The Belgian Baseball and Softball Federation has announced the roster for the 2016 European Championship in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. The team once again is managed by Sven Hendrickx, assisted by Patrick Renard, Kevin Peeters, Filip van der Meiren and Christophe Dassy. 16 of the players are currently playing in the Belgian First Division.
Additionally Belgium’s lone minor leaguer outfielder Sam Buelens of the Toronto Blue Jays made the team. Former New York Mets minor leaguer and current Mainz Athletic Thomas De Wolf slugged his way on the team as well. In the Netherlands are playing Benjamin Dille, Matt Latta, Dennis Ribbens, Kenny van der Branden, Ben van Nuffel and Jamie Verheyleweghen.
The Belgian National Team, the Red Hawks, will be playing in Group B during first-round play at the European Championship, facing Spain, Italy, Greece, France and Croatia.
Complete Roster & Coaching Staff:
| NR | PLAYERS | POSITION | CLUB |
| 8 | ANTONACCI TJ | Pitcher | Hoboken Pioneers, Belgium |
| 42 | BUELENS Sam | Outfield | Toronto Blue Jays, USA |
| 12 | DE JONGH Robbe | Pitcher | Royal Greys, Belgium |
| 3 | DE LANNOY Steven | Outfield | Borgerhout Squirrels, Belgium |
| 16 | DE SAEDELEER Steve | Pitcher | Mortsel Stars, Belgium |
| 26 | DE WOLF Thomas | Outfield | Mainz Athletics, Germany |
| 11 | DILLE Benjamin | Infield | Rotterdam Neptunus, Netherlands |
| 6 | GOFFAUX Benjamin | Catcher | Louvain La Neuve Phoenix, Belgium |
| 17 | GONTIER Yannick | Pitcher | Borgerhout Squirrels, Belgium |
| 5 | HEYRMAN Hans | Infield | Brasschaat Braves, Belgium |
| 4 | JANSSEN Drew | Pitcher | Borgerhout Squirrels, Belgium |
| 21 | LATTA Matthew | Pitcher | Oosterhout Twins, Netherlands |
| 18 | LEWIS Rob | Infield | Borgerhout Squirrels, Belgium |
| 2 | MAREELS Gregg | Pitcher | Hoboken Pioneers, Belgium |
| 44 | POESMANS Yves | Outfield | Brasschaat Braves, Belgium |
| 7 | RIBBENS Dennis | Infield | Utrecht UVV, Netherlands |
| 14 | RIZZI Lucas | Infield | Hoboken Pioneers, Belgium |
| 10 | ROEVENS Robin | Infield | Royal Greys, Belgium |
| 27 | VANDENBRANDEN Kenny | Pitcher | Rotterdam Neptunus, Netherlands |
| 36 | VAN DROOGENBROECK Jace | Pitcher | Deurne Spartans, Belgium |
| 19 | VAN NUFFEL Ben | Pitcher | Oosterhout Twins, Netherlands |
| 15 | VERAGHTERT Tim | Catcher | Borgerhout Squirrels, Belgium |
| 1 | VERHEYLEWEGHEN Jamie | Infield | Utrecht UVV, Netherlands |
| 20 | WEEMAELS Kyran | Pitcher | Brasschaat Braves, Belgium |
| STAFF | FUNCTION | ||
| 34 | HENDRICKX Sven | Fieldmanager | |
| 35 | RENARD Patrick | Bench Coach | |
| 13 | PEETERS Kevin | 1B Coach | |
| 9 | VAN DER MEIREN Filip | 3B Coach | |
| 47 | DASSY Christophe | Pitching Coach | |
| ROEVENS Kevin | Trainer/Physio | ||
| SEL Paul | Manager |
Photo by Gregor Eisenhuth, www.eisenhuth-photographie.de