Croatia’s Nada Split defeated Red Wolves Budapest 9-4 in the final of Sunday’s Euro Interleague Baseball championship game in Bratislava, with three runs in the first inning and four more in the…
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Baseball Jobs Overseas Wins Finkstonball in 1-0 Final vs. Host Athletics
Returning after two years of coronavirus complications [link], Finkstonball pits a mixture of European clubs from various national leagues at the amateur and semi-professional levels with a teams organised around nationality or…
2022 Confederation Cup: Day 1
Day 1 of the 2022 Confederation Cup in Rouen, France, saw the Tenerife Marlins, Hoboken Pioneers, and Montpellier Barracudas all record victories. The Marlins, the reigning Spanish champion, faced the toughest fight,…
Finkstonball Returns After Two-Year Hiatus, Seven Countries Represented
Finkstonball baseball and softball tournament will return after a two-year, pandemic-related hiatus, with 14 teams competing from June 3-6 in Attnang-Puchheim, Upper Austria. In addition to the host Athletics, the eight-team baseball…
Croatian Baseball League: Week 2
Summary Zagreb moved into first place in Croatian baseball with a rain-delayed sweep of last year’s finalists, Nada Split, while Olimpija Karlovac lost a game to the downpour that seemed to cover…
Euro Interleague Baseball: Week 1
Summary The Euro Interleague, which pits the top clubs from Central Europe and the Balkans, returned last week after a year’s absence. Europe’s largest multi-country circuit will feature only six teams, down…
Croatian Baseball League: Week 1
Summary Olimpija Karlovac began its title defense with a pair of resounding victories in Week 1 of the 2022 in Croatian baseball season. The central Croatian city had an astonishing campaign last summer,…
Croatian Baseball League: Pre-Season Tournaments
Summary Looking to continue its run of dominance from 2021, Olimpija Karlovac instead played second fiddle as the top team in Croatian baseball’s first preseason tournaments, with an Austrian baseball club making…
Freeman New Karlovac Head Coach
Olimpija Karlovac have appointed Don Freeman as head coach for the upcoming 2022 season, the defending Croatian champions have announced. Freeman, who was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of…
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…
Olimpija Karlovac Wins 2021 Croatian Title
Olimpija Karlovac defeated Nada Split 4-3 on Saturday, July 31, to win Game Seven of the 2021 Croatian championship series. Olimpija rallied from a 3-0 series deficit, winning four games in a…
Game 7 Decider in Croatia After Karlovac Turns Around Split’s 3-0 Series Lead
The 2021 Croatian champion will be crowned on Saturday in Karlovac after an exciting championship series that has gone the full seven games between the country’s perennial contenders Nada Split and Olimpija…
Croatian League Week 10: Varaždin Finishes Third, Will Face Nada, Winners of Eight Straight, in Playoffs
The final series of the regular season in Croatian baseball featured a pair of sweeps, with the first securing Vindija Varaždin the all-important No. 3 spot in the standings. Its consecutive 20-run…
Croatian League Week 9: Playoff Teams Set; Karlovac, Split with Home Field Advantage
The penultimate week of league play in Croatian baseball sewed up the final two spots in the playoffs as Zagreb and Varaždin will travel to Olimpija Karlovac and Nada Split, hosts for the…
Croatian League Week 8: Split Clinches Playoff Berth: Vindija Varaždin, Zagreb Draw Series
The impressive volte-face by Split culminated last weekend in its first achievement of 2021. The Adriatic club claimed a place in the first round of the Croatian Baseball Championship with sweep of visiting…
Croatian League Week 7: Surging Split Wins Two, Streak Reaches Five
Two weekends at Starom Placu (the “Old Ground”) in Split appeared to be just what the Adriatic club needed, as it has suddenly turned a corner in the 2021 Croatian Baseball League…
Croatian League Week 6: Three-Game Winning Streak for Split Moves Club to .500
Split may have had to wait six weeks for its home opener, but it was worth it as the Hope (“Nada”)earned a ‘W’ on both and Saturday and Sunday. Meanwhile, results were…
Croatian League Week 5: Standings Shakeup as Varaždin Takes Two from Zagreb
By: Gabriel Fidler Through the first month of play, it appeared that Karlovac would need to fend off only Zagreb on the way to defending its 2020 Croatian baseball title. The second…
Croatian League Week 4: Karin, Karlovac Break Out the Bats; Varaždin Sweeps
Karlovac continued its hold on first place in Croatia’s top circuit by shellacking Medvednica twice, with Damir Karin reaching base every time he came to the plate over the weekend. Meanwhile, Varaždin…
Croatian League Week 3: Karlovac Blasts Split in 2020 Title, Cup Rematch
Olimpija Karlovac continued its romp through the Croatian League with a pair of blowout victories over the visitors from the nation’s southern shore and became the first team to reach 10 wins…
This Week in Facebook (Week of April 25)
If you are not checking us out on Facebook regularly, then you are missing out on much of our coverage of the clubs, national teams, coaches, and players that make European baseball…
Croatian League Week 2: Herrera’s Three Longballs Power Karlovač in Zagreb Showdown
Last weekend, the second round of the Croatian Championship took place, with Karlovac hosting the two front-runners for the title, Zagreb and Olimpija. The resulting split did justice to the drama of…