We are still in catching-up mode for a few news in European Baseball following the Baseball World Cup. Already on September 9th Rogier van Zon reported on Honkbalsite.com that the 58-year-old Canadian…
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Farnsworth, Connell and Carvajal to play in Venezuelan Winter League
The MVP of the European Champions Cup Jeff Farnsworth of DANESI NETTUNO returns to the Venezuelan Winter League for a sixth straight year, joining Anzoátegui for the 2009/2010 campaign, which starts on…
Recaps: Templiers Senart prevail against Bern Cardinals
Although not playing in the European Cup tournament next season, the TEMPLIERS SENART secured the second French A-Pool spot last weekend with two wins over the BERN CARDINALS from Switzerland. BERN had…
Fraccari a candidate for IBAF President?
Our friends at Baseball.it among other news outlets, including the Associated Press, report that the president of the Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) Riccardo Fraccari is pondering the possibility to succeed…
2009 Serbian Baseball League Finals start next Weekend
by Vlastimir Arandjelovic, www.baseballsrbija.com On Saturday, October 3rd and Sunday, October 4th the Belgrade Spartans will meet Vojvode from Zemun in the first two games of the best-of-five series in the battle…
Little League, MLB, CEB to organize Clinic in Kutno, Poland
by www.baseballeurope.com CEB/MLB/LLB is ready to organize their annual coaches clinic on November 7-8, 2009. The clinic will be run by 5 instructors with very interesting backgrounds. Please see enclosed document for…
Baseball World Cup Attendance in 2nd and 3rd Round a Disappointment
When the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) decided to take the 2009 Baseball World Cup from Cuba to Europe the goal was to promote the sport on the old continent and to impress…
Vindija Varazdin wins 2009 Interleague Title
The Croatian team VINDIJA VARAZDIN won the championship in the 2009 Interleague with teams from Croatia, Serbia and Hungary. They defeated NADA SSM 5-3 in the finals on Sunday. VINDIJA had beaten…
Mainz Athletics German Junior Champion 2009
The junior team of the MAINZ ATHLETICS captured the German championship last weekend in Regensburg. Playing at the Baseball World Cup venue Armin Wolf Arena they defeated the BERLIN CHALLENGERS 17-2 in…
Rikkert Fanyete no longer Head Coach in Amsterdam
Former Major Leaguer Rikkert Fanyete is no longer head coach of 2008 Dutch champion L&D AMSTERDAM PIRATES. Rogier van Zon of Honkbalsite.com reported already on September 17 that both sides decided to…
Final IBAF Notes on Baseball World Cup
Press Release International Baseball Federation, www.ibaf.org LARGEST TELEVISION AUDIENCE EVER FOR THE WORLD CUP: Sunday’s final was broadcast on the MLB Network in the United States, Eurosport2 across Europe, ICRT in Cuba,…
Recaps: Angels lay the foundation for 2010 but get swept again
by Namur Angels, www.namur-angels.be The Angels made their way to Hoboken on Saturday looking to salvage what has become a painful second round. They couldn’t turn things around however, as the offense…
Kaunas Lituanica reclaims the title of Lithuanian Champions
by Will Gordon After one year of being known as ‘3rd place finishers’ in the Lithuanian Championship, Kaunas regains the title of Lithuanian Champions defeating the Black Vikings of Vilnius in 3…
Finnish ex-MLB pitcher visits SBSL
Press Release Finnish Baseball and Softball Federation, www.baseball.fi The Finnish Baseball and Softball Federation (SBSL) had a rare treat on Sunday, September 27th when ex-MLB pitcher Tim Harikkala paid a visit to…
Tex Town Tigers Dutch Softball Champion 2009
The COMPUTER SOS TEX TOWN TIGERS have defended their title in the Dutch Hoofdklasse Softball. They completed the sweep in the best-of-five championship series this weekend with two more shutouts against IBER…
ALB Orkas will not play in Liga Paralela this Season
The ALB Orkas, the lone European winter league club, already had announced a roster for the upcoming season in the Venezuelan Liga Paralela one month ago and nearly were on the plane,…
Champion Ships – a Baseball-Blog by John Miller
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…
Highlights Baseball World Cup Final between USA and Cuba
[youtube yx_1ks0-Asc] For everybody who might have missed the championship final between Team USA and Cuba at the 2009 Baseball World Cup, the IBAF already uploaded the highlight reel to YouTube. You…
2009 Baseball World Cup Final Standings
Team USA beat Cuba 10-5 on Sunday afternoon in Nettuno, Italy in front of 5,000 people to clinch the championship at the 2009 IBAF Baseball World Cup. Canada took third place, while…
Playoffs/Playdowns in Belgium finished, Pioneers vs. Greys in Finals
The last weekend of the Belgian playoff/playdown round is in the books. The PORT OF ANTWERP GREYS defeated the BRASSCHAAT BRAVES twice and erased the two-game deficit in the standings to clinch…
Czech Semi-Finals: Results September 26&27
The dominating team in the last years of the Czech Extraleague also got off to a perfect start into the 2009 semi-finals. AVG DRACI BRNO out-scored SKOKANI OLOMOUC 24-0 in two shutouts…
SUPERFUND Wanderers will meet Schwaz Tigers in Austrian Finals
Regular season winner SUPERFUND WANDERERS and the SCHWAZ TIGERS will play for the Austrian Baseball championship, starting next week. The WANDERES completed the three-game sweep in the semi-final series against the UNION…
Justin Smoak receives MVP Award at Baseball World Cup, All-Star-Team named
The 23-year-old first baseman Justin Smoak of the Texas Rangers organization received the MVP award after the successful championship game at the 2009 Baseball World Cup. He led Team USA to an…
USA wins 2009 Baseball World Cup
Baseball World Cup Championship Game, Nettuno: Cuba – USA 5-10 USA 030 010 600 10 9 0 CUB 000 202 010 5 12 3 Box score Team USA defeated Cuba on Sunday…
Pulheim Gophers remain in Baseball-Bundesliga
The PULHEIM GOPHERS remain in the northern division of the German Baseball-Bundesliga. They won the decisive third match of the relegation series against the BERLIN SLUGGERS 9-6. PULHEIM took an early lead…