The Dutch Hoofdklasse is restarting its schedule this weekend with a three-game series between L&D Amsterdam and Curacao Neptunus. On Thursday the Pirates celebrated a lopsided 12-0 shutout at Family Stadium in…
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Max MacNabb signs Minor League Contract with Baltimore Orioles
A pitcher from the United States did a rare thing. Coming to Europe and then sign a contract with a Major League organization. Max MacNabb, who pitched for the Templiers Senart in…
WBSC unveils new branding, ‘Game Time!’ slogan in Lausanne
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today unveiled its brand new slogan – Game Time! – at a launch event at the Olympic…
U16 Women’s Softball European Championship: Results Day 1 & 2, July 10 & 11, 2017
The 2017 U16 Women’s Softball European Championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic didn’t had a lucky start into the tournament, as similar to the Women’s in Bollate, the weather is playing hiccup with…
World Port Tournament upside down – Cuba finished last
by Pim van Nes From 1985 till 1995 Rotterdam welcomed baseball selections from Cuban capital Havana thanks to an agreement between the two cities mayors Dr Bram Peper (Rotterdam) and Dr Oscar…
Africans in the Minors through July 8, 2017
by DZ All current African minor leaguers hail from South Africa. Gift Ngoepe, Pittsburgh Pirates. Current team: Indianapolis Indians (AAA) Ngoepe spent over a month in the big leagues earlier this season,…
Europeans in the Minors through July 9, 2017
by DZ There’s been some turnover amongst the European minor leaguers, with a number of promotions, two new signings, and three players whose professional careers have (at least temporarily) been halted. New…
World Port Tournament: Chinese Taipei wins Title for second time after 2011
Chinese Taipei has won the 2017 World Port Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They defeated Japan in the final on Sunday by a score of 3-2 at Family Stadium. Curacao finished in third…
Coed Slowpitch European Championship in Sofia starts on Tuesday
The 2017 Coed Slowpitch European Championship starts on Tuesday in Sofia, Bulgaria. Six teams will be competing for the European Slowpitch title with Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland and Slovenia….
U16 Women’s Softball European Championship to be held in Ostrava this coming week #lovesoftball
12 teams will be competing in the 2017 U16 Women’s Softball European Championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic this coming week. Split into four groups of three the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, Belgium,…
U18 European Championship Qualifiers to be played this week in Zurich and Varazdin
Two U18 European Championship Qualifiers will be played in Varazdin, Croatia and Zurich, Switzerland this coming week. From Monday to Saturday ten teams overall will compete for a spot in the 2018…
U12 European Championship in Utrecht commences with 9 Teams on Monday
The 2017 U12 European Championship will be played from Monday to Saturday at the facility of Paperclip Stadium in Utrecht, Netherlands. Germany will be the defending champion after their undefeated title run…
Haarlem Baseball Week steps out of grave for 2018 Edition
A couple of months ago it was announced that the 28th edition of the Haarlem Baseball Week in 2016 would be the last. But since then the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball…
World Port Tournament: Recaps Day 7, July 7, 2017
Chinese Taipei has reached the final of the 2017 World Port Tournament in Rotterdam. They defeated Japan 4-2 on Friday to clinch the title game appearance. Behind a strong starting pitcher Sheng…
World Port Tournament: Recaps Day 6, July 6, 2017
The Dutch national team has lost their first double-elimination playoff game at the World Port Tournament in Rotterdam and will miss the final on Sunday. Chinese Taipei prevailed 4-3 on Thursday thanks…
Germany avoids Sweep with 1-0 Shutout against Czech Republic
Czech Republic 000 000 000 0 5 1 Germany 000 001 00X 1 8 1 WP: Max Schmitz, LP: Jan Novak, SAVE: Lennard Stöcklin Germany avoided a sweep in their exhibition series…
World Port Tournament: Recaps Day 5, July 5, 2017
Japan and Chinese Taipei won on day five of the 2017 World Port Tournament on Wednesday in Rotterdam. Chinese Taipei prevailed 6-3 over Curacao, which lost all four games so far. It…
Czech Republic bests Germany also in second Exhibition Game
Czech Republic 030 010 210 7 8 2 Germany 010 010 020 4 10 2 WP: Boris Bokaj, LP: Sascha Koch The Czech Republic bested Germany also in the second of three…
WPT Rotterdam: Baseball means Business on 4th of July
by Pim van Nes Between Game 7 (Chinese Taipei vs Japan) and Game 8 (Cuba vs Netherlands), KNBSB and Rotterdam Partners yesterday hosted another Baseball means Business gathering for their international relations….
Don Freeman becomes Head Coach of 2nd Division Team in Germany
On Tuesday the Berlin Flamingos, a German second-division club, announced that they have signed Don Freeman as their new head coach. The US-American coached the Mainz Athletics together with Ulli Wermuth in…
Trailer for U18 European Championship Qualifier in Zurich, Switzerland
[youtube BeaKL_Q4kt0 520] From July 10 to 15, 2017 five countries will compete at the U18 European Championship Qualifier in Zurich, Switzerland. Belgium, Ireland, Switzerland, Poland and Russia will compete for a…
French Federation, Val d’Europe sign agreement to build international Baseball and Softball Facility
The French Baseball and Softball Federation (FFBS) and the agglomeration of Val d’Europe have reached an agreement to build an international baseball and softball facility as part of a bigger sports cluster….
World Port Tournament: Recaps Day 4, July 4, 2017
The World Port Tournament 2017 continued on Tuesday with two games. In the afternoon Japan claimed its second win in three games at the international baseball tournament, defeating Chinese Taipei 2-1. Kenta…
Czech Republic beats Germany 7-1 on Tuesday in Heidenheim
Czech Republic 104 010 100 7 9 2 Germany 000 100 000 1 5 0 WP: Daniel Mraz, LP: Clayton Freimuth The Czech Republic has won game one of their three-game series…
Participants Announced for the 2017 T-Mobile Home Run Derby
Press release Major League Baseball Defending Home Run Derby Champion Giancarlo Stanton of the host Miami Marlins and rookie sluggers Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Cody Bellinger of the…