Team USA defeated Cuba 7-6 on Sunday to win the title at the 16U XIV IBAF “AA” World Youth Baseball Championship in Taiwan. Kevin Kramer and Evan Powell decided the outcome with…
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Italy releases 27-man Roster for Baseball World Cup
Press Release Italian Baseball and Softball Federation The Italian adventure in the IBAF World Cup begins in the afternoon of Monday, August 24th in Tirrenia (Pisa). Team Italy’s manager Marco Mazzieri will…
A grandfather’s baseball gift – 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…
Rainout in Attnang-Puchheim
The doubleheader between the MOSQUITO ATHLETICS and the SCHWECHAT BLUE BATS on Saturday in Attnang-Puchheim had to be postponed in the top of the third inning in game one due to rain….
Czech Playoffs: Results August 22&23
The teams, which finished in third to sixth in the regular season standings in the Czech Extraleague started into the playoffs this weekend. Both matchups ended with a split. The EAGLES PRAGUE…
Swedish Semis: Results August 22&23
TRANAS and STOCKHOLM, which finished one and two in the regular season of the Swedish Elitserien, will play in the championship series next weekend. STOCKHOLM swept the best-of-three series against KARLSKOGA on…
German Finals: Heidenheim ties Series with Shutout
German Finals Game 2: (1-1) Heidenheim Heidekoepfe – Mannheim Tornados 5-0 MAT 000 000 000 0 3 1 HEI 002 030 00X 5 6 0 Box score Dusty Bergman (W 3-1) threw…
Holland Series: DOOR Neptunus regains Lead
Holland Series Game 3: (2-1) DOOR Neptunus – Konica Minolta Pioniers 8-4 PIO 000 003 100 4 7 1 NEP 200 202 20X 8 11 1 Box score DOOR NEPTUNUS has taken…
First Icelandic Baseball Championships
by www.baseballeurope.com Iceland held its first Baseball Championship in the past two weeks. The one and only baseball club in Iceland, the Reykjavik Trolls, put an advert in the paper to get…
Arrows Ostrava win Vilnius Sporto Vilkai Cup
by www.baseballeurope.com August 14th: In Utena, Lithuania, the 5th Annual Vilnius “Sporto Vilkai” Cup U15 international baseball tournament ended with Czech Club Ostrava “Arrows” winning for the second year in a row….
Softball ECs: Results August 22, Dornbirn Sharx and Terrasvogels prevail
The DORNBIRN SHARX from Austria and the Dutch club TERRASVOGELS picked up the titles at the Softball European Cup tournaments on Saturday. The SHARX shut out the Russian team CAROUSEL BOSCO SPORT…
German Finals: Mannheim takes Game one behind Martin Dewald’s CG
German Finals Game 1: (0-1) Heidenheim Heidekoepfe – Mannheim Tornados 1-4 MAT 000 220 000 4 8 1 HEI 100 000 000 1 7 1 Box score Well, don’t trust info on…
Holland Series: Pioniers even Series against Neptunus
Holland Series Game 2: (1-1) Konica Minolta Pioniers – DOOR Neptunus 4-2 NEP 002 000 000 2 9 1 PIO 100 002 10X 4 6 2 Box score After getting beaten up…
Dennis Cook to serve as Pitching Coach for Sweden
During the release of a preliminary roster of the Swedish Baseball World Cup team, the Swedish Baseball and Softball Federation also announced that the former Major League pitcher and two-time World Series…
Website for Baseball World Cup in Zagreb launched
Despite having practically no time, the local organizers of Pool D of the Baseball World Cup in Zagreb, Croatia now have launched their website. You can find it at www.zagreb2009baseballworldcup.com. Besides host…
Baseball Digest: Sport moves on after Olympic Decision
The Baseball Digest continued with his nice series of articles on international baseball with their take on the decision by the IOC to deny the bid of Baseball for Olympic reinstatement. An…
Softball ECs: Results August 21
Five days are in the books at the Softball European Cups in Legnano and Parma, Italy. The fifth day of competition at the European Champions Cup ended with a surprise, as the…
Playoffs Opener in Belgium this Weekend
The playoffs in the Belgian 1str Division starts this weekend. Starting on Saturday the top four teams after the regular season the PIONEERS, ANGELS, GREYS and BRAVES will play a round robin…
Semi-Finals in Swedish Elitserien this Weekend
The best-of-three semi-finals take place in the Swedish Elitserien this weekend. Games one and two will be played as a doubleheader on Saturday. A possible decisive game three would follow on Sunday….
Playoffs start in Czech Extraleague
The playoffs in the Czech Extraleague will start this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday the teams from third to sixth in the regular season standings will play in the quarterfinals, determining the…
Second versus Fourth in Austrian Baseball League
In the lone matchup in the Austrian Baseball League this weekend, the MOSQUITO ATHLETICS host the SCHWECHAT BLUE BATS. The A’s are currently in second place in the standings and will stay…
Germany announces 26-Man Roster for Baseball World Cup
The German Baseball and Softball Federation announced a 26-man roster for the upcoming 38th IBAF Baseball World Cup on Friday. Two players will be cut before the start of the tournament on…
Holland Series: DOOR Neptunus dominates Opener
Holland Series Game 1: (1-0) DOOR Neptunus – Konica Minolta Pioniers 16-0 (7) PIO 000 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 NEP 100 2(12)1 X 16 12 1 Box score DOOR…
Tornados, Heidekoepfe battle for German Championship
Eleven-time champion TORNADOS and first-ever finalist HEIDEKOEPFE will start the best-of-five championship series in the German Baseball-Bundesliga this weekend. Game one will take place on Saturday at 5pm CET with the second…
Softball ECs: Results August 20
The second round started at the Softball European Cups in Legnano and Parma, Italy on Thursday and will continue to today. The first two games of the page format final round also…