By Gabriel Fidler BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — The Tenerife Marlins set multiple Federations Cup Qualifier records as it finished a dizzying dash past its opponents in Ukraine. Utena was the victim of the…
Category: European Baseball Competitions: Club
Top Clubs and Baseball Teams from European countries play in cup competitions, covered in this category.
2021 Federations Qualifier: Mets’ Perfect Run Secures 2022 Federations Cup Bid; First British Qualification Since 2003
By Gabriel Fidler BLAGOEVGRAD, Bulgaria — Well aware of the stakes in the Federations Cup Qualifier championship, the London Mets mashed from the first pitch of the game, holding off multiple rallies…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Noguera Fires Tenerife’s Third Shutout, Marlins to Final
BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — Rain delayed the final pool game of the Federations Cup Qualifier in Ukraine, but only after Tenerife claimed a spot in the championship with its third consecutive shutout. Tony…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Mets Second British Club Perfect Through Group Play at CEB Qualifier
By Gabriel Fidler BLAGOEVGRAD, Bulgaria — The London Mets wrapped up group play at the third Federations Cup Qualifier with its fourth win, an easy 19-5 drubbing of the hapless hosts, Sofia…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Two for Tenerife on Nacar Shutout, Montaño Bomb; Zickus Tireless for Utena
By Gabriel Fidler BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — Leslie Nacar duplicated Jesús Montaño’s six scoreless innings from Game One and the Marlins romped to another effortless win the Federations Cup Ukraine Qualifier. Montaño backed…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Unhittable Lainoff, Pekhotkin Set Up London–Moscow Final
By Gabriel Fidler BLAGOEVGRAD, Bulgaria — On an important day for Moscow in the Bulgaria pool of the Federations Cup Qualifier, the RusStars came up one run short in a rollercoaster game…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Tenerife Overwhelms Utena; Deering Delivers Win for London
By Gabriel Fidler BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — Tenerife and London were each victorious as the CEB Federations Cup Qualifier in Ukraine commenced. The entry level qualification tournament is the first ever hosted by…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Yoshioka’s Bat, Arm, Stroman’s Solo Shot Deliver Win for London
By Gabriel Fidler BLAGOEVGRAD, Bulgaria — After convincing wins by the London and Moscow on the opening day of the third Federations Cup Qualifier, the two clubs matched up for the only…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Four Hits for Edmonds, Sollecito, Kochetov as London, Moscow Win
By Gabriel Fidler BLAGOEVGRAD, Bulgaria — The third qualifier for the CEB Federations Cup commenced in southwestern Bulgaria with Athletic Sofia representing the host nation in a battle of clubs from three…
CEB Cup, Day 5: Brno Earns Cup, Promotion; Final Day Dramatics on Field, Officials’ Tent
SÉNART, France — European baseball’s second-highest tier of club competition resulted in three nail-biting finishes, with Valencia pulling out a wild 10-9 victory over Minsk and host team Templiers Sénart dealing Draci…
CEB Cup, Day 4: Valencia Outduels Sénart; Manzanero Mashes in Brno Blowout
SÉNART, France — Brno’s Dragons won big again, torching the Dornbirn Indians, 16-6, while Astros Valencia re-entered the title conversation with a pair of wins, dropping Sénart from its undefeated position with…
CEB Cup, Day 3: Two More Homers for Brno’s Manzanero, Helder; Possible Record for Templiers’ Paz
SÉNART, France — On the second full day of competition in the CEB Cup, the magic number was two for Draci Brno. Two homers by Pabel Manzanero and a pair of triples…
CEB Cup, Day 2: Manzanero’s Two Homers Rescue Draci; Walk-Off Wild Pitch for Valencia
SÉNART, France — Draci Brno and Astros Valencia, the two favorites for the Confederation of European Baseball Cup, both pulled out narrow wins on the first full day of play in the…
CEB Champions Cup, Day 2: Lee Sends Bonn to Semis, Bologna Easily Secures Spot
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Two clubs booked their places in the semifinals of the Champions Cup as the second of three days of group rounds in Czechia concluded. Bologna scored 17 runs…
CEB Cup, Day 1: Kurhun One-Hits Dornbirn, Sladzinski Homers for Minsk
SÉNART, France — The second tier of competition for European clubs commenced on July 13 at the home of the Templiers, just southeast of Paris. At stake is qualification to the Champions…
CEB Champions Cup, Day 1: Kemp Hits Three as Both Dutch Clubs Victorious
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — European baseball’s Champions Cup began in the Czech Republic with eight teams fighting for the continent’s club championship. Ostrava and Frýdek-Místek, both in northeast Czechia, are the host…
CEB announces 2021 European Cups and European Championships
by Confederation of European Baseball The Executive Committee of WBSC Europe’s Baseball Division unveiled the dates and organizers of the 2021 European Baseball National Teams and Clubs competitions. National Team Competitions Senior…
Breaking News: CEB cancels all 2020 Competitions
The executive board of the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) on Sunday cancelled all 2020 competitions due to the spread of the Coronavirus in Europe. Still on the schedule were the U18…
CEB cancels 2020 European Cup Tournaments for Clubs, scheduled for June
Press release Confederation of European Baseball Zagreb, April 1st, 2020 – The Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) has announced today the cancellation of the European Club Competitions that were scheduled to take…
CEB announces 2020 European Baseball Cups and Championships
by Confederation of European Baseball The Executive Committee of the Confederation of European Baseball which met during the WBSC Congress has awarded the 2020 European Baseball Competitions as follows: National Team Competitions…
Federations Cup Qualifier 2019 in Blagoevgrad: Sölvesborg Firehawks prevail over UKS Deby Osielsko in Final
The Sölvesborg Firehawks won the 2019 Federations Cup Qualifier in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. They defeated UKS Deby Osielsko 5-1 in the final on Saturday. Eddie Aucoin pitched a one-hitter in the final to…
Federations Cup Qualifier 2019 in Moscow: Russtar Moscow wins Qualifier undefeated
Russtar Moscow continued its dominance at the Federations Cup Qualifier 2019 in Moscow, Russia with a 19-1 win over the Sofia Blues in the final on Saturday. Russtar took a quick 9-0…
Federations Cup 2019 in Karlovac: Dornbirn Indians win Tournament with Blowout
The Dornbirn Indians have won the 2019 Federations Cup in Karlovac, Croatia. They defeated their Baseball League Austria rival Vienna Metrostars 19-1 in a one-sided final on Saturday. With two Austrian teams…
Federations Cup Qualifier 2019 in Blagoevgrad: Results June 14, 2019
At the Federations Cup Qualifier 2019 in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria the calculators had to determine both finalists after the first round ended on Friday. Thanks to the 9-8 win by Sofia Athletic over…
Federations Cup Qualifier 2019 in Moscow: Results June 14, 2019
At the Federations Cup Qualifier 2019 in Moscow, Russia, host Russtar Moscow reached the final with an 11-7 win over Apollo Bratislava on Friday. It was their fifth win in as many…