In the Swiss Nationalliga A the Zurich Challengers will host the Bern Cardinals on Sunday, trying to end the 10-game winning streak of the defending champion. The Therwil Flyers also will be…
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Preview: A’s and Metrostars highlight full week of Austrian Baseball before the ECQ break
The Athletics and Metrostars are the top matchup of the weekend, pitting potential top playoff seeds against each other as the season heads into a two-week break for the European Championship Qualifier….
Preview: AVG Draci Brno is closing in on Kotlarka Prague
AVG Draci Brno won a make-up game over Technika Brno on Wednesday and is slowly closing the gap towards leader Kotlarka Prague. Both teams have six losses on their belt, while Kotlarka…
Preview: Spanish Division de Honor ends this Weekend
The Spanish Division de Honor will finish up the 2011 season this weekend. The championship is already decided, as the FC Barcelona clinched their first title since 1956 two weeks ago. They…
Challenge de France: Results Day 1, July 14
The Challenge de France, a cup tournament for the teams of the French Elite League, started on Thursday with six games. The Rouen Huskies and the Savigny Lions picked up two wins…
Recap: Novara, Parma win on Thursday in IBL
Novara United – North East Knights 4-2 GOD 200 000 000 2 6 0 NOV 003 000 01X 4 9 2 Box score Novara United ended a 16-game losing streak with a…
Thursday Games in Dutch Hoofdklasse postponed to Tuesday
All four games in the Dutch Hoofdklasse were postponed due to rain. They will be made up on Tuesday, July 19 at 19:45 CET. Play in the Netherlands will resume on Saturday…
Preview: Regensburg and Paderborn to lock first place, but little else certain
The playoff picture didn’t get any clearer last weekend, as Mannheim narrowed the gap to Haar and Mainz in the south, and Dortmund took over fourth from Hamburg in the north. Regensburg…
European Softball Federation launches new Competition Website
The European Softball Federation (ESF) has launched a new competition website, similar to the one of the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB). It features live play by play for all European Softball…
CS Viladecans wins Spanish Softball Championship
CS Viladecans defended its title and repeated as Spanish Softball champion after completing a three-game sweep in the final series of the Division de Honor Softball on Sunday against PS Gavanenc. An…
Preview: Cariparma Parma hosts T&A San Marino in Italian Baseball League
Defending champion Cariparma Parma is taking on current leader T&A San Marino in the Italian Baseball League this weekend. Also playoff contenders Telemarket Rimini and Danesi Nettuno, as well as Unipol Bologna…
Preview: L&D Amsterdam square off with DOOR Neptunus in Hoofdklasse
The Dutch Hoofdklasse continues on Thursday with a new set of three-game series. The main attraction is going to be the duel for first place, as L&D Amsterdam faces DOOR Neptunus Rotterdam….
Challenge de France starts on Thursday
The Challenge de France, a four-day tournament for all eight French Elite League teams, will start on Thursday in Rouen and Les Andelys. Six games are scheduled for day one. Six more…
Pro Days in Italy: A bitter sweet weekend
Mike Marmo is a second year American catcher for Reggio Baseball. Pro Days in Italy depicts the life of a European Baseball player, both on and off the field. After two weeks…
Results InterLeague Slovakia – Hungary July 9
by Pavol Mozola, Slovak baseball federation, www.baseballslovakia.com Results July 9: Slovan vs Angels 9:7, HR – Patrik Holub (Angels) Angels vs Slovan 5:0, no hit game – Mike Wieda (Angels) (These games…
Japan to play in 2012 Haarlemse Honkbalweek
The organizers of the Haarlem Baseball Week announced on Wednesday that they have reached an agreement to bring a Japanese team to the 2012 edition of the tournament. A selection of University…
Austrian Baseball Federation announces Roster for Euros Qualifier
The Austrian Baseball Federation (ABF) has released the Austrian National Team official roster for the the European Championship Qualifier in Antwerp(Belgium). From July 25-30, teams representing their nation will try to win…
Softball “thrilled” to be on IOC’s 2020 Olympic Shortlist
Press Release International Softball Federation ISF President Says “We’ve Never Given Up On Restoring Dreams” PLANT CITY, FLORIDA (USA) — Having returned to the world headquarters from last week’s International Olympic Committee…
Recap: Vikings and Highlanders split – Cubs stun Athletics in Stockerau – Tigers and Mets each take one – Wanderers roll against Bats
Saturday: Attnang-Puchheim Athletics @ Soroptimist Stockerauer Cubs The A’s travelled to Stockerau to play the Cubs in a matchup that wasn’t expected to be too much of a challenge for the standings…
Gauting Indians in turmoil according to Sources
According to sources the German Baseball-Bundesliga club Gauting Indians is facing another overhaul. Head coach Daniel Husband apparently has been fired, just a few months after signing a three-year contract. German national…
Dirk van’t Klooster on verge of reaching 1,000 Hits in Hoofdklasse
by Pim van Nes Corendon Kinheim outfielder Dirk van ‘t Klooster reached his 997th hit in Hoofdklasse in last weekend’s series versus L&D Amsterdam Pirates. This means that according to his batting…
Recaps: Therwil Flyers beat Embrach Mustangs in Swiss NLA
Therwil Flyers – Embrach Mustangs 2-1 Recap by JB Tucker, Therwil Flyers Game one of the double header between the Therwil Flyers and the Embrach Mustangs was an exciting battle all the…
Piazza’s US Team beats Liddi’s World Team
On Sunday the XM All Stars Futures Game took place at Phoenix, Arizona, kicking off the festivities for the MLB All Star Game. The US Team won the contest 6-4 against the…
Results Spanish Division de Honor July 9&10
In the Spanish Division de Honor the second to last game day was played last weekend. The FC Barcelona already has clinched first place and its first championship since 1956. They defeated…
Results Austrian Baseball League July 5 to 10
In the Austrian Baseball League the Vienna Wanderers were the big winners of the week. After winning the return game against the Vienna Metrostars on Tuesday, they also celebrated a sweep in…