The Belgian and the British national teams will face each other in the finals of the 4-Nations-tournament in Wanze, Belgium. On Saturday both met already with the host winning 5-0. However Great…
Category: International Tournaments
Miscellaneous category of all international tournaments.
Wanze 4-Nations Tournament with Belgian and British National Teams
From May 10th until May 12th a four-team tournament takes place in Wanze, Belgium. It features the Belgian and the British National Teams in addition to all-star squads from Quebec, Canada and…
11th Edition of Finkstonball Tournament in Austria this weekend
One of the biggest baseball tournaments in Europe and definitely the greatest in Austria takes place this upcoming weekend. The 11th edition of the Finkstonball is scheduled for May 9th to 12th…
Schedule Announced for World Junior Championships
By IBAF, www.ibaf.tv The schedule for the World Junior Championship, which takes place from July 25 to August 3 in Edmonton, Canada, was recently published. From Europe, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic,…
A Report from the CEB Congress 2008
by Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) The CEB Congress 2008 in Malta was a very well organized conference. Unfortunately some of the Delegates had to stay in another hotel due to over…
KNTU wins Koloditsky Cup 2008
The Koloditsky Cup in the Ukraine went underway the past few days. Teams from the host country, Belarus, Pridnestrovie and Lithuania participated since last Thursday. KNTU won the tournament, beating Brest Region…
Pim Van Nes responds to FIBS Statement
To bring a definite end to the exchange regarding eventual issues between the Dutch and Italian Federation, we’ll let independent writer Pim Van Nes respond to the statements made by Riccardo Schiroli,…
Common Statement of Dutch and Italian Federations
by Riccardo Schiroli-FIBS Communications manager Dutch Baseball Federation President Ruud Van Zetten wants to say a final word on the reaction the Italian Federation had after an article by dutch writer Pim…
CEB meets in Malta this weekend
The Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) meets this weekend in Malta for their annual congress. It is expected that their will be decisions made who will host he next European championships and…
Reaction by Italian Federation to an article on MRBB
by Riccardo Schiroli-FIBS Communications manager I am honestly surprised (and almost worried) by the obsession that amateur writer Pim Van Nes seems to feel for Italian Baseball and Softball Federation President Riccardo…
Rome dreaming about happier future
by Pim Van Nes It is Easter in the Olympic year 2008. While the eight Olympic participants prepare for the Beijing tournament, Italy’s national team seems to remain unemployed during the entire…
Baseball at the 2012 Olympics?
Thanks to BaseballGB we recognized an article on Inside the Games. They report that the IBAF is working on a plan to bring Baseball to the 2012 Olympics. If not as a…
Team Antilles completes field for Haarlemse Honkbalweek
A selection of players from the Antilles will form a roster for the Haarlemse Honkbalweek this summer. The organizers already had announced that the USA, Netherlands, Japan, Cuba and Chinese Taipei are…
New Website for Baseball Tournaments
There is a new website on the Internet, called baseball-tournaments.info. There you can insert your own tournament and get information’s on others from around the globe. How does it work? Tournament owners,…
Preseason in Europe
The preseason in Spain is underway since several weeks. This Sunday three German clubs are going to open their exhibition schedule. Schedule: Spain: Saturday March 1: 17:00 CB Sant Boi – Hercules…
Participants for Haarlemse Honkbal week announced
President Fritz MULDER announced five of the six participating teams for the 24th edition of the Haarlemse Honkbal Week (HHW). The Netherlands will try to defend their title from 2007 against squads…
Bring Baseball and Softball back to the Olympics
As everybody knows Baseball and Softball will be cut for the Olympic Games 2012 in London. Today we like to introduce two programs to bring our sport back to the Olympics as…
CEB made draw for EC qualifier
The technical commission of the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) made the draw for the European Championship (EC) Qualifiers, which will be held this summer. The place for the next EC is…
FIBS Communication Manager Riccardo Schiroli responds
by Riccardo Schiroli FIBS Communications manager In regard to the 2009 Baseball World Cup, the article signed by Pim Van Nes that was posted on Mister-Baseball.com today does not present things as…
Confederation of European Baseball Commits to Little League Baseball
by Confederation of European Baseball, www.baseballeurope.com WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – FRANKFURT, Germany – Little League Baseball has been played outside of the United States since the 1940s, but it has been only within…
IBAF released schedule for Final Olympic Qualifier
By IBAF, www.ibaf.tv The fans of international baseball can set their clocks for the upcoming final Olympic qualifying tournament. It starts on March 7th with the match ups of Korea against South…
FIBS-President Fraccari: Italy is back in A pool
After a dramatically bad year for his Olympic aspirations, Italian federation president Riccardo FRACCARI came to the first federation meeting in 2008 with a surprise message. In Caserta, where besides the coach…
Great Britain withdraws participation in Olympic qualifier
According to the Dutch website honkbalsite.com, the British Baseball and Softball Federation withdraw their participation at the Olympic qualifier next March in Taiwan. They gave up their berth due to financial reasons….
Dates for last chance Olympic qualifier set
by: IBAF, www.ibaf.tv The IBAF published the date and the format of the last chance qualifier for the Olympic games 2008 in Beijing. The tournament will be held March 7-14, with an…
Russian Baseball Federation gives up EC 2009
According to a report on honkbalsite.com, the Russian Baseball Federation gives up the opportunity to hold the European Baseball Championship (EC) 2009 in Moscow. The European Baseball Association (CEB) now has to…