Korea – Japan 6-2 JPN 101 000 000 2 6 2 KOR 000 100 14X 6 10 1 Box score Like in Athens 2004 the Japanese Olympic roster looked strong on paper,…
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Olympics Baseball: Semi-Finals coming up
The four favorites before the Olympics didn’t disappoint and advanced into the playoffs of the Baseball tournament with relatively ease. Now the games count. With single elimination matches in the semi-finals and…
Stockholm stops Losing Streak in Elitserien
STOCKHOLM made up two games this week and stopped their losing streak in the Swedish Elitserien. They had dropped four games against LEKSAND this past weekend and fell to third place in…
Netherlands takes first place at European Softball Junior Girls
The Netherlands won the European Softball Championship Junior Girls, which ended last Sunday in Deggendorf Germany. They defeated Italy 4-3, which had all games before. The Dutch took a 4-0 lead and…
Olympics Softball: Japan upsets USA, takes Gold
Final: USA – Japan 1-3 JPN 001 100 1 3 5 0 USA 000 100 0 1 5 2 Box score Japan upset Team USA in the finals of the Softball tournament…
Nettuno eliminates Regular Season Winner Bologna
DANESI NETTUNO defeated UNIPOL BANCA BOLOGNA 3-2 in extra innings on Wednesday and eliminated the regular season winner from the playoffs. Even when FORTITUDO wins the last two remaining games of the…
Technika rallies to beat Skokani in Extraleague
After the series of rain outs last weekend in the Czech Extraleague, a few games were already made up this week. Leader Draci Brno played three games in three days, taking three…
Olympic baseball ceases for Europe with disappointing Netherlands
by Pim van Nes Olympic baseball is history for Europe after Korea has beaten the Netherlands 10-0 in the last round-robin game of the China Games of 2008. The England Games of…
Austrian Weekly: Playoffs are set. Maybe!
by Peter Ferak, coverguy.wordpress.com Not much should change in the standings from this point on. But controversy surrounds the Austrian Baseball League. The last-place team Linz Bandits has violated numerous league rules…
USA holds down Japan in Extra Innings
Japan – USA 2-4 (11) USA 000 000 000 04 4 5 0 JPN 000 000 000 02 2 5 0 Box score Recap on USA Baseball After both teams put zeros…
Taiwan beats Canada in twelve
Canada – Taiwan 5-6 (12) TPE 140 000 000 001 6 10 2 CAN 210 100 100 000 5 10 3 Box score Recap on Baseball.ca Taiwan concluded the preliminary round with…
Olympics Softball: USA and Japan reach Gold Medal Game
Semi-Final 1: Japan – USA 1-4 (9) USA 000 000 004 4 6 0 JPN 000 000 001 1 3 0 Box score Recap on USA Softball In the first semi-final at…
Swiss Weekly: Introducing the Zurich Barracudas
by J.P. Mottl, head coach Zurich Barracudas THE BEGINNING… The Barracudas Baseball Club was founded 1985 and entered the second Swiss Division the following year. In 1987 they got promoted, together with…
Korea stays undefeated after Shutout against Netherlands
Netherlands – Korea 0-10 (8) KOR 200 042 02 10 16 1 NED 000 000 00 0 4 1 Box score South Korea completed the preliminary round with a perfect 7-0 record…
Cuba pounds Chinese Pitching with 17 Runs on 20 Hits
Cuba – China 17-1 (7) CHN 000 000 1 1 2 1 CUB 091 412 X 17 20 0 Box score At the end of the preliminary round Cuba crushed Chinese pitching…
Italian Weekly: Italian Series Participants will be determined
by Riccardo Schiroli The Italian Baseball League is down to the last week of the semi final round robin. The two series that are played starting Wednesday August 20th are going to…
Pirates spoil Mets’ unbeaten record
by Joe Gray The BRACKNELL BLAZERS, playing a doubleheader at RICHMOND, were aiming to get their first victory of the season against one of the top two teams in the NBL South…
Olympics Baseball: Roundup August 18/19
One day before the end of the preliminary round at the Olympics Baseball Tournament, the four spots in the semi-finals are set. Only the exact classification of the top four teams has…
MyFieldOfDreams, a photo project, Brno, Czech Republic
Brno Mestsky Stadion, July 26 2008, USA – Chinese Taipei, © Peter Ferak Deurne Spartans @ Brussels Kangaroos, Brussels, Belgium, July 26, 2008, © Leander Schaerlaeckens Send the best image you have…
USA advances through Victory over Taiwan
USA – Taiwan 4-2 TPE 000 010 100 2 5 0 USA 000 012 01X 4 10 2 Box score Recap on USA Baseball Team USA followed Cuba, Korea and Japan into…
Japan blanks China on way to Semis
Japan – China 10-0 (7) CHN 000 000 0 0 2 0 JPN 031 006 X 10 10 0 Box score Japan beat China 10-0 on Tuesday to get win number four…
Split in Showdown between Cardinals and Flyers
by John Baum CARDS STRUGGLE TO FIND OFFENSE IN SPLIT VERSUS FLYERS Pitching was the main theme in this weekend’s matchup of one vs. two as the Cards and Flyers were able…
Bolsenbroek newest of Dutch Players in Rookie and Single A Leagues
by runnersatthecorners.blogspot.com Pulaski Mariners (R): Kalian Rivalino Sams Outfielder Sams has not appeared in a game for the Pulaski Mariners since July 24. His batting average for the season is .204, he…
It’s up for grabs in Swedish Elitserien
by Thommy Brolin The final rounds of the Swedish Elitserien promises to be the most exciting ever in Sweden. With four rounds to go (plus a couple re-scheduled games) there are in…
Rain stops continuation of Extraleague
by Michal Hanus The Czech Baseball Extraleague continued after a longer break, after the national team attended two important tournaments – the European Championship Qualifier and the World University Baseball Championship. The…