Press release European Softball Federation Following the request of the organizers, Softball Europe Executive Council approved a change of dates for the 2021 Women’s European Championship. The twenty-second Women’s European Championship is…
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European Softball Championships
Carolien Stadhouders leaves the role of Director of Umpires to Raoul Machalet
Press release European Softball Federation Carolien Stadhouders steps off after four years of dedicated work as the Director of Umpires for the European Softball Federation. Replacing her will be Raoul Machalet, the…
Softball Europe releases 2021 – 2023 events calendar
Press release European Softball Federation Softball Europe had to review the 2021 – 2023 events calendar because of the postponed and canceled tournaments of 2020. As many of our 2020 European events…
ESF cancels the U15 Women’s European Championship
Press release European Softball Federation After long considerations and looking at the development of the COVID-19 throughout Europe, the European Softball Federation decided to cancel the U15 Women’s European Championship. The Championship was…
ESF postpones Men’s, Women’s European Championships to 2021
The European Softball Federation (ESF) announced that they have postponed the Men’s and Women’s Softball European Championships to 2021. The decision was made after the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) adjusted the…
ESF postpones, cancels 2020 Events / Women’s European Championship moved to September
Press release European Softball Federation The Softball Europe Board has been working in the past weeks on the rescheduling of the European calendar, intending to safeguard the health of everyone involved and…
Finkstonball Softball Tournament still looking for Participants
As of now the Finkstonball Fastpitch Softball tournament has few open spots left. The fifth edition of Finkstonball Softball with international teams and players from all over the globe will take place…
ESF draws Pools for Softball European Championships 2020
During the annual ESF Congress in Vilnius, Lithuania draws were made for the Women’s, Men’s and U15 Women’s European Championships 2020. The Women’s Softball European Championship will feature a new format, where…
ESF announces Hosts for 2020 Softball European Championships
by European Softball Federation European Championships have their hosts for the 2020 season. Women’s European Championship will take place in Italy, Men’s Championship in the Czech Republic. XXII. Women’s European Championship June…
European Slowpitch: GK Hitmen ESSL West Champion and Eagles win Almere tournament
by ESSL Slowpitch Softball ESSL (European Softball Slowpitch League) West Division: Eagles win the ESSL Almere (Netherlands) tournament for the third time in a row (2019, 2018 & 2017). With second place,…
Netherlands shut out Italy to win U16 Women’s Softball European Championship 2019
The Netherlands have won the U16 Women’s Softball European Championship 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia. They shut out Italy 2-0 in the final on Saturday. A two-run triple by Julia Kwakernaak in the…
Great Britain wins Coed Slowpitch European Championship 2019 in Budapest
Great Britain has won the Coed Slowpitch European Championship 2019 in Budapest, Hungary. Its their 12th title in this category. They defeated last year’s winner Germany 13-3 in the final on Saturday….
Italy Wins the European Softball Championship 2019
Press release European Softball Federation Two homeruns were hit by team Italy during the Championship game against the Netherlands on July 6, 2019, in Ostrava, the Czech Republic. The first – solo…
Netherlands, Italy to play in Final of Women’s Softball European Championship 2019
by European Softball Federation With day six being over, we now officially know who will play for the gold medal tomorrow at 18:00. The day started off with several placement games. A…
Netherlands, Great Britain, Italy, Czech Republic, France and Spain qualify for Europe-Africa Olympic Qualifier
by European Softball Federation Top six teams of the Women’s Softball European Championship qualify for the Europe/Africa Olympic Qualifier. The complete top 6 teams were determined on Wednesday after a nerve-wracking game…
Preliminary Round finished at Women’s Softball European Championship 2019
51 games were played from Sunday to Tuesday afternoon at the Women’s Softball European Championship in Ostrava, Frydek-Mistek, Zory and Rybnik with 23 teams in the preliminary round. The Czech Republic, France,…
Women’s Softball European Championship 2019 starts on Sunday
The 2019 Women’s Softball European Championship starts on Sunday in Ostrava, Frydek-Mistek, Rybnik und Zory and will be played through Saturday, July 6. 23 National Teams play in the competition starting from…
Prague Softball Week 2019: Results June 26, 2019
At the Prague Softball Week 2019 eight games were played on Wednesday. In Group A defending champion Germany beat Sweden 8-1 and came back from a 2-5 deficit to prevail 6-5 over…
6th Baltic Open played May 31 to June 2, 2019
by European Softball Federation, www.europeansoftball.org The sixth edition of the ESF-sanctioned regional development tournament Baltic Open was played on May 31st through June 2nd at Saints Park in Skövde, with both men’s fastpitch and…
European Slowpitch: Team Italy Slowpitch wins ESSL Ostrava tournament in Czech Republic
by ESSL ESSL (European Slowpitch Softball League) Central Division: At their first participation in the ESSL Team Italy Slow won the ESSL tournament in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In two days the team…
European Slowpitch: Monstas & Villains win ESSL Brunssum tournament in Netherlands
by ESSL ESSL (European Slowpitch Softball League) West Division: Monstas & Villains win the first ESSL tournament in Brunssum, Netherlands. Final Rankings: 1. Monstas & Villains (USA) 2. GK Hitmen (USA) 3….
European Slowpitch: Monstas & Villains win ESSL Preseason Tournament in Ladenburg, Germany
by ESSL Slowpitch Softball The US team Monstas & Villains won the ESSL (European Slowpitch Softball League) preseason tournament in Ladenburg, Germany. Championship game: Monstas & Villains vs. Eagles 16-10 Final Rankings…
ESF reveals Dates for Men’s Competitions / Introduction of European Masters Cup
By European Softball Federation New Dates of Men’s Championship Events The Softball Europe Executive Council approved new dates of Men’s European Competitions following the example of the newly established WBSC competitions. Men’s…
Results KRCANDA European Pony League U16 and U14 (Softball) 2019
26 teams competed in the KRCANDA European Pony League U16 and U14 tournaments in softball, which got played last weekend in Prague, Czech Republic. The Players Softball Team from Russia won the…
SUMA European Pony League U16 and U14 Baseball and Softball Tournaments 2019
The SUMA European Pony League U16 and U14 tournaments in Baseball and Softball will be played in Prague from Thursday to Sunday. 36 teams in baseball and 26 teams in softball will…