The cities of Dornbirn and Hard in Vorarlberg, the far western state of Austria, hosted four national teams over the weekend in the inaugural Alpine International Baseball Trophy. Organised by Austrian Baseball…
Category: German National Teams
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: May 2026 Update
By DZ. Filed May 11, 2026. Italy’s Sam Aldegheri pitched in the big leagues for the second time this season; Spain’s Omar Hernández (a catcher) is hitting .295 and playing regularly in…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: April 2026 Update
By DZ. Filed April 22, 2026. Welcome back (or, if you are new, just… welcome)! The first couple of updates of the year are generally pretty thin, as we await the start…
Packed with European Flavor, Baseball United Looks to Grow in the Middle East
*** By Jason Daniels, Guest Writer. With the camel collapsed to its knees, Konsta Kurikka swung his legs over the saddle. The dromedary jerked up, carrying the Finn, his blonde mane, and…
WBSC World Rankings Update: Nov. 2025
The latest update to the WBSC men’s baseball world rankings has been published, with a whopping 15 countries in WBSC Europe changing positions. None of the top 16 nations changed places, including…
Ten Countries Play Friendlies in Advance of 2025 Baseball Euros
With the 2025 European Baseball Championship set to begin in Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Novara on Saturday, ten of the sixteen countries are scheduled to play at least one exhibition game in preparation…
2025 Under-18 World Cup Day 10: U.S.A. Take Gold; Multiple Europeans and South Africans Among World Leaders
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. Coleman Borthwick pitched the U.S.A. to the gold medal, with the Red, White, and Blue tying an all-time record in the process and triumphing over undefeated Japan…
2025 Under-18 World Cup Day 9: South Africa Finishes with a Win
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. South Africa finished the Under-18 Baseball World Cup with a surprise victory over Germany on its last day, while Italy started strong against Australia before eventually falling…
2025 Under-18 World Cup Day 8: Another Victory for Italy
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. Italy continued its hot streak with a well-played victory over China, while Germany gave Cuba all it could manage. Elsewhere, South Africa got off to a good…
2025 Under-18 World Cup Day 7: Two-Straight Wins for Italy
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. Germany may have started the Under-18 Baseball World Cup with a pair of victories, but in today’s matchup of Europe’s two delegates, it was Italy that claimed…
2025 Under-18 World Cup Day 5: Germany Three Outs Short of Super Round
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. Through a full seven innings against second-ranked Taiwan, Germany’s hopes of qualifying for the Super Round at the Under-18 Baseball World Cup remained alive, while Italy and…
2025 Under-18 World Cup Day 4: South Africa Out-Hits Europe
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. Despite a loss on the fourth day of play at the Under-18 Baseball World Cup, Germany’s chance for a spot in the Super Round remains open. It…
2025 Under-18 World Cup Day 3: Italy, Germany Close in Losses
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. Germany’ fought valiantly in a tough matchup against the United States, while Italy put plenty of runners on base against Puerto Rico, but could not quite break…
2025 Under-18 World Cup Day 2: Germany Undefeated
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. Jona Widmann and Pepe Stockhaus took a no-hitter deep into Germany’s game against China, while Italy ran into Cuba’s talented pitching staff in the Under-18 Baseball World…
2025 Under-18 World Cup Day 1: Upset Win for Germany
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. Germany came from behind to pull off an impressive win over Australia on the first day of the 2025 Under-18 Baseball World Cup, while Italy turned in…
2025 Under-18 Baseball World Cup Preview
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. In two days, the Under-18 World Cup will commence in Okinawa, Japan, and Germany and Italy will represent Europe at baseball’s oldest youth world championship. South Africa…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship: Great Britain Wins First European Title
By Gabriel Fidler. Great Britain came back from a seven-run deficit against Czech Republic to win the 2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship, its first continental title in any competition. Meanwhile, two-time defending…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship Day 4
By Gabriel Fidler. Only two teams remain in the hunt for the 2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship, as Great Britain came from behind to upset the Netherlands, while the Czech Republic put…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship Day 3
By Gabriel Fidler. An exciting day of play set the teams for the pair of semifinals at the Under-23 European Baseball Championship, with the Netherlands needing late-game heroics to remain winless, and…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship Day 2
By Gabriel Fidler. Day 2 of the Under-23 European Baseball Championship in the Czech Republic featured a bit of everything, include huge offensive performances, dominant pitching, and key defensive plays. Once the…
2025 Under-23 European Baseball Championship Day 1
By Gabriel Fidler. Day 1 of the Under-23 European Baseball Championship in the Czech Republic produced one thriller and two statement victories, while another game was postponed until tomorrow. In the opener,…
Under-12 Baseball World Cup Final Standings
On the last day of play at the tournament, the two European teams at the Under-12 Baseball World Cup finally faced each other, as Czech Republic and Germany locked horns for bragging…
Under-12 Baseball World Cup Day 8 Results
Heavy rain fell once more on the Under-12 Baseball World Cup, postponing games for Germany and South Africa. The young Czech Republic baseball team did manage to complete its game, suffering a…
Under-12 Baseball World Cup Day 7 Results
Germany earned its first win on the the first day of second round action at the Under-12 Baseball World Cup, taking on a South African baseball team that showed some late fight….
Under-12 Baseball World Cup Day 6 Results
The final day of round robin play at the Under-12 Baseball World Cup in Taiwan served as a make-up for the two games postponed by rain. The net result was that one…