Day Two of the U12 European championship in Mortsel, Belgium, saw the Czech Republic take command of Group A with victories over Italy and France. In Group B, Germany and the Netherlands…
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U12 European Championship: Day 1
The U12 European championship in Mortsel, Belgium, got underway on Tuesday, with five of the opening day’s seven games decided by large margins. Germany ended its first day of competition with two…
Czech Republic Wins U15 European Championship
The Czech Republic won the U15 European championship last Sunday, July 25, in Brno, winning by tiebreaker after the gold medal contest against France was interrupted by rain in the fifth inning….
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 2
The three games on the second day of the U15 European championship were all one-sided affairs, with Italy and the Netherlands each booking their second victories of the tournament and the Czech…
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…
U18 European Championship: Day 4
Day Four of the U18 European championship saw host Italy complete group play with an undefeated record, while the Dutch booked their second win and the Czechs their first. In the day’s…
U18 European Championship: Day 3
Day Three of the U18 European championship saw France claims its first victory, Spain its second, and host Italy its third to take the top spot in Group A. In the morning…
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…
BREAKING: San Marino’s Ercolani Signs with Pittsburgh Pirates
Alessandro Ercolani has signed a professional contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) has reported on its homepage. The soon-to-be 17-year-old (he celebrates his birthday on April…
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If you are not checking us out on Facebook regularly, then you are missing out on half of our coverage of the clubs, national teams, coaches, and players that make European baseball…
2021 European Championship Group Draw
The four groups for the 16-team, 2021 European Championship in Italy are set. With a peak of roughly 200 viewers tuning in to the organizing committee’s midday Facebook live event, the 12…
World Cups Postponed for Germany, Italy (U15), France (Women’s)
Press release from WBSC. PULLY, Switzerland / TIJUANA, Mexico; 23 February 2021—The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has asked the Tijuana Organizing Committee and the Mexican government to postpone the 2021 WBSC Women’s…
Andrea Marcon reelected as President of Italian Federation
Andrea Marcon remains president of the Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS). He won the elections against Massimo De Luca with a percentage of 58.51 against 41.49 during the ordinary congress in…
Softball: Exhibition Series between Spain and Italy cancelled
A scheduled exhibition series between the Women’s Softball National Teams of Spain and Italy got cancelled this week due to concerns of the spread of the coronavirus. The series would have taken…
Holmberg, Ceccaroli, Poma added to Italian National Team Coaching Staff
The Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) announced that Bill Holmberg, Paolo Ceccaroli and Gianguido Poma were added as assistant coaches to the staff of Italian national team manager Mike Piazza.
Mike Piazza new Manager of Italian National Team
Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza is the new manager of the Italian national team. The former catcher, who hit 427 home runs in the big leagues and was inducted into the…
Exhibition Series: Italy wins another Slugfest against Spain
Italy 134 002 21 13 13 3 Spain 110 031 20 8 11 4 Box score On Tuesday Italy won another slugfest as their exhibition series against Spain continued, prevailing 13-8 after…
Exhibition Series: Italy wins slugfest against Spain
Spain 000 030 113 8 10 4 Italy 041 210 22X 12 14 3 Box score After the dramatic finish on Sunday, Italy bounced back and beat Spain 12-8 on Monday evening…
Exhibition Series: Spain downs Italy in spectacular fashion
Italy 100 301 100 6 9 1 Spain 000 211 003 7 8 1 Box score In the first of four exhibition games between the two teams Spain downed Italy 7-6 in…
Italy announces team for Exhibition Series against Spain
Italy is going to finish up preparations for the European Championship 2019 (September 7 to 15, tickets available at www.baseball-em.de) in Bonn and Solingen with a four-game exhibition series against Spain in…
Italy, Spain square off in 4-game Series ahead of European Championship
To finish off preparations for the European Championship in Bonn and Solingen, Germany (September 7 to 15, tickets available at www.baseball-em.de), the national teams from Italy and Spain will square off in…