John Miller, player/coach of the Brussels Kangaroos and a reporter for a major American newspaper, is back chronicling his team’s 2009 season in his weekly column that will appear every Monday on…
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Belgian Series: Hoboken Pioneers have one Hand on the Cup
The HOBOKEN PIONEERS are two-thirds on their way to celebrate the Belgian championship for the first time since 1970. They beat the PORT OF ANTWERP GREYS 5-4 on Saturday and 7-4 on…
Swiss Finals: Therwil Flyers one Win away from Title
The THERWIL FLYERS started with two wins into the 2009 Swiss Finals. In the opener on Saturday the regular season winner had 19 hits in a lopsided 16-2 win over the defending…
Czech Semis: AVG Draci Brno, Arrows reach Championship Series
Reigning champion AVG DRACI BRNO, which hasn’t lost a championship in the Czech Republic in ages, and ARROWS OSTRAVA have reached the finals in the Extraleague. AVG DRACI completed the three-game sweep…
French Finals: Rouen prevails also in Game two against Savigny
French Finals Game 2, in Rouen: (0-2) Savigny Lions – Rouen Huskies 2-5 ROU 020 002 010 5 6 3 SAV 100 001 000 2 8 2 After Saturday’s opener of the…
A short Review about the Baseball World Cup
The 38th IBAF Baseball World Cup ended a week ago with Team USA beating Cuba 10-5 in the finals for their fourth title. On Tuesday we already looked at the big issue…
Jair Jurrjens closes Season with 3rd best ERA in National League
Jair Jurrjens had a typical start in his final game of the 2009 season. He pitched great, but once again was left without the win. He allowed just five hits, two runs…
Austrian Finals: SUPERFUND Wanderers take 2-0 lead
Looking for their first championship since 1990, the SUPERFUND WANDERERS had a perfect start into the Austrian Baseball Finals. They defeated the SCHWAZ TIGERS 12-4 and 5-4 in games one and two…
French Finals: Hit by Pitch in 11th Inning decides Opener
French Baseball Finals Game 1, in Rouen: (1-0) Rouen Huskies – Savigny Lions 6-5 (11) SAV 101 003 000 00 5 10 2 ROU 000 500 000 01 6 9 0 A…
Rick van den Hurk beats World Series Champion in final Start
Rick van den Hurk of the Florida Marlins won his final start of the 2009 Major League season. He pitched on Friday against reigning World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies (final score 7-2)…
Almere Magpies back in Dutch Hoofdklasse
The ALMERE’90 MAGPIES are back in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. They had won the best-of-five promotion series against RCH MEDIA MONKS in September, which had finished in eighth in the 2009 Hoofdklasse. As…
Relegation Playoffs in Austrian Baseball
Four Austrian Baseball teams are already midway in the playoffs to secure one of two spots in the 2010 Austrian Baseball League. The DORNBIRN INDIANS and the VIENNA DIVING DUCKS hope to…
2009 Danube Softball Cup in Vienna
On Sunday the three-nation Softball tournament Danube Cup Softball takes place at the Spenadlwiese in Vienna, Austria. The national teams from Austria, Slovakia and Hungary will play for the trophy. Schedule: 11:00…
Prediction of the Year?
[youtube b494dinhd4Y] Most of you probably already heard of it. Last Sunday afternoon the Seattle Mariners concluded their series in Toronto against the Blue Jays. Before the game Mariners analyst Mike Bowers…
Statement by IBAF President Dr. Harvey Schiller on Rio’s selection
Press Release International Baseball Federation, www.ibaf.org STATEMENT FROM IBAF PRESIDENT DR. HARVEY SCHILLER FOLLOWING THE SELECTION OF RIO AS THE HOST CITY FOR THE 2016 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES “We want to congratulate…
Slovenian Baseball Championship live on Internet this Weekend
by www.baseballeurope.com This weekend the Slovenian championship-series (best of five) starts with the first two games between Golovec and Kranjski Lisjaki. Both games (Saturday and Sunday) will be played on Golovec field…
Swiss Finals: Is it Flyers‘ turn against Cardinals?
The BERN CARDINALS will defend their title in Swiss Baseball against the THERWIL FLYERS in a best-of-five championship series, which is slated to begin on Saturday in Therwil. Actually all five games…
French Finals: Rouen Huskies take on Savigny Lions
The French Elite League finals will kick off its best-of-five series this weekend with the first two games. The ROUEN HUSKIES will take on the SAVIGNY LIONS. Both clubs will face each…
Belgian Series: Pioneers hope to end Greys Streak
The HOBOKEN PIONEERS will meet the PORT OF ANTWERP GREYS in the Belgian Championship Series. The best-of-five series is scheduled to start this weekend. The PIONEERS were first in the regular season…
Austrian Finals: SUPERFUND Wanderers favored against Schwaz Tigers
The SUPERFUND WANDERERS face the SCHWAZ TIGERS in the Austrian Baseball Finals, which start this weekend with the first two games of the best-of-five series in Schwaz. The WANDERERS hope for their…
Semi-Finals in Extraleague to end this Weekend
The semi-finals in the Czech Extraleague will end this weekend with games three to possible five. Defending champion AVG DRACI BRNO has a 2-0 lead in their series against SKOKANI OLOMOUC after…
Photo Galleries of the 2009 Baseball World Cup
An overview of the picture galleries of the 2009 Baseball World Cup: Official Gallery on 2009BaseballWorldCup.com BWC in Prague on www.wc2009.baseball.cz BWC in Barcelona Galleries by Diego Lazaro BWC in Regensburg Galleries…
Registration for EBCA Convention started
by www.baseball-in-europe.com As you may have seen if you visited our website, the registration for the Brussels Convention is opened. The event will take place at the Courtyard Marriott from Brussels, perfectly…
Final Standings Playdowns French Elite League
On September 19&20 not only the playoffs ended with SAVIGNY and ROUEN qualifying for the French Finals, but also the playdowns in the French Elite League. The LA GUERCHE HAWKS, STADE TOULOUSAIN…
Grosseto to contact Bagialemani for Manager Job
The Italian Baseball League club MONTEPASCHI GROSSETO announced on its website this week that they will contact Ruggero Bagialemani to become the new manager of the team, which won the championship in…