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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Spain Are 2023 European Baseball Champions; Great Britain, Netherlands Round Out Top Three
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. BRNO, Czechia – Spain claimed its second European title with a complete performance in the final of the European Baseball Championship, overwhelming undefeated Great Britain, 11-2. The…
2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 6 (Placement Games)
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. BRNO, Czechia – The penultimate day of the European Baseball Championship determined the final positions for all but the semifinalists, who each had the day off. The…
2023 European Baseball Championship: Day 5
By Gabriel Fidler, Managing Editor. BRNO, Czechia – Spain put together three rallies late in its game with the Netherlands to claim a shocking upset victory and join Great Britain in the…
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…
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…
Dornbirn Indians Win 2023 Federation Cup
Austria’s Dornbirn Indians won the 2023 Federation Cup on Saturday in Bratislava, defeating Belgium’s Deurne Spartans, 11-1 (box), in a contest that was never in doubt after the Indians jumped out to…
French and Czech National Academies Enjoy Success at 2023 Catalunya Baseball Week; Hosts Take U12 Title
The French national academy went undefeated to win the U18 pool at the 2023 Catalunya Baseball and Softball Week, with its Czech counterpart taking the top spot in U15 play, and the…
Catalunya Baseball and Softball Week Starts Today
The Catalunya Baseball and Softball Week starts today, with youth teams from across Europe competing at three sites between Thursday, Mar 9, and Sunday, Mar 12. Baseball will be played across three…
2023 European Cup Participants Finalized
The fields and hosts for Europe’s three international club competitions have been finalized, with the premier Champions Cup, which determines the European champion, set to be played in the Dutch cities of…
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…
Butchers Defeat Lumberjacks to Win Third Swedish Title
The Rättvik Butchers swept the Leksand Lumberjacks, 3-0, to win the 2022 Swedish title and the club’s third domestic championship two weeks ago, capping off a season that saw the Butchers dominate…
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…
Sweden’s Sundbyberg Heat Planning Second Annual Youth Invitational Tournament
Sweden’s Sundbyberg Heat are looking for interested U12 and U16 teams to participate in the club’s second annual Heat Invitational, which will run from Aug 3 to Aug 6. The event will…
Six Countries Represented in Perfect Game’s Inaugural Top 10 European Prospect Rankings
The amateur scouting service Perfect Game has released its inaugural European prospect rankings, with players from six countries accounted for in its Top 10 rankings. Eleven countries were represented in the Top…
European Nations Make Biggest Leaps in Updated WBSC Rankings
The World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) released its updated men’s baseball national rankings earlier this week, with four European nations — Sweden, Hungary, Croatia and Great Britain — marking the biggest…
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…
2021 Federation Cup, Day 4: Herrera’s Homer Streak Reaches Four as Karlovac Sweeps
By Gabriel Fidler BRASSCHAAT, Belgium — Olimpija Karlovac made a big statement as play continued in the Federation Cup, blasting Vienna 23-6 and evading the hometown Braves 10-6 in the nightcap. José Herrera…
2021 Federation Cup, Day 3: Karlovac Still Unbeaten, First Win for Vienna Wanderers
By Francisco Barreto BRASSCHAAT, Belgium — After Day Two of the Federation Cup was lost to heavy rain, Croatian champion Olimpija Karlovac wasted no time on Day Three of the event, scoring…