By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. The WBSC released its newest set of world rankings yesterday, and virtually all European baseball nations saw a change in position thanks to new points available from…
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2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 4
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. BRNO, Czechia – In the first quarterfinal of the European Baseball Championship, Spain used five home runs, including a pair apiece from Royals’ prospect Omar Hernández and…
2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 3
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. TŘEBÍČ, Czechia – On Day 3 of the Baseball Euros, Great Britain defeated Italy for the first time ever at the senior national team level to win…
2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 2
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. TŘEBÍČ, Czechia – Sweden and Switzerland pulled off impressive upsets on Day 2 of the European Baseball Championship, while Germany tossed a thrilling shutout against Israel and…
2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 1
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. TŘEBÍČ, Czechia – The first day of the 2023 European Baseball Championship resulted in a series of dominant victories by the tournament’s favourites, and plenty of entertaining…
2023 European Championship Group Stage Draw; Netherlands Enter Tournament With Four Consecutive Titles
The drawing of the group stage pairings for the 2023 European Championship took place Saturday morning in Prague, with the hosts Czechia drawn against fellow medal-contenders Spain. Additional highlights include fellow World…
Demetral Named to Lead Greek National Team
Chris Demetral has been named manager of the Greek national team, Hellas Baseball announced on Monday. The California native now finds himself in charge of a national team whose jersey he first wore at…
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 —…
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…
Euro Qualifiers Day 4 (Utena): Kourtis Secures Euro Bid for Greece; Lithuania Falls at Final Hurdle Once More
UTENA, Lith. — Seeking to qualify for the European Championship for the first time in thirty years of attempts, Lithuania fell one game short, as Dimitrios Kourtis turned in a legendary effort…
Euro Qualifiers Day 3 (Utena): Lithuania Escapes Greece in Title Game Preview
UTENA, Lith. — Romania’s Edy Pirvu struck out 14 batters in his second start in three days in a 6-3 defeat of Poland, while Lithuania survived a breathless finish to defeat Greece,…
Euro Qualifiers Day 2 (Utena): Kountis Tosses Second-Straight Shutout for Greece, Final Set with Lithuania
UTENA, Lith. — Greece received another impressive pitching performance, this time from Jonathan Kountis, easily dispatching Romania, 14-0. Meanwhile, Lithuania had little trouble with Poland, as Eimantas Zickus, one of the top…
Euro Qualifiers Day 1 (Utena): Kourtis, Balandis Deliver Victories for Greece, Lithuania
UTENA, Lith. — As in Bratislava, the third bracket to begin European Championship qualification also featured multiple superb pitching performances. The mound mastery of Dimitrios Kourtis delivered a shutout victory for Greece…