a game to the downpour that seemed to cover…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: Early April 2022
By DZ. Filed April 16, 2022. Another season of baseball is upon us, as the first full week of major league baseball and full season minor leagues is complete. This post aims…
Spanish Baseball League Week 3: Sierra Perfect, Three Homers for Péres in Tenerife Sweep
Four of the 10 teams in the Spanish Baseball League swept weekend doubleheaders as competition moved into its third week of the national circuit. Carlos Sierra pitched a five-inning perfect game for…
Euro Interleague Baseball: Week 2
Summary The Budapest Red Wolves were active in Euro Interleague baseball for the second consecutive week and put on an impressive display against Beograd ’96, playing its first contest of 2022 in…
French Division I Baseball: Week 1
French baseball began play with a weekend of quite even competition, with only one-of-five series ending in a sweep, that of the Sénart Templiers. In a similar setup to 2021, Division I…
Italian Baseball Serie A: Week 2
Summary Only six of Italian baseball’s 30 Serie A clubs remained undefeated after Week 2, with seven teams sweeping a doubleheader. The big winners were all in the circuit’s fourth pool, Girone…
British National Baseball League: Week 1
Summary Great Britain’s National Baseball League (NBL) began play as the calendar turned to April and, after the first day of competition ended, two teams found themselves atop the table for the…
Euro Interleague Baseball: Week 1
Summary The Euro Interleague, which pits the top clubs from Central Europe and the Balkans, returned last week after a year’s absence. Europe’s largest multi-country circuit will feature only six teams, down…
Croatian Baseball League: Week 1
Summary Olimpija Karlovac began its title defense with a pair of resounding victories in Week 1 of the 2022 in Croatian baseball season. The central Croatian city had an astonishing campaign last summer,…
Italian Baseball Serie A: Week 1
Summary Europe’s largest national league began play last weekend with a slightly contracted roster of teams. Italy’s Serie A is this year divided into four ‘gironi‘ (groups), which are headed by 2021…
Croatian Baseball League: Pre-Season Tournaments
Summary Looking to continue its run of dominance from 2021, Olimpija Karlovac instead played second fiddle as the top team in Croatian baseball’s first preseason tournaments, with an Austrian baseball club making…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: 2021 Recap
By DZ. As MLB’s final four teams compete for a World Series Championship, minor league players have returned home with offseason goals, invitations to their organization’s instructional league, and/or plans for winter…
U12 Baseball World Cup Rescheduled for Summer 2022; Italy, Czech Republic Still Headed to Taiwan
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the rescheduling of the VI WBSC U12 Baseball World Cup in Tainan, Taiwan, to the summer of 2022, with the exact dates to be…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: Late August Update
By “DZ”. Filed Aug. 25. It was an action-packed mid-August for Europeans in the low minors, with several impressive pitching performances from rookies in the system, some impressive pop from a young…
Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands to Contest 2021 U23 World Cup in Mexico
The World Baseball Softball Confederation today announced the 12 participants and groups of the upcoming III WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup, which will run from 23 September to 2 October in the state of…
2021 Federation Cup, Day 4: Herrera’s Homer Streak Reaches Four as Karlovac Sweeps
By Gabriel Fidler BRASSCHAAT, Belgium — Olimpija Karlovac made a big statement as play continued in the Federation Cup, blasting Vienna 23-6 and evading the hometown Braves 10-6 in the nightcap. José Herrera…
2021 Federation Cup, Day 2: Rain Washes Out Both Games
By Gabriel Fidler Day 2 of the Federation Cup was a complete washout, with precipitation causing the postponement of two games for Olimpija Karlovac, one each against the Vienna Wanderers (1-1) and…
2021 Federation Cup, Day 1: Karlovac, Vienna Victorious; Three Teams Withdraw
By Gabriel Fidler and Francisco Barreto BRASSCHAAT, Belgium — A significantly condensed Federation Cup commenced in the northern stadium of Belgium’s twin baseball cities. A regular host of CEB events, the Brasschaat Braves…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: Early August Update
By “DZ”. Filed 11 Aug. 2021. In the last fortnight, two European minor leaguers have stood out. Sem Robberse (Netherlands) is in the midst of a dominant streak of starts, earning a promotion…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Record-Setting Marlins Sail to 2022 Federations Cup Berth
By Gabriel Fidler BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — The Tenerife Marlins set multiple Federations Cup Qualifier records as it finished a dizzying dash past its opponents in Ukraine. Utena was the victim of the…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Mets’ Perfect Run Secures 2022 Federations Cup Bid; First British Qualification Since 2003
By Gabriel Fidler BLAGOEVGRAD, Bulgaria — Well aware of the stakes in the Federations Cup Qualifier championship, the London Mets mashed from the first pitch of the game, holding off multiple rallies…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Noguera Fires Tenerife’s Third Shutout, Marlins to Final
BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — Rain delayed the final pool game of the Federations Cup Qualifier in Ukraine, but only after Tenerife claimed a spot in the championship with its third consecutive shutout. Tony…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Mets Second British Club Perfect Through Group Play at CEB Qualifier
By Gabriel Fidler BLAGOEVGRAD, Bulgaria — The London Mets wrapped up group play at the third Federations Cup Qualifier with its fourth win, an easy 19-5 drubbing of the hapless hosts, Sofia…