The Lithuanian Baseball Federation has announced its extended 40-man roster for the 2023 European Championship qualifying tournament on home soil in Utena on Jul 13-16, with former MLB pitcher Dovydas Neverauskas the…
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Focus On: Lithuania
In this inaugural piece in our “Focus On” series, in which we provide a deeper look at Europe’s smaller baseball countries, we start with Lithuania. The Baltic country is most likely not…
First Annual Euro Baseball Winter League Wraps Up
The first annual Euro Baseball Winter League (EBWL) in Puerto de la Cruz, Spain, concluded on Sunday, with the Golden Stars, coached by Peter Caliendo, cruising to an easy victory over the…
U12 European Championship: Day 2
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…
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…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Record-Setting Marlins Sail to 2022 Federations Cup Berth
By Gabriel Fidler BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — The Tenerife Marlins set multiple Federations Cup Qualifier records as it finished a dizzying dash past its opponents in Ukraine. Utena was the victim of the…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Noguera Fires Tenerife’s Third Shutout, Marlins to Final
BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — Rain delayed the final pool game of the Federations Cup Qualifier in Ukraine, but only after Tenerife claimed a spot in the championship with its third consecutive shutout. Tony…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Two for Tenerife on Nacar Shutout, Montaño Bomb; Zickus Tireless for Utena
By Gabriel Fidler BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — Leslie Nacar duplicated Jesús Montaño’s six scoreless innings from Game One and the Marlins romped to another effortless win the Federations Cup Ukraine Qualifier. Montaño backed…
2021 Federations Qualifier: Tenerife Overwhelms Utena; Deering Delivers Win for London
By Gabriel Fidler BOGUSLAV, Ukraine — Tenerife and London were each victorious as the CEB Federations Cup Qualifier in Ukraine commenced. The entry level qualification tournament is the first ever hosted by…
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 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…
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…
Lithuanian Championship Week 7: Battle of the Leaders Rewrites the Standings
And then there was one. After six weeks of Vilnius, Utenos Titanai, and Kauno Lituanica all jammed at the top of the Lithuanian baseball standings, one series – Lituanica paying a visit…
Lithuanian Championship Week 6: Three-Way Tie for First as Vilnius Sweeps, Kaunas–Utena Series Split
Undefeated Kauno Lituanica and 2020 Lithuanian baseball champions Utenos Titanai met for a heavyweight bout in Kaunas, with each side claiming a knockout win. Vilnius took advantage of the split by sweeping…
Lithuanian Championship Week 5: Kaunas, Utena Romp to Series Sweeps
The logjam at the top of the standings continued as Kaunas twice defeated Utena’s second side, Taranai, and Utena returned the favor in a sweep of Gaja-Lituanica. After three weeks of the…
Lithuania Week 4: Three-Horse Race as Two Undefeateds Split Series
By: Gabriel Fidler The race for the pole position of the Lietuvos Čempionatas became a little more interesting on Saturday as two of three unbeaten teams split an exciting doubleheader. In the…
Lithuanian Championship Week 3: Three Clubs Perfect as Vilnius, Titans Sweep
A three-team logjam at the top of the table sets up a Week 4 that will see one undefeated team fall. The BK Vilnius received two more excellent starts from its pitchers…
Lithuanian Championship Week 2: Beliauskas Leads Kauno Lituanica to Top of the Standings
Audrius Beliauskas used a pair of two-hit games to back up solid pitching from Norvydas Zukauskas and Andrius Stravinskas, Sr. and Kauno Lituanica moved to a perfect 4-0 at the top of…
Lithuanian Championship Week 1: Utenos Titanai Begins Title Defense in Expanded League
Lithuania began its season over the weekend and 2020 title-winners Utenos Titanai (Titans) were one of three clubs to sweep its two-game set. However, four of the games provided quite close game….
Utena Titans Win First Lithuanian Baseball5 Title
Article by Gabriel Fidler. Photos copyright Lietuvos Beisbolo Asociacija. VILNIUS, Lithuania — The Utena Titans came from behind to defeat BK Vilnius in a hard-fought championship game to claim the national title in the…