by Chris Byrnes On a beautiful sunny day with temperatures hovering near the 30 degree mark the Zurich Barracudas and the Therwil Flyers battled in the heat with hot pitching from both…
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European Championship U12 starts on Tuesday in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Seven teams will participate in the European Baseball Championship U12 in Golovec/Ljubljana, Slovenia from Tuesday, July 8 to Saturday, July 12. Czech Republic, Russia and Slovenia are slotted into Pool A. Pool…
European Women’s Softball Championships U22 starts on Monday
The European Women’s Softball Championship U22 in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria starts on Monday, July 7, opening the 2014 calendar of the European Softball Federation (ESF). Seven teams will participate from Bulgaria, Czech Republic,…
ESF Congress 2015 in Dublin, Ireland
The European Softball Federation (ESF) has announced on its website that the 2015 ESF Congress will be held in Dublin, Ireland. The European softball officials will gather in the Irish capital from…
BACK2SCHOOL Tournament in Czech Republic has confirmed participants
by Michal Hanus The first annual BACK2SCHOOL youth baseball tournament has confirmed 15 teams in two categories U12 and U14 from three countries. In category U12 will starts all 4 Prague teams…
IBL Semis: Zileri scores lone Run in Rimini Shutout over former Club
Leonardo Zileri scored the lone run in Rimini’s 1-0 nail-biter over his former club Parma on Friday evening in the semi-finals of the Italian Baseball League. The center fielder led off the…
Jair Jurrjens back in MLB, starts on Friday against LA Dodgers
28-year-old right-handed pitcher Jair Jurrjens, who got acquired by the Colorado Rockies from the Cincinnati Reds a couple of days ago, is back in Major League Baseball. On Friday he will pitch…
Kalian Sams joins Semi-Pro League in Taiwan
Dutch outfielder Kalian Sams, who got released by the Texas Rangers at the end of Spring Training, has joined a semi-pro league in Taiwan according to Honkbalsite.com. He is going to play…
Hoofdklasse: Home Wins on Thursday evening
In the Dutch Hoofdklasse all four home teams celebrated victories. Remco Draijer and Bas de Jong had three RBI apiece in an 8-3 victory of L&D Amsterdam over the ADO Lakers. Rob…
IBL Semis: Bologna, Parma win on Thursday
The Italian Baseball League semi-final round robin continued on Thursday with two games. Unipol Bologna edged out T&A San Marino 1-0 in a meeting of 4-2 clubs. Claudio Liverziani hit a solo…
German Junior National Team with Training Camp in Regensburg
The German Junior National Team with new head coach Chris Dresel is going to hold a training camp from July 21 to 25, 2014 at the Buchbinder Legionaere facilities in Regensburg. 25…
Jair Jurrjens from Cincinnati Reds to Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies have acquired 28-year-old right-handed pitcher Jair Jurrjens from the Cincinnati Reds. The Dutch national teamer got traded in exchange for first baseman Harold Riggins. Pitching solely in Triple-A he…
Dirk van’t Klooster about to break Dutch All-Time Hit Record
Playing in his 22nd season in the Dutch Hoofdklasse veteran Dirk van’t Klooster of the Vaessen Pioniers is on the verge of breaking the all-time hit record of Marcel Joost according to…
Dutch Women’s Softball National Team in Illinois for Training Camp
The Dutch Women’s Softball National Team has travelled to Illinois for its second training camp in preparation for the World Softball Championship in Haarlem, Netherlands in August. 22 games will be played…
European Prospects at MLB Elite Mini Camp in Hoofddorp work with Eye Tracking Control
This week 30 European prospects, 16 hitters and 14 pitchers from nine different countries, are working out at the new Hoofddorp facility during the annual MLB Elite Mini Camp under the guidance…
Legionaere TV streams German All-Star Game on Sunday live at 12.20pm CET
As it is becoming common practice Legionaere TV is going to stream live the German All-Star Game on Sunday, July 6 at 2pm CET. The German National Team will square off against…
Nicolo Clemente first Italian to sign with Boston Red Sox
[youtube Vz8pVCC_ITY 520] The international signing period for players born outside of the United States and Canada got started on Wednesday. Nicolo Clemente from Emilia signed with the Boston Red Sox, becoming…
“Premier12” Elite Baseball World Championship to be launched in 2015
Press Release World Baseball Softball Confederation New world tournament reflects growing global appeal of National Team baseball events LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), Riccardo Fraccari,…
Results German Softball-Bundesliga June 28 & 28, 2014
In the German Softball-Bundesliga four home wins got celebrated this past weekend. The Wesseling Vermins improved to 11-3 with a sweep of the Neunkirchen Nightmares on Saturday. One day later the Mannheim…
Results Dutch Hoofdklasse Softball June 28, 2014
In the Dutch Hoofdklasse Softball three doubleheaders were on the schedule on Saturday. All three ended with splits. The Centrals shared wins with the Gryphons, Alcmaria Victrix with FysioExpert Olympia Haarlem and…
CBS Antorcha wins Softball Championship in Spanish Division de Honor
CBS Antorcha has won the championship in the Spanish Division de Honor Softball. They defeated CBS Sant Boi in four games in the best-of-five championship series between June 15 and 22. Sant…
Bussolengo, Rhibo La Loggia meet in Italian Softball Series
Bussolengo and Rhibo La Loggia are squaring off in the Italian Softball Series. La Loggia, which had won the first two games against Fiorini Forli, lost the third match 6-7, but prevailed…
MLB Elite Mini Camp with Steve Finley and Tom Gordon in Hoofddorp this week
Major League Baseball has invited 30 players from nine countries for the annual MLB Elite Mini Camp to the brand new facility in Hoofddorp, Netherlands this week. 16 hitters and 14 pitchers…
Alessandro Maestri sent back to Triple-A
Italian right-handed pitcher Alessandro Maestri has been sent back to Triple-A in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) despite an overall good performance for the ORIX Buffaloes. He made room for former St. Louis…