By Bruce Baskin After a yearlong delay due to the ongoing global pandemic, the World Baseball Softball Confederation has rescheduled its Under-23 World Baseball Championship Tournament for September and October in Hermosillo…
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U15 European Championship: Day 4
France’s 9-7 victory (box score) over Italy was the highlight of Day Four of the U15 European championship, with the Czech Republic’s 10-0 shutout (box score) of the Netherlands in the second…
U15 European Championship: Day 3
The group stage concluded on the third day of the U15 European championship, with Italy easily defeating the Netherlands to finish atop Group B. Slovakia defeated Austria to claim its first victory…
U15 European Championship: Day 1
Italy and the Netherlands both posted big wins on combined no-hitters on Day One of the U15 European championship, with France holding off a late Germany rally to defeat the defending champion…
U18 European Championship: Day 5
Day Five of the U18 European championship saw the final group games played, with Germany defeating Spain 1-0 (box score) to claim the top spot in Group B. In Group A, the…
German Bundesliga South Playoffs Continue: Heidenheim Needs One Win, Regensburg-Stuttgart Are Even
The German Bundesliga South semifinals will continue Saturday, with the defending Bundesliga champion Heidenheim Heideköpfe travelling to Munich in need of just one win in order to advance in their best-of-five series…
U18 European Championship: Day 2
Host Italy and Germany booked their second victories at the U18 European championship on Tuesday, while Israel responded to its lopsided defeat on Monday with a big victory of its own in…
U18 European Championship: Day 1
The U18 European championship got underway in Macerata and Montegranaro, Italy, on Monday, with Germany’s 4-3 victory (box score) over the Czech Republic the highlight of Day One action. Germany strung together three…
Regensburg U18 Gateway Tournament Wraps Up
The 2021 Regensburg Gateway Tournament wrapped up with the U18 national teams of the Czech Republic and the Netherlands bringing the event to a close with a 1-1 draw (box score) at lunchtime…
Munich-Haar and Mannheim to Decide Final Bundesliga South Playoff Spot on Sunday
The Munich-Haar Disciples (14-12) and Mannheim Tornados (13-13) will meet on Sunday in Mannheim to determine the fourth and final German Bundesliga South playoff qualifier. For the Disciples, who began the season…
Heidenheim and Regensburg Battle For Control of Bundesliga South
The German Bundesliga South’s top two clubs will meet in Week 13 action this weekend, with the defending champion Heidenheim Heideköpfe hosting the Guggenberger Legionäre Regensburg on Friday evening and again on Saturday…
Streaming Schedule, German Bundesliga (June 3 – June 4)
Germany’s Ben’s Bundesliga A number of Bundesliga clubs will take advantage of the June 3 public holiday and will suit up on Thursday, with one match-up in the South and a doubleheader…
German Bundesliga Week 10: Mannheim Defeats Regensburg, Bonn Off and Running in the North
Week 10 of action in the Bundesliga South saw Regensburg falter on the road in Mannheim, with the Tornados taking Game One of the weekend series 7-5 to secure their hold on…
Streaming Schedule, German Bundesliga and Czech Extraliga (May 29 – May30)
Germany’s Ben’s Bundesliga Week 10 of Bundesliga South action began on Friday evening, with Heidenheim and Stuttgart both enjoying big victories and the Munich-Haar Disciples winning 8-5 to leapfrog their weekend opponent,…
Streaming Schedule, German Bundesliga and Czech Extraliga (May 21-May 24)
Germany’s Ben’s Bundesliga Week 9 of Bundesliga South action sees a continued horse race between Heidenheim and Regensburg atop the standings, with the defending champion Heidenheim facing the tougher challenge this weekend…
German Bundesliga Week 8: Regensburg Remains on Heidenheim’s Tail; Germaine’s Homers Return Stuttgart to Winning Ways
Heidenheim Heideköpfe at Mannheim Tornados (16-1 ,9-0) The Heidenheim Heideköpfe continued their march through the Bundesliga South on the weekend, scoring 25 runs and allowing just one in their two-game sweep of…
Streaming Schedule, German Bundesliga and Czech Extraliga (May 14 – May 17)
Germany’s Ben’s Bundesliga After a full slate of mid-week games, the German Bundesliga South continues on short rest this weekend, with Week 8 action signalling the start of the second round of…
German Bundesliga South Plays Full Slate on Thursday
The German Bundesliga South will play a full slate of games, Week 7 of action, on Thursday, Father’s Day in Germany. The most intriguing match-up pairs the resurgent host Munich-Haar Disciples and…
German Bundesliga Week 6: Regensburg and Heidenheim Split, Stuttgart Swept Away by Tornados
The highlight of Week 6 of the Ben’s Bundesliga was the long-awaited match-up between the undefeated defending champion Heidenheim Heideköpfe (10-0) and the challengers from Regensburg (9-1). The clubs each claimed a…
Streaming Schedule, European Baseball Leagues (May 7 – May 9)
Germany’s Ben’s Bundesliga Week 6 of the German Bundesliga offers the long-awaited contest between the country’s top two clubs, the Heidenheim Heideköpfe (10-0) and Guggenberger Legionäre Regensburg (9-1), with Game One scheduled for tonight…
Regensburg, Heidenheim Meet in Clash of German Bundesliga Juggernauts
Week 6 of the German Bundesliga gets off to a bang Friday night, with the Guggenberger Legionäre Regensburg (9-1, run differential +102) hosting the undefeated Heidenheim Heideköpfe (10-0, run differential +72). The…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: 2021 Preview
By “DZ”. Welcome back! This is our first installment in this series since September 2019, so a number of the teams, levels, and names have changed. Two players from previous editions have…
German Bundesliga Week 5: Four Sweeps as Heidenheim Stays Perfect
Week 5 of the Ben’s Bundesliga delivered runs and big offensive performances, but few surprises, with each of the four series delivering a clear sweep. The dominance of the weekend’s four winners…
Streaming Schedule, European Baseball Leagues (April 30 -May 2)
Germany’s Ben’s Bundesliga All eight Bundesliga South games will be streamed this weekend, with the top match-up involving the league’s lone undefeated club, the Heidenheim Heideköpfe (8-0), and the Stuttgart Reds (7-1)….
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…