The World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) released its updated men’s baseball national rankings earlier this week, with four European nations — Sweden, Hungary, Croatia and Great Britain — marking the biggest…
Category: 2021 European Championship
Netherlands Wins Fourth Consecutive European Championship
TURIN — The Netherlands defeated Israel 9-4 (box score) on Sunday to claim the country’s fourth consecutive European championship. Trailing 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh, the Dutch rallied to score…
2021 European Championship Knockout Play Begins
The 2021 European championship continues in earnest today, with the four scheduled quarterfinals announcing the beginning of the knockout rounds. The four group winners — Italy, Israel, the Netherlands, and Spain —…
2021 European Championship Starts Play on Sunday
The 2021 European championship is slated to start on Sunday in Italy’s Piedmont region. At three sites in and around Turin, Europe’s top 16 men’s national teams will compete for the European…
Euro Qualifiers Day 4 (Belgrade): Ukraine Qualifies for European Championship; Serbia Falls Short at Home
BELGRADE — In a surprisingly even title game that was full of ups and downs, during which every Serbian rally seemed to be answered by Ukraine, a bigger second inning for the…
Euro Qualifiers Day 6 (Moscow): Three More Homers, Lobanov and Leonov Arms Send Russia to Euros
MOSCOW — After five days of blowout victories during pool play, Russia qualified for the European Baseball Championship with a 4-1 victory over Belarus. Despite the low-scoring game, in which Andrei Lobanov…
Euro Qualifiers Day 3 (Belgrade): Lukin Pitches Ukraine to Final; Bulgaria Eliminated with Winning Record
BELGRADE — Bulgaria thrashed Estonia 17-2 on the final day of pool play in Serbia, but Ukraine fought hard in a 6-1 defeat of the home nation to set up a final…
Euro Qualifiers Day 4 (Utena): Kourtis Secures Euro Bid for Greece; Lithuania Falls at Final Hurdle Once More
UTENA, Lith. — Seeking to qualify for the European Championship for the first time in thirty years of attempts, Lithuania fell one game short, as Dimitrios Kourtis turned in a legendary effort…
Euro Qualifiers Day 4 (Bratislava): Historic Win for Slovakia, Qualifies to Euros for First Time
BRATISLAVA — Slovakia used three big innings to defeat Ireland by mercy rule and leave no doubt that it had earned the right to contest the European Baseball Championship for the first…
Euro Qualifiers Day 5 (Moscow): Belarus One Win from Euros; First B-Pool Win for Slovenia Since 2008
MOSCOW — Belarus defeated Switzerland 8-6, despite a spirited ninth-inning comeback from the Red Crosses, claiming a spot in the title game of the Russian qualifier for the 2021 European Baseball Championship,…
Euro Qualifiers Day 2 (Belgrade): Kozjak Pitches Serbia to Second Win, Bulgaria Upsets Ukraine
BELGRADE — Danijel Kozjak tossed five excellent innings against Estonia in a 13-0 victory for Serbia that was significantly more difficult than expected on Day 2 in Belgrade. Earlier that day Bulgaria…
Euro Qualifiers Day 3 (Utena): Lithuania Escapes Greece in Title Game Preview
UTENA, Lith. — Romania’s Edy Pirvu struck out 14 batters in his second start in three days in a 6-3 defeat of Poland, while Lithuania survived a breathless finish to defeat Greece,…
Euro Qualifiers Day 4 (Moscow): Paton, Ilyin No-Hit Turkey; Switzerland Blasts Slovenia
MOSCOW — Russia and Switzerland scored lop-sided victories over Turkey and Slovenia, respectively, with the host nation clinching a spot in the qualifier championship with a 24-0 combined no-hitter by James Paton…
Euro Qualifiers Day 2 (Utena): Kountis Tosses Second-Straight Shutout for Greece, Final Set with Lithuania
UTENA, Lith. — Greece received another impressive pitching performance, this time from Jonathan Kountis, easily dispatching Romania, 14-0. Meanwhile, Lithuania had little trouble with Poland, as Eimantas Zickus, one of the top…
Euro Qualifiers Day 2 (Bratislava): Ireland, Slovakia to Final; Hungary, Finland Eliminated
BRATISLAVA — Ireland and Slovakia each scored big wins on the second day of qualification for the European Championship and eliminated Hungary and Finland from the picture. The day started with a…
Euro Qualifiers Day 3 (Moscow): Soler with Two More Homers in Russia’s One-Hitter Over Belarus
MOSCOW — The battle for Union State bragging rights between undefeated Belarus and Russia ended in a result almost as lop-sided as possible, while Turkey finally had a bit of fun in…
Euro Qualifiers Day 1 (Utena): Kourtis, Balandis Deliver Victories for Greece, Lithuania
UTENA, Lith. — As in Bratislava, the third bracket to begin European Championship qualification also featured multiple superb pitching performances. The mound mastery of Dimitrios Kourtis delivered a shutout victory for Greece…
Euro Qualifiers Day 2 (Moscow): Péres, Soler Lead Home Run Derby for Russia; Belarus’ Sokal with Two
MOSCOW — Belarus and Russia each changed opponents on Day Two of European Qualification, but the results were similar, as both trotted out their relentless offenses for the second day in-a-row. Slovenia…
Team Ireland Announces Roster for 2021 European Qualifier
The Irish Men’s National Team has announced its roster for the 2021 European Championship qualifier in Slovakia. Team Ireland, currently ranked #44 in the world, will compete in the B-Pool Qualifying Tournament…
CEB Confirms All 2021 Tournaments
CEB Executive Committee has reviewed the COVID-19 conditions and has decided to confirm all the tournaments for 2021 as follows. Senior National Teams European Championship Seniors A-Pool in Italy: September 12 –…
2021 European Championship Group Draw
The four groups for the 16-team, 2021 European Championship in Italy are set. With a peak of roughly 200 viewers tuning in to the organizing committee’s midday Facebook live event, the 12…
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…
2021 European Baseball Championship to be held in Italy – with 16 Teams
Press release Confederation of European Baseball On Monday, August 17, 2020, the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) granted the hosting rights of the European Baseball Championships 2021 to Italy. The event will…
U12 European Baseball Championship cancelled for 2020 / Other Events postponed
by Confederation of European Baseball The Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) has announced the cancellation of the 2020 U-12 European Baseball Championship and the U-12 EBC Qualifier due to the ongoing spread…
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…