Press Release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The world governing body for baseball and softball, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), has highlighted the importance of sport for young people…
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Arkansas’ Andrew Benintendi wins 2015 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award
Press Release USA Baseball LOS ANGELES — USA Baseball announced Tuesday the selection of Arkansas’ Andrew Benintendi as the recipient of the 2015 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award. In the prestigious award’s…
2015 Swiss Alpine Cup to be played this Weekend
The 2015 Swiss Alpine Cup International Baseball tournament will be played at the Heerenschuerli in Zurich, Switzerland this coming weekend. Swiss baseball is currently riding on a high note thanks to the…
Video: Team MLB Europe visits Marlins Park in Miami
Your browser does not support iframes. After finishing in the top ten of USA Baseball’s National Team Championship in Jupiter, Florida Team MLB Europe visited Marlins Park in Miami on Tuesday. MLB…
Curacao Neptunus, Vaessen Pioniers win on Tuesday in Dutch Hoofdklasse
Two re-scheduled games were played on Tuesday evening in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. Curacao Neptunus defeated L&D Amsterdam 4-2. After Nick Urbanus got the Pirates ahead with a RBI single in the top…
Prague Baseball Week: Results Day 1, June 23, 2015
The 2015 Prague Baseball Week started on Tuesday with three games of the preliminary phase. Six teams have been invited. The International Stars have been the two-time defending champion and is looking…
Hot Summer at Tempo Titans Prague
By Michal Hanus Baseball club Tempo Titans Praha will have really hot summer. Everything started with SuperCup, which Tempo baseball facility hosted from Friday June 6th till Sunday June 8th. The last…
Rick van den Hurk strong in 2nd NPB Start, still gets send down
On Monday Dutch right-hander Rick van den Hurk dominated in his second start in Nippon Professional Baseball. He faced the Nippon-Ham Fighters with his SoftBank Hawks and struck out 13 batters in…
Results Swiss Nationalliga A June 20 & 21, 2015
In the Swiss Nationalliga A two doubleheaders were played this past weekend. On Saturday the Zurich Challengers and the Sissach Frogs shared wins with Sissach winning game one 11-4 and Zurich the…
Results Austrian Baseball League June 20, 2015
Only one of the two scheduled doubleheaders in the Austrian Baseball League was played on Saturday. The Diving Ducks and the Stock City Cubs split the twin bill. The Diving Ducks celebrated…
Melissa Mayeux makes History: First Female Player registered on MLB’s International Signing List
16-year-old French baseball and softball player Melissa Mayeux made history, as she became the first known female baseball player to be registered for the international signing period of Major League Baseball. This…
Results Czech Extraleague June 20 & 21, 2015
In the Czech Extraleague two doubleheaders and a three-game series were played this past weekend. Technika Brno won two of three against the Tempo Titans Prague to improve to 12-15 for the…
Results Spanish Division de Honor Baseball June 20 & 21, 2015
In the Spanish Division de Honor Baseball the Tenerife Marlins maintain their one-game lead in the standings over the Astros Valencia and CBS Sant Boi after the 12th of 14 game days….
Results French Division I June 21, 2015
In the French Division I four doubleheaders were played on Sunday. The Rouen Huskies rebounded from their split against the Templiers Senart with a lopsided sweep against the Beaucaire Chevaliers. Senart won…
Prague Baseball and Softball Week starts on Tuesday
The 2015 Prague Baseball and Softball Week starts on Tuesday with the baseball tournament and on Wednesday with the softball tourney. Two-time defending champion International Stars, Planet Baseball, GB Lions, Czech Republic,…
Results German Baseball-Bundesliga June 19 to 21, 2015
In the German Baseball-Bundesliga the Cologne Cardinals finally have ended their 16-game losing streak. They stunned the Hanover Regents with 2-1 and 7-4 wins to reach the win column of the 2015…
Results Italian Baseball League June 19 & 20, 2015
In the Italian Baseball League Unipol Bologna has swept ASD Rimini in a matchup of number one and number two in the standings. Bologna now leads Rimini by four games with four…
Results Dutch Hoofdklasse June 18 to 21, 2015
L&D Amsterdam Pirates remains undefeated in the second phase of the Dutch Hoofdklasse. After a sweep on the first weekend, they downed HCAW Bussum in all three games on the second game…
Karen Marr returns as Pitching Coach for Dutch Women’s Softball NT
On Friday the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) announced on its website that Karen Marr will return as pitching coach for the Women’s Softball National Team. Marr will be back…
WBSC welcomes short-listing of baseball, softball for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Press Release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari today welcomed the news that men’s baseball and women’s softball have been included on the…
WBSC announces Schedule for Premier 12
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) / Chinese Taipei Baseball Association (CTBA) announced the tournament bracket and the full schedule for the Premier 12 at…
Baseball/Softball shortlisted for Tokyo 2020
Baseball and Softball have made another small step towards the return to the Olympic Programme. On Monday the organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics announced eight shortlisted federations, which have been…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors through June 20, 2015
by DZ All current major or minor league players developed in European baseball are listed here. The Dominican Summer League season is now under way, and the rookie-level short season leagues in…
Team MLB Europe reaches Winner’s Bracket at USA Baseball Nat’l Team Championship in Jupiter
by MLB Europe DAY 2,3, and 4 RECAPS: 2015 MLB EUROPEAN ALL STARS COMPETING IN USA BASEBALL NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS EAST TOURNAMENT GAME 2: EUROPEAN ALL STARS SHUT OUT TEAM CITIUS WARRIORS-PEREZ…
European Cup Qualifier in Ostrava: Therwil Flyers capture title over Arrows Ostrava thanks to Shannon, Tamba
Box score The Therwil Flyers have won the European Cup Qualifier in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In the final on Saturday the Swiss champion defeated host Arrows Ostrava 10-7. Therwil scored six runs…