by IBAF, www.ibaf.org The Claessons- A True Baseball Family Thomas Claesson, his two brothers, and his father, have become the first family of Swedish baseball. To make a long story short, Thomas…
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IBL Playoffs: Coffie steals Home in late Rimini Victory
Telemarket Rimini – Cariparma Parma 8-7 PAR 230 000 110 7 12 0 RIM 400 000 202 8 11 3 Box score In a game, which went back and forth, RIMINI had…
IBAF President Dr. Harvey Schiller elected National Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors
Press Release Baseball Hall of Fame, www.baseballhalloffame.org Brings board total to 19 members COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — At the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s annual Board of Directors meeting July 25,…
Softball Euros: Results July 31
Five days of play are over at the European Softball Championship Women in Valencia, Spain. One finalist for the title game on Saturday evening is set, one will follow tomorrow morning. The…
Sundbyberg hopes to make up more ground against Tranås
In the Swedish Elitserien, SUNDBYBERG reduced the gap to leader TRANAS last week to two games. On Saturday the HEAT host the first-ranked club in the country and could move into a…
Bern Cardinals and Therwil Flyers battle for 1st Place in Swiss NLA
by John Baum Cards and Flyers to battle for first place Sunday at the Allmend… The Bern Cardinals (18-5) play host to the Therwil Flyers (20-4) with first place in the standings…
Czech Extraleague back after three-week break
The Czech Extraleague restarted the 2009 season this week with a make-up game between AVG DRACI and MZLU EXPRESS, which helped the reigning champion to solidify first place in the standings. On…
Regular Season ends in Belgium
The regular season in the Belgian 1st Division ends this weekend with potential finals preview, as the HOBOKEN PIONEERS take on the NAMUR ANGELS. Both teams are only separated by a single…
MOSQUITO Athletics and SUPERFUND Wanderers battle for 1st in ABL
For the second time this season, the two leading teams in the Austrian Baseball League will face each other in a doubleheader. With first place on the line, the MOSQUITO ATHLETICS host…
Make-Up Games in Spanish Division de Honor
The 2009 season in the Spanish Division de Honor is officially over, but a few open dates are left on the schedule due to rainouts earlier this season. {mrb-schedule:2009-08-01|2009-08-02|ES} {mrb-standing:spain-2009}
Playoffs continue in Germany with Semi-Finals
After a two-week break due to the World Baseball Challenge in Prince George, Canada, the playoffs in the German Baseball-Bundesliga continue with games one and two of the semi-finals. At the Roberto…
Rick Van den Hurk strikes out 9 against Braves
Rick van den Hurk struck out nine batters over six solid innings in his third start of the season for the Florida Marlins on Thursday. The tall right-hander allowed four hits, two…
Softball Euros: Results July 30
The first day of the second round at the European Softball Championship Women in Valencia, Spain is history. The Netherlands remained undefeated after the fourth day of competition, but had to fight…
Coppa Italia: Danesi Nettuno starts with two Wins
With the four top teams in the Italian Baseball League battling for two championship finals spots, the teams from fifth to seventh after the regular season are hoping to clinch the second…
Pulheim Gophers and Head Coach Ben Bizier part ways
Head coach Ben Bizier is going to leave the German Baseball-Bundesliga club PULHEIM GOPHERS. He will return to the United States to work as an assistant coach. He was at the helm…
Recaps: Therwil Flyers extend lead in Swiss NLA
by John Baum ‘Bows continue to prove defending champs are vulnerable in split vs. Cards Sunday in Bern, the four-time defending Swiss champions once again suffered a setback, this time at the…
Wladimir Balentien traded to Cincinnati Reds
The Seattle Mariners have traded outfielder Wladimir Balentien to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for reliever Robert Manuel. The 25-year-old was designated for assignment by the Mariners last weekend to make room…
IBL Playoffs: San Marino rallies from nine down to beat Bologna
T&A San Marino – Fortitudo Bologna 10-9 BOL 205 200 000 9 11 0 SMA 000 030 34X 10 14 1 Box score After four innings, FORTITUDO led 9-0 and it looked…
Softball Euros: Results July 29
The preliminary phase in the European Softball Championship Women in Valencia, Spain ended on Wednesday. The Czech Republic, Great Britain and Italy advance from group B, the Netherlands, Russia and Germany join…
Softball Men’s World Championship on Eurosport2
Press Release International Softball Federation MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BROADCASTS TO 60 COUNTRIES Eurosport 2, Maori TV, and Rogers Sportsnet to deliver medal games Plant City, Florida (USA); 29th July 2009: Another facet…
Czech Players attend Little League Baseball Camp in Williamsport
by Michal Hanus The five Czech players Jakub Ondracek, Vojtech Pospisil, Filip Mostek, Lukas Bastl and Adam Hajtmar attended together with Little League South Moravia Region head coach David Winkler (AVG Draci…
Rickey Henderson inducted into Hall of Fame
Former Major League outfielder Rickey Henderson, who holds the all-time records for stolen bases in a single season and overall, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York…
Jurrjens solid, but Braves lose anyway
Starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens of the Braves was solid enough to pick up a win against the Marlins on Tuesday, but Florida won the game 4-3 in the ninth, as Ross Gload…
Italian Playoffs entering second Week
After RIMINI and BOLOGNA each fulfilled their favorite status winning two out of three games last week, we’re entering the second week of the semi-final round robin in the Italian Baseball League….
Kinheim inches closer to Playoffs with Shutout over Sparta/Feyenoord
CORENDON KINHEIM shut out SPARTA/FEYENOORD 5-0 behind a complete game of national team hurler David Bergman, who allowed just four hits in nine innings, striking out seven. He beat Rob Cordemans, who…