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…
Author: Gabriel Fidler
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…
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…