The third annual European Winter League (EWL) has commenced in Tenerife, Spain, with 52 athletes from 13 European countries practicing and competing under the Spanish sun between Nov 18 and Nov 26….
Category: Romania
Transylvania’s Baseball Pioneers
Transylvania. Literally translated as “the land behind the forests”, there are few more evocative words in the English language. Images of dark, mysterious woods populated by things that go bump in the…
Neverauskas Highlights Lithuania’s Extended Roster For 2023 European Championship Qualifier
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…
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…