A rematch of last year’s Holland Series will open week two in the Dutch Hoofdklasse on Thursday night, when DOOR Neptunus hosts the Konica Minolta Pioniers. The reigning champion from Rotterdam kicked…
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German Softball-Bundesliga under way
One week after the Baseball-Bundesliga the Softball-Bundesliga in Germany opened its gates to the 2010 season. Five teams in the northern division and eight in the south will battle for wins during…
Former Major League Reliever Marino Salas signs with Rovigo
The former Major League reliever Marino Salas has signed with the Serie A club Ilcea BSC Rovigo, which plays in the first division of the Federal Championship in Italy. The 28-year-old Dominican…
Spanish Division de Honor Results April 11
Results Week 3, April 11: CBS Antorcha – CS Viladecans 6-10, 10-13 In 2009 Antorcha lost just two of the twenty games during the regular season en route to another championship. After…
Alligators replace Damon Lessler with Evan Porter
After just four games in the 2010 season the Solingen Alligators have parted ways with infielder Damon Lessler and replace him with Evan Porter. The clubs cites a lack of offensive production…
Dutch Hoofdklasse Softball starts into 2010 Season
In the Netherlands the Hoofdklasse Softball started into the 2010 season last weekend. Similar to the Hoofdklasse Baseball the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association has launched a stats website; where you…
Italian Softball League Results April 10&13
The Italian Softball League continued with week two on Saturday. On Tuesday Sanotint Bollate and Madige Softball La Loggia additionally made up their rained out doubleheader from opening weekend. Results April 10:…
Recaps: Reinforced Technika Brno loses to AVG Draci Brno
by Michal Hanus Opening Weekend in Czech Baseball Extraleague was extended until Monday due to arrival of Czech National Baseball Team from Spring Training in the US. But thanks to heavy rain…
5-Year-Old Kid hitting 80 MPH Baseballs
[youtube Rr6HwEJLSKs] The clip shows the five-year old Ariel Antigua how he is hitting 80 MPH baseballs and fields like a pro. h/t Deadspin.com
(Update) European Winter League at Tenerife?
From Baseball.it arrives us news that an Italian, who now lives on Tenerife, plans to create a European Winter League at the Canary Island, profiting from the year-long perfect weather. Fabrizio Ludovisi…
Minors under way, Jurrjens gets crushed, Bernadina back in Big Leagues
Due to lots of opening day action around European Baseball, we need to catch up a little on the European players in the United States, especially since the Minor League season opened…
Recaps South: Buchbinder Legionaere trip Heidekoepfe twice
Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg – Heidenheim Heidekoepfe 10-3, 5-3 The Buchbinder Legionaere opened the game day on Friday evening with a 10-3 win over defending champion Heidekoepfe in front of 537 people in…
Recaps North: Solingen, Bonn and Paderborn remain undefeated
HSV Stealers – Dohren Wild Farmers 9-5, 1-4 The promoted Wild Farmers collected their first win of the season, when they won game two of their doubleheader in Hamburg on Saturday. They…
Recaps: Rouen Huskies kick off Season with two Wins in Montigny
Montigny Cougars – Rouen Huskies 1-5, 8-16 Defending champion Rouen opened the 2010 season in France with two victories in Montigny. In game one the Cougars took an early 1-0 lead in…
Results Czech Extraleague April 11&12
With the Czech National Team returning from a Spring Training trip to North Carolina, the season in the Czech Extraleague started on Sunday. But the weather wasn’t on line with opening weekend….
Namur Angels split Opening Series with Merchtem Cats
by A.P. Beauregard, www.namur-angels.be In the Opening Weekend of the 2010 season in the Belgian First Division, the Namur Angels traveled to Merchtem to take on the Cats. Game one, Saturday April…
Recaps: Undefeated Streak of Sant Boi ends with Split against Tenerife Marlins
CB Sant Boi – Tenerife Marlins Puerto Cruz 3-0, 0-1 Game 1: MPC 000 000 000 0 3 1 BOI 000 002 01X 3 10 1 Box score In game one of…
Recaps: Therwil Flyers send Message to Swiss League with convincing Sweep
by John Baum FLYERS SEND REST OF THE LEAGUE A MESSAGE BY CONVINCINGLY SWEEPING THE CARDINALS IN SEASON OPENER… Game 1: The Therwil Flyers had a back and forth battle with the…
Results Belgian First Division April 10&11
The Belgian First Division opened the 2010 season this weekend with three sets of two-game series. The Merchtem Cats beat the Namur Angels on Saturday 4-3 thanks to a two-out three-run rally…
Recaps: Almere Magpies return to Hoofdklasse with Walk-Off Win
Corendon Kinheim – Almere Magpies 9-2, 4-5 ALM 100 000 010 2 3 2 KIN 102 000 06X 9 13 1 Box score Kinheim opened the 2010 season in the Dutch Hoofdklasse…
Old World Pastime – The Meaning of Opening Day
John Miller, who is playing and coaching for the Brussels Kangaroos in the Belgian 2nd Division and is a reporter for a big American newspaper, is now also the Little League Commissioner…
Results German Baseball-Bundesliga April 9 to 11
The Buchbinder Legionaere hosted defending champion Heidekoepfe this week in the Baseball-Bundesliga and celebrated a sweep, taking over first place in the standings as the lone remaining undefeated team in the south….
Results French Elite League April 11
After one game day in the French Elite League, Rouen already is back in first place. The reigning champion won twice in Montigny to complete a sweep over the Cougars. In game…
Results Dutch Hoofdklasse April 10&11
The Dutch Hoofdklasse opened the 2010 season this weekend. While on Saturday the favored teams DOOR Neptunus, Konica Minolta Pioniers, L&D Amsterdam and Corendon Kinheim all picked up victories, the Sunday brought…
Results Swiss Nationalliga A April 10
Defending champion Therwil Flyers kicked off the 2010 season in the Swiss NLA as part of the SBSF Season Opening Weekend in Sissach on Saturday with two wins over the Bern Cardinals…