The New York Yankees selected Pat Venditte in the Amateur Draft in 2008. The 24-year-old is a switch pitcher, who already advanced to the Florida State League, though he might be too…
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USA Baseball announces Coaching Staff for Baseball World Cup
by USA Baseball, www.usabaseball.com USAB names 2009 World Cup coaches Rodriguez veteran of 2000 gold medal-winning Olympic staff CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball announced Eddie Rodriguez as manager of its 2009 World…
A Recap of the Italian Baseball Series
by Riccardo Schiroli The 2009 Italian Baseball Series are over after 5 games. Nobody would have previewed it, since it looked obvious that the series would have gone at least 6 games….
Extra Seats in Armin Wolf Arena get installed
The supplier of temporary infrastructures for events, trade fairs and exhibitions Nussli has begun to install the temporary grandstands at the Baseball World Cup venue Armin Wolf Arena in Regensburg, Germany. An…
Jurrjens gets plenty of Run Support, Berglund signs with Marlins
Jair Jurrjens (W 10-8), not really blessed with run support this season, received plenty of it on Tuesday. The Braves handed him an 8-0 lead with a big second inning en route…
Sweden announces 40-man Roster for Baseball World Cup
Press Release Swedish Baseball and Softball Federation The Swedish Baseball and Softball Federation has released the 40-man roster for the 2009 Baseball World Cup. The selection features 33 players from the Elite…
Softball ECs: Results August 19
The preliminary phase at the Softball European Cup and the Softball Cupwinners Cup in Legnano and Parma, Italy ended on Wednesday. The second round of the six best teams each will take…
Italian Series: Fortitudo Bologna wins Italian Baseball Championship
Italian Baseball Series Game 5: (1-4) T&A San Marino – Fortitudo UGF Bologna 2-16 BOL 200 200 435 16 18 0 SMA 000 110 000 2 4 3 Box score FORTITUDO BOLOGNA…
German Playdowns: Everything is set
We didn’t pay much attention to the 2009 playdowns in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. But after last weekend’s matches everything is set. The PULHEIM GOPHERS in the north and the GAUTING INDIANS in…
Holland Series starts on Thursday
The 2009 Holland Series between DOOR NEPTUNUS and KONICA MINOLTA PIONIERS to determine the Dutch Baseball champion will start on Thursday evening at the Familie Stadium in Rotterdam. NEPTUNUS not only won…
Recaps: Lausanne Indians beat Bern Cardinals in Swiss NLA
by John Baum Indians use the long ball to defeat Cards 7-4 The Bern Cardinals lost the final game of the 2009 regular season Sunday, thus not securing home field for the…
Nice Article on Turkish Baseball
The Hurriyet Daily News published a nice article on Turkish Baseball last Friday, talking with Alper Bozkurt about the development in the country. Check it out it is a nice read. Hurriyet…
Italian Series: Fortitudo Bologna one Win away after Rout over San Marino
Italian Baseball Series Game 4: (1-3) T&A San Marino – Fortitudo Bologna 7-17 BOL 140 202 206 17 15 1 SMA 012 000 031 7 9 4 Box score After beating SAN…
Softball ECs: Results August 18
The Softball European Cup tournaments in Legnano and Parma, Italy continued on Tuesday with the second day of the preliminary phase. At the Champions Cup the Eagles Prague and Fiorini Forli are…
Recaps: Mannheim, Heidenheim edge out Regensburg, Solingen for German Finals
The MANNHEIM TORNADOS and the HEIDENHEIM HEIDEKOEPFE each won their semi-final series in five games against the BUCHBINDER LEGIONAERE REGENSBURG, respective the SOLINGEN ALLIGATORS and will play in the German finals, starting…
First Pitch Times for Baseball World Cup Games in Prague changed
by Michal Hanus Based on request of the IBAF the starting times of the Baseball World Cup games in Prague were changed to day times. The first games of the day will…
Recaps: Richmond Flames sweep London Mets to win Regular Season Title
by BaseballSoftballUK, www.baseballsoftballuk.com Richmond Flames sprang a surprise on the final day of the National Baseball League regular season when they leapfrogged previous leaders London Mets by virtue of a Sunday sweep….
Successful Baseball School Project in Bulgaria
by Bulgarian Baseball Federation Bulgarian Baseball Federation with the support of the European social fund and the Bulgarian Ministry of education and science successfully completed a one-year project :”Let’s make the school…
Wall Street Journal on Max Kepler-Rozycki
John Miller of the Wall Street Journal visited Berlin last week to write a nice article on European Baseball’s latest hopeful Max Kepler-Rozycki. The 16-year-old German outfielder signed for a bonus of…
Softball ECs: Results August 17
On Monday the Softball European Cup and the Softball European Cupwinners Cup began in Legnano and Parma, Italy. The tournaments will be played until Saturday, when the finals are scheduled. A total…
Italian Series: Fortitudo Bologna takes 2-1 Lead
Italian Baseball Series Game 3: (1-2) T&A San Marino – Fortitudo Bologna 3-4 BOL 002 001 010 4 14 2 SMA 000 001 020 3 6 1 Box score After an off…
Open Letter from IBAF President Dr. Harvey Schiller
A message from Dr. Harvey Schiller, president International Baseball Federation (IBAF): August 17, 2009 . Dear Colleague, . As you know, last Thursday we received the disappointing news that the IOC Executive…
Rick van den Hurk hurt by Homeruns in Loss to Rockies
Rick van den Hurk’s (L 2-2) latest start got delayed until Sunday due to a rainout on Saturday. He took the mound in game two of a doubleheader of the Marlins against…
IBAF President Dr. Harvey Schiller: “Baseball will continue to grow”
After the IOC denied the bid for reinstatement of Baseball into the 2016 Olympic program, Mister Baseball asked IBAF president Dr. Harvey Schiller if this decision will have an influence on the…
Ode to the (European) Baseball Big-Timer – 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…