Category: France

Savigny Lions – Montigny Cougars 3-2, 15-3 (7) The Savigny Lions beat the Montigny Cougars twice on Easter Sunday in the French Elite League, improving to 7-1 for the season. It was…

Two make-up games were played in the French Elite League on Easter Sunday. The Savigny Lions prevailed twice against the Montigny Cougars for a sweep. After a nail-biter 3-2 win in game…

Ernesto Martinez (Senart Templiers) is the WEP 4, the third player from the Templiers to get the award so far. After a slow start, he hit a solid 6-for-7 with a double…

Pessac Panthers – Stade Toulousain 11-1 (7), 8-4 After a strong start into the 2011 season Stade Toulousain is struggling, losing both games against the promoted Pessac Panthers last weekend in the…

The Lions Savigny solidified first place in the French Elite League with a pair of wins over Paris UC on Sunday, out-scoring their opponents 23-7 in the doubleheader. The duel between the…

Week four in the French Elite League features the duel between two old rivals, which had good starts into the 2011 season. The Rouen Huskies host the Templiers Senart. Both teams won…

The Rouen Huskies published the schedule for the 2011 Challenge de France on their website. The cup tournament for the eight French Elite League teams which sends the winner to the European…

Frederic Hanvi was named WEP3. Hitting a perfect 5/5 during the double header, he led his team to a sweep over the Pessac Panthers with 7 runs and 9 RBI. He added…

Stade Toulousain – Savigny Lions 3-4, 11-17 The Savigny Lions won both games in the French Elite League against Stade Toulousain on Sunday. In game one a throwing error by the pitcher…

The French Elite League continued on Sunday with week three in the 2011 season. The Montpellier Barracudas and the Rouen Huskies split their doubleheader. Paris UC, the Savigny Lions and the Templiers…

Already announced a few weeks back the iPhone application of the reigning French champion Rouen Huskies has reached the App Store. The free app lets you connect directly with the club and…

The French Elite League resumes play with week three on Sunday. The Montpellier Barracudas will face the Rouen Huskies. The reigning champion is going to have Jordan Chrystal for the first time…

Patrice Briones, veteran player from the Pessac Panthers, earned the WEP Trophy for Elite Week 2. Credited with the win in a 4-3 comeback over Montpellier, he pitched 5 innings in relief…

Templiers Senart – Stade Toulousain 19-1, 7-8 The Templiers Senart and Stade Toulousain resumed play in the French Elite League last weekend with a split. In game one Senart scored ten runs…

On Sunday the French Elite League had its second game day of the 2011 season. Defending champion Rouen Huskies moved into a tie for first place thanks to a sweep at Paris…

Only one team survived the first week in the French Elite League without a loss. This Sunday Stade Toulousain is making the trip to the Templiers Senart, trying to solidify first place….

Rouen Huskies – Savigny Lions 4-12, 8-7 In a rematch of last year’s final series the Rouen Huskies and Savigny Lions settled for the split to open the 2011 season in the…

The French Elite League opened the 2011 season this weekend. In a rematch of last year’s finals the Rouen Huskies and the Savigny Lions split a doubleheader. In game one the Lions…

You can follow today’s opener in the French Elite League between the Rouen Huskies and the Savigny Lions via live play by play on the website of the French Baseball and Softball…

By Nicolas MILLET. Correction by André STERNBERG The 2011 Elite season will start the 27th of March with, among other match ups, a duel between Rouen, the 2010 French champion, and Savigny,…

One week before opening the 2011 season in the French Elite League the Savigny Lions welcomed Japanese infielder/pitcher Daisuke Ikenaga. The 30-year-old journeyman played for the Mainz Athletics in the German Baseball-Bundesliga…

Two weeks before the start of the 2011 season in the French Elite League reigning champion Rouen Huskies announced the additions of the Americans Jordan Chrystal (picture) and David Washington. Chrystal is…

The steering committee of the French Baseball and Softball Federation selected Rouen and Andelys to host the 2011 edition of the Challenge de France. The four-day tournament for the eight French Elite…