GER 000 000 010 1 7 0 ESP 000 000 000 0 5 0 Enorbel MARQUEZ-RAMIREZ and Sascha LUTZ led Germany to a 1-0 victory in the European duel with Spain. It…
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Italian Winter League Finals takes place on Sunday
The eighth edition of the Italian Winter League ends on Sunday with the Final tournament in Bologna. Eight teams will determine the national champion. San Martino Junior has won the indoor title…
Mexico falters again as Taiwan secures second win
TAI 002 200 020 6 13 0 MEX 000 001 000 1 8 0 Chinese Taipei starts off the tournament with two victories. The host of the Olympic Qualifier defeated Mexico 6-1…
New website for baseball scoring
by Joe Gray The Great Britain Baseball Scorers Association has just launched its own website at www.gbbsa.org.uk. It is intended not only for scorers in Great Britain, but also for those in…
Canada with 10-0 shutout against South Africa
SAF 000 000 0 0 5 1 CAN 001 260 1 10 9 0 Canada stays undefeated as they celebrated a 10-0 shutout against South Africa in their second game of the…
Wrapping Up Day One
The fist day of the long anticipated Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament is over. There were not many surprises. Of course nobody had thought that the game between Canada and Mexico would end…
Dirk Fries Diary: Lost but still hopeful
Dirk Fries, pitcher of the German National Team and the Cologne Cardinals, will give us a daily report about his time at the Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Taiwan. Friday March 7th…
Host Chinese Taipei with easy victory in opener
ESP 200 001 0 3 6 1 TAI 231 600 1 13 12 0 The host of the Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Chinese Taipei, got off to a perfect start. 10.000 people…
Australia defeats Germany 4-1
AUS 011 200 000 4 7 1 GER 100 000 000 1 6 0 Considered as one of the favourites the Australian team had to defeat Germany. They needed to work harder…
Preseason Games in Europe
Besides the Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which started today, the preseason in Europe is picking up speed. Many teams in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium kick off their warmup schedule this weekend….
Play-by-Play Australia – Germany
Follow the Australia – Germany game: Play-by-Play
De Caster and Bernadina reassigned to Minor League Camp
Two Dutch players, who attended Major League Spring Training this March, were reassigned to Minor League Camp on Wednesday. Outfielder Rogeravin BERNADINA appeared in three games, hitting .250 with a RBI-double. Infielder…
Canada wins slugfest against Mexico
CAN 213 310 500 15 18 2 MEX 008 000 200 10 18 4 All nine batters Canada had at least one hit, six got two or more. Matt ROGELSTAD was 3-4…
South Korea starts with 2-hitter into qualifier
KOR 102 000 011 5 12 0 SAF 000 000 000 1 2 0 The South Korean team opened the Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament with a flawless performance, beating South Africa 5-0….
Philipp Von Soosten joins HSV Stealers
Outfielder Philipp VON SOOSTEN is leaving the Cologne Cardinals and is joining the HSV Stealers. He was introduced during a soccer game last weekend. The lefty hitter and thrower is 28 years…
Pressconference kicks off 2008 IBAF Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament
By Jake Fehling, IBAF, www.ibaf.tv TAICHUNG, Chinese Taipei – A press conference featuring Chinese Taipei delegates and representatives from each participating team kicked-off the 2008 IBAF Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament (FOQT). The…
Dirk Fries Diary: Arriving in Taichung
Dirk Fries, pitcher of the German National Team and the Cologne Cardinals, will give us a daily report about his time at the Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Taiwan. Thursday March 6th…
Preview Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament opens on Friday in Taiwan. Eight teams will determine the last three remaining slots for the Olympics. They will play a single round robin over the course…
Italian Softball: Schedule announced
After publishing the Italian Baseball League schedule earlier this week, the Federation also announced the plans for the Softball Serie A1. Amga Legnano is the defending champion, sweeping Sanotint Bollate in the…
More details for possible Baseball World Cup in Italy 2009
Baseball.it is reporting some more details regarding a possible Baseball World Cup 2009 in Italy. Like several media outlets already have published they are planning a qualifying round all over Europe in…
New head coach for Hornets
The Saarlouis Hornets have signed a new head coach. The 36-year-old Frederick BEITLER is looking back at 19 seasons in American and Canadian Leagues. He is a coach since eleven years and…
Jose Taveras stays in Bilbao
The right-handed starting pitcher Jose TAVERAS extended his contract with San Inazio Bilbao for the upcoming season. The Dominican with Spanish passport had a 7-5 record with an ERA of 4.02 in…
Dutch players in early action for Major League spring games
by Pim Van Nes Wladimir BALENTIEN (23 years old) may have had the most impressive start in early spring games of Major League clubs in Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues, but he was…
Taiwan with 10-0 shutout in final warmup
Team Taiwan finished their exhibition schedule against Chinese Professional Baseball League Clubs on a positive note. They celebrated a 10-0 shutout against the Sinon Bulls on Monday. Jien-Fu YANG, who is expected…
Stock City Cubs with new head coach
The Austrian Baseball League club Stock City Cubs introduced their new head coach. The 25-year-old Jim MALEC American and former all-state pitcher from Florida joined the team on March 1st. According to…