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…
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2025 Baseball5 Euros Day 5: France, Spain Qualify for Baseball5 World Cup; First Medal for Türkiye
By Gabriel Fidler. France showed why it is the undisputed powerhouse of European baseball5 with a dominant final day at the 2025 Baseball5 European Championship, defeating offensive juggernaut Türkiye in two sets…
2025 Baseball5 Euros Day 4
All four undefeated teams at the 2025 Baseball5 European Championship won their quarterfinal matchups, creating semifinal pairings of France vs. Türkiye and Lithuania vs. Spain. These four teams finished at the top…
2025 Baseball5 Euros Day 3
One major upset and a couple of surprises made the 2025 Baseball5 European Championship Round of 16 especially interesting, while the quarterfinals are now set, with only eight teams now in the…
2025 Baseball5 Euros Day 2
Four teams finished group play with perfect records at the Baseball5 European Championship on Day Two, as France, Lithuania, Spain, and Türkiye have all won three consecutive games to start the tournament….
2025 Baseball5 Euros Day 1
The first day of play the 2025 Baseball5 European Championship is in the books, with Italy and the Netherlands both grabbing a pair of wins, while France, Lithuania, Spain, and Türkiye looked…
2025 Baseball5 Euros Preview
The city of Panevėžys, Lithuania, is hosting the 2025 Baseball5 European Championship from Nov. 3-8. The competition will take place in the Kalnapilis Arena, which has a seating capacity of around 5,600, with two courts…
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…
Sweden Dominates Lithuania to Qualify for 2024 U18 European Championship
A day after losing to Lithuania in extra innings on the final day of round-robin play at the U18 European Championship Qualifier in Zurich, Sweden rebounded to defeat Lithuania when it mattered…
Germany Defends U12 European Crown, Defeats Netherlands 3-2; Italy Wins Bronze
Germany defeated the Netherlands, 3-2 (box), on Sunday in Valenciennes, France, to win its second consecutive U12 European Championship and third title in the age group. Starter Konstantin Bieth was dominant for…
Second Annual U23 European Winter League Planned for November
The second annual European Baseball Winter League (EBWL) is scheduled to run from November 19-27 on the Spanish island of Tenerife, with 48 U23 players from across Europe training in the morning…
U18 European Championship, Group A: Day 4
The Group A action in Hluboka came to a spirited end on Tuesday, with Spain prevailing under the floodlights over the Netherlands, 4-3, in extra innings (box score). The Spanish took the…
U18 European Championship, Group A: Day 3
The Netherlands continued its march through Group A on Day 3 of the U18 European Championship in Hluboka. The Dutch started slowly — by their standards — but then added seven runs…
Hungary and Spain Top U15 European Championship Qualifying Groups
Hungary and Spain won their respective U15 European Championship qualifying groups on Saturday, booking their places in next year’s U15 European Championship. Hungary and Spain both served as hosts for the six…
Hungary Coasts to Victory, Advances to European Championship Playoff
Hungary scored five runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back against Slovakia, coasting to an 8-1 victory (box score) in the final of the European Championship qualifying…
France and Switzerland Win European Championship Qualifiers; Hungary and Slovakia Will Meet on Sunday
France and Switzerland won their respective European Championship qualifying groups on Saturday, advancing to next year’s three-team playoff for the final two spots at the 2023 tournament in Czechia. Hungary and Slovakia…
Germany Defeats Czechia to Win U12 European Championship After Extra-Innings Drama
Germany defeated Czechia in dramatic fashion to claim the gold medal at the 2022 U12 European Championship in Vienna, with a two-run double in the third extra-inning by Felipe Morales Weggemann leading…
U12 European Championship Group Play Ends With Czechia and Italy Undefeated
The group stage of the 2022 U12 European Championship in Vienna, Austria, ended on Thursday, with Czechia and Italy advancing to Friday’s semifinals with undefeated records. Czechia finished atop Group B after…
2022 Federation Cup Qualifier Belgrade Day 4: Four Teams Alive as Bratislava, Vojvodina Victorious
By Gabriel Fidler BELGRADE, Serbia — With the penultimate day of pool play at the second Federation Cup Qualifier in the books, four teams remain in the hunt for a spot in…
2022 Federation Cup Qualifier Belgrade Day 3: Bratislava Defeats Kaunas Despite Gordon’s One-Man Efforts; Wrocƚaw Stuns Budapest
By Gabriel Fidler BELGRADE, Serbia — Bratislava and Wrocƚaw both entered the win column on the middle day of pool play at the Federation Cup Qualifier in Belgrade. Six players had a…
2022 Federation Cup Qualifier Belgrade Day 2: Piros the Younger Rescues Red Wolves; Kaunas Outslugs Vojvodina
By Gabriel Fidler BELGRADE, Serbia — Hungarian powerhouse Budapest moved to the top of the standings in the second day of qualification for the Federation Cup in Serbia’s capital. The Red Wolves…
2022 Federation Cup Qualifier Belgrade Day 1: Vera, Piros Excel on Mound in Budapest, Vojvodina Blowout Wins
By Gabriel Fidler BELGRADE, Serbia — The Budapest Red Wolves and Vojvodina started their Federation Cup Qualifier with a pair of complete performances, each needing only seven innings to dispatch, respectively, Lithuanian…
2022 Federation Cup Qualifier: Kutno: Day 4
Sweden’s Rättvik Butchers finished group play at the 2022 Federation Cup qualifying tournament in Kutno, Poland, with an undefeated record after outlasting Lithuania’s BK Vilnius 9-4 (box score) in the lone game…
2022 Federation Cup Qualifier Kutno: Day 3
Day 3 of the 2022 Federation Cup qualifier in Kutno, Poland, saw Sweden’s Rättvik Butchers knock off the hosts Stal Kutno, 6-4 (box score), in the most competitive game of the tournament to…
2022 Federation Cup Qualifier: Kutno: Day 2
Day 2 of the Federation Cup Qualifier in Kutno, Poland, saw the hosts Stal Kutno improve to 2-0 after a dominant victory over Lithuania’s BK Vilnius, with Sweden’s Rättvik Butchers enjoying a…