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 —…
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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…
Spain Takes Gold at 40th Prague Baseball Week
Team Spain defeated host Czech Republic 9-0 in the final of the 40th Prague Baseball Week to claim the gold medal at the four-day baseball festival. Spain jumped out to a 3-0…
Team Russia Will Not Defend Gold at 40th Prague Baseball Week
Team Russia, winners of the gold medal at the 2020 Prague Baseball Week, will not take part in the 2021 edition of the event which begins on Tuesday. The national team was…
Baseball5 Introduced in Sweden
By: Gabriel Fidler. Graphic by Swedish Baseball and Softball Association. The Swedish Baseball and Softball Association (SBSF), led by the Youth Committee, will roll out Baseball5 in Sweden in 2021. Baseball5 in Sweden…
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…
Sölvesborg Firehawks win 2020 Swedish Baseball Championship
The Sölvesborg Firehawks have won the 2020 Swedish Baseball Championship. They defeated Sundbyberg Heat 3-2 in the best-of-five final series. Sölvesborg prevailed 11-1 in the decisive fifth match of the finals. It’s…
Results Swedish Elitserien July 1 to 4, 2020
The Swedish Elitserien started on July 1 into the 2020 season. Sundbyberg took two against Stockholm. Leksand and Sölvesborg also picked up two wins apiece. Results: 2020-07-01 Home – Away Score Box…
Ulf Steinvall in memory
by Swedish Baseball and Softball Federation Last Thursday, June 4, Ulf Steinvall passed away at the age of 60. He died in his home in Kristianstad, Sweden, after a period of illness….
Sölvesborg Firehawks win Swedish Baseball Championship 2019
The Sölvesborg Firehawks have won the Swedish Baseball Championship 2019. They swept the best-of-three finals series in the Swedish Elitserien 2-0 against the Rättvik Butchers. Sölvesborg dominated the finals with 11-3 and…
MLB invites Players from 13 European Countries for Elite European Development Tournament in UK
Press release Major League Baseball Major League Baseball announced the rosters of teenage players participating in the Elite European Development Tournament, which is being held in the United Kingdom for the first…
Results Swedish Elitserien May 28 to June 2, 2019
In the Swedish Elitserien the Stockholm Monarchs won three of four games against the Academy and Sundsvall this past week. Karlskoga and Sundbyberg split a two-game set. The Sölvesborg Firehawks won two…
Results Swedish Elitserien May 14 to 18, 2019
In the Swedish Elitserien the Sölvesborg Firehawks and the Sundbyberg Heat swept the Stockholm Monarchs respective the Rättvik Butchers on Saturday in doubleheaders. Sundsvall and Karlskoga split their two-game set. Earlier this…
Results Swedish Elitserien May 7 to 11, 2019
In the Swedish Elitserien the Leksand Lumberjacks and the Sölvesborg Firehawks celebrated two-win weekends. The Rättvik Butchers and Stockholm Monarchs split a doubleheader. On Tuesday and Wednesday the Swedish Academy lost games…
Results Swedish Elitserien May 1 to 4, 2019
In the Swedish Elitserien two games were played on Wednesday and six on Saturday. On Wednesday the Karlskoga Bats split a twin bill against the Rättvik Butchers 8-9 and 13-0. Rättvik scored…
Results Swedish Elitserien April 27, 2019
In the Swedish Elitserien the 2019 season started this past Saturday with a doubleheader between the Sölvesborg Firehawks and the Swedish Academy. Sölvesborg won 10-0 and 13-3 in a pair of ten-run…
Swedish Elitserien starting 2019 season this coming weekend
The Swedish Elitserien is about to start the 2019 season this coming weekend with a matchup between the Sölvesborg Firehawks and the Swedish Academy. The Sundbyberg Heat, Rättvik Butchers, Leksand Lumberjacks, Karlskoga…
Finnish National team players Jesse Bove transfers to play for Karlskoga Bats Sweden
by Karlskoga Bats The Finnish National team player Jesse Bove will transfer from Helsinki Mets to the Swedish Elite series team Karlskoga Bats. The Finnish youngster dominated the finnish league in 2018…
Karlskoga Bats add two US-imports
by Karlskoga Bats Swedish Eliteserie team Karlskoga Bats present two new players for the upcoming season in US-players David Brandt and Nate Green. Speedster David Brandt played 135 college games for Castleton…
Simon Emanuelsson from Leksand to Dohren
Swedish national team player Simon Emanuelsson is going to transfer from the Leksand Lumberjacks in Sweden to the Dohren Wild Farmers in Germany. The 28-year-old batted .360/.496/.443 in the Swedish Elitserien in…
Former Swedish National Team player Philip Gajzler with Comeback in Sundbyberg
Former Swedish National Team player Philip Gajzler is making a comeback. The 37-year-old is returning to the field to play for the Sundbyberg Heat in the Swedish Elitserien. He already played for…
Joel Johnson from Sölvesborg Firehawks to Stuttgart Reds
Swedish national team player Joel Johnson is leaving the Sölvesborg Firehawks to join the Stuttgart Reds in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. He batted .314/.459/.555 in 74 plate appearances last year in the Swedish…
Michael Fasth from Sundbyberg to Stockholm
The Stockholm Monarchs announced on Monday that Michael Fasth will transfer from the Sundbyberg Heat to the Monarchs. Besides playing for Sundbyberg he also played for the Karlskoga Bats and Skövde Saints…