Drew Janssen picked up the loss on Saturday, Mar 5, for the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs despite pitching four strong innings in the 1-0 defeat to Dartmouth University. Janssen, the first Belgian to…
Category: Belgium
European Nations Make Biggest Leaps in Updated WBSC Rankings
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…
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 —…
A Brussels Kangaroos Family Reunion
By John W. Miller The state of baseball in Europe’s capital is strong. I spent much of July and August at Kangaroo Field in Northeast Brussels checking in on the club where…
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…
2021 Federation Cup, Day 4: Herrera’s Homer Streak Reaches Four as Karlovac Sweeps
By Gabriel Fidler BRASSCHAAT, Belgium — Olimpija Karlovac made a big statement as play continued in the Federation Cup, blasting Vienna 23-6 and evading the hometown Braves 10-6 in the nightcap. José Herrera…
2021 Federation Cup, Day 3: Karlovac Still Unbeaten, First Win for Vienna Wanderers
By Francisco Barreto BRASSCHAAT, Belgium — After Day Two of the Federation Cup was lost to heavy rain, Croatian champion Olimpija Karlovac wasted no time on Day Three of the event, scoring…
2021 Federation Cup, Day 2: Rain Washes Out Both Games
By Gabriel Fidler Day 2 of the Federation Cup was a complete washout, with precipitation causing the postponement of two games for Olimpija Karlovac, one each against the Vienna Wanderers (1-1) and…
2021 Federation Cup, Day 1: Karlovac, Vienna Victorious; Three Teams Withdraw
By Gabriel Fidler and Francisco Barreto BRASSCHAAT, Belgium — A significantly condensed Federation Cup commenced in the northern stadium of Belgium’s twin baseball cities. A regular host of CEB events, the Brasschaat Braves…
U12 European Championship: Day 2
Day Two of the U12 European championship in Mortsel, Belgium, saw the Czech Republic take command of Group A with victories over Italy and France. In Group B, Germany and the Netherlands…
U12 European Championship: Day 1
The U12 European championship in Mortsel, Belgium, got underway on Tuesday, with five of the opening day’s seven games decided by large margins. Germany ended its first day of competition with two…
Belgian Baseball to Start June 11
Graphic and press release from KBBSF-FRBBS. In accordance with the recent positive developments around COVID-19 the KBBSF-FRBBS has decided to start all Belgian Baseball and Softball competitions from Friday 11th of June 2021….
INTERVIEW: Varga Recounts Travels Across Europe and Australia
In the second part of mister-baseball.com’s interview with Draci Brno’s Michael Varga, he discusses his baseball travels, touching on his stops in Belgium, Australia and Austria. Varga confesses that his passion for…
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…
All Belgian Baseball and Softball competitions will resume on August 28, 2020
Press release Belgian Baseball and Softball Federation (KBBSF-FRBBS) In view of the recent positive developments regarding Covid 19, KBBSF-FRBBS has decided to resume all senior Baseball and Softball competitions on August 28….
Full competition stop for all Belgian Baseball and Softball competitions for at least 4 weeks
Press release KBBSF The KBBSF has decided, in accordance with the decisions of the Belgian Security Council to combat the Covid-19 virus, to cancel ALL senior competition games for a period of…
Results Belgian Baseball Gold League July 25 & 26, 2020
In the Belgian Baseball Gold League the 2020 season continued with five games. The Deurne Spartans beat the Brasschaat Braves in two close games. The Borgerhout Squirrels split a two-game set against…
Results Belgian Baseball Gold League July 4 & 5, 2020
In the Belgian Baseball Gold League the 2020 season started this past weekend. The Brasschaat Braves and the Hoboken Pioneers split a two-game series. The Deurne Spartans and Borgerhout Squirrels each won…
Belgian Baseball and Softball competitions will start on 3 July 2020
Press release KBBSF-FRBBS, Belgian Baseball and Softball Federation KBBSF-FRBBS is pleased with the recent positive developments around Covid 19. It has been decided to restart the Belgian Baseball and Softball competitions from…
Deurne Spartans win Belgian Baseball Championship 2019
The Deurne Spartans have won the Belgian Baseball Championship 2019. They defeated the Borgerhout Squirrels 3-0 in the best-of-five final series, which ended this past weekend. Results Belgium Series: Saturday 12/10/2019 14:00…
KBBSF – FRBBS announces Red Hawks selection for European Championship 2019
Press release KBBSF-FRBBS This Saturday, September 7, the European Baseball Championship 2019 starts in Bonn, Germany. The Belgian national baseball team the Red Hawks goes there with only one goal in mind,…
MLB invites Players from 13 European Countries for Elite European Development Tournament in UK
Press release Major League Baseball Major League Baseball announced the rosters of teenage players participating in the Elite European Development Tournament, which is being held in the United Kingdom for the first…
Results Belgian Golden League Baseball May 18 & 19, 2019
In the Belgian Golden League Baseball the Deurne Spartans and Borgerhout Squirrels battled in a 18-14 marathon on Monday with the better ending for the Spartans. On Saturday the Spartans already had…
Results Belgian Golden League May 11 & 12, 2019
In the Belgian Golden League Baseball six games were played this past weekend. The Deurne Spartans swept a doubleheader at the Brasschaat Braves. The Borgerhout Squirrels won both games of their two-game…
Results Belgian Golden League Baseball May 4 & 5, 2019
In the Belgian Golden League Baseball the Brasschaat Braves won twice against MSG Phoenix. The Borgerhout Squirrels and the Royals Greys split a two-game set. The Deurne Spartans won both games against…