The Swedish Baseball and Softball Federation (SBSF) has appointed a new head coach for the Swedish senior national team. Jim Sasko is succeeding Rickard Reimer at the helm, who kept Sweden in…
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Swedish Academy in Leksand looking to hire Softball Coach
The Swedish Baseball and Softball Academy in Leksand is looking to hire a softball coach. The highschool in Leksand has a program for baseball and softball students. It is a national sports…
Junior Softball Championships in Sweden for first time in 13 years
By Swedish Baseball and Softball Federation For the first time since 2003, Sweden hosted a Junior Girl’s Softball Championship, proving that the game of fastpitch softball is continuing its growth in Sweden….
Swedish Finals: Leksand Lumberjacks win 21st Title
The Leksand Lumberjacks came back from a 0-1 deficit in the best-of-three Swedish Finals to beat the Stockholm Monarchs 2-1. It’s their 21st title in the Swedish Elitserien and their first since…
Swedish Finals: Game 1 suspended due to Darkness in 8th Inning
Stockholm 005 102 00 8 7 0 Leksand 000 000 20 2 7 6 Game one of the Swedish Elitserien Finals between the Leksand Lumberjacks and the Stockholm Monarchs got suspended due…
Swedish Roster for European Championship revealed #ebc2016
The Swedish Baseball and Softball Federation (SBSF) has announced the roster for the European Championship in Hoofddorp. The coaching staff of head coach Rickard Reimer trusts mainly players from the Swedish Elitserien…
Swedish Eltiserien Finals start with Evening Game on Friday
The Swedish Elitserien is getting played this weekend. The best-of-three series between the Leksand Lumberjacks and the Stockholm Monarchs will crown the Swedish champion. Game one will be played on Friday at…
Swedish Elitserien: Leksand, Stockholm reach finals
The Leksand Lumberjacks and the Stockholm Monarchs will meet in the finals of the Swedish Elitserien. Leksand needed three games to beat the Sölvesborg Firehawks. Eddie Aucoin had pitched six strong innings…
Results Swedish Elitserien August 20 & 21, 2016
The Swedish Elitserien ended its regular season last weekend. The Leksand Lumberjacks swept a three-game series against the Stockholm Monarchs and secured first place in the standings. It was a defensive demonstration…
Swedish Elitserien: Stockholm Monarchs beat Sundbyberg Heat on Thursday
The Stockholm Monarchs swept their mid-week two-game series against the Sundbyberg Heat. After the 10-6 win on Tuesday, they prevailed 6-2 on Thursday. Prior to the last weekend of the regular season…
Swedish Elitserien: Stockholm prevails over Sundbyberg on Tuesday
The Stockholm Monarchs won their midweek matchup against the Sundbyberg Heat 10-6 on Tuesday. They scored four runs in the fourth and five in the sixth to overcome an early 1-3 deficit….
Results Swedish Elitserien August 13 & 14, 2016
The Swedish Elitserien continued this past weekend with six games. The Leksand Lumberjacks won two of three games against the Sölvesborg Firehawks. Meanwhile the Rättvik Butchers swept the Sundbyberg Heat in a…
Results Swedish Elitserien July 2 & 3, 2016
After a ten-day break the Swedish Elitserien continued this past weekend with six games. The Sölvesborg Firehawks, which had reached the finals at the Federations Cup in Brno, swept a three-game series…
Stockholm defeats Sundbyberg on Wednesday in Elitserien
The Stockholm Monarchs followed their 11-8 win on Tuesday over the Sundbyberg Heat with a 16-6 eight-inning victory on Wednesday. After both teams scored five runs apiece in the first three innings,…
Stockholm Monarchs rebound with Win over Sundbyberg Heat
After losing three games against the Rättvik Butchers last weekend, the Stockholm Monarchs returned to winning lane on Tuesday evening with an 11-8 win over Sundbyberg Heat. Sundbyberg took a 7-4 lead…
Results Swedish Elitserien June 18 & 19, 2016
Four games were played in the Swedish Elitserien this past weekend. The Rättvik Butchers stunned reigning champion Stockholm Monarchs with a three-game sweep. Only one game was played of the Sundbyberg Heat-Leksand…
Results Swedish Elitserien June 2 to 4, 2016
The Stockholm Monarchs and the Sölvesborg Firehawks played a three-game series on Friday and Saturday. On Friday Michael Lindberg had four hits and four RBI as Stockholm prevailed 10-1 in seven innings….
Sundbyberg Heat defeats Swedish Academy in Elitserien
In the Swedish Elitserien the Sundbyberg Heat defeated the Swedish Academy 10-8 on Tuesday evening. The Academy took a 5-3 win in the fourth. However Sundbyberg countered with seven runs in the…
Results Swedish Elitserien May 7, 2016
In the Swedish Elitserien the Sölvesborg Firehawks won both games of a doubleheader against the Swedish Academy. Both matches ended with 6-3 wins. Eddie Aucoin, who returned to Sölvesborg, struck out 14…
Swedish Academy stuns Stockholm Monarchs in Elitserien on Wednesday
After the Rättvik Butchers won two of three games against the Sundyberg Heat on opening weekend in the Swedish Elitserien, the Swedish Academy and the reigning champion Stockholm Monarchs entered the competition…
Results Swedish Elitserien April 30 to May 1, 2016
The Swedish Elitserien got underway with a three-game series between Sundbyberg and Rättvik. Sundbyberg Heat won the opener 5-4. However the Rättvik Butchers came back to prevail 9-8 in game two and…
Sundbyberg, Rättvik open new season in Swedish Elitserien
The Swedish Elitserien is opening the 2016 season this weekend. The Sundbyberg Heat and the Rättvik Butchers meet for a three-game series on Saturday and Sunday. A couple of days later Stockholm…
Swedish Federations with Agreement with Collegiate Baseball League Europe
By Collegiate Baseball League Europe, www.cble.org Svenska Baseboll och Softboll Förbundet (SBSF) and Collegiate Baseball League Europe (CBLE) are pleased to announce that they entered into a partnership whereby CBLE offers a…
Jakob Claesson leaves Stockholm for Hamburg Stealers
The Hamburg Stealers have signed another member of the Claesson family. 27-year-old right-hander Jakob Claesson follows the footsteps of his brother Joakim Claesson and joins the northern Baseball-Bundesliga team. He leaves the…
Swedish Elitserien to play with 5 Teams + Academy in 2016
The Swedish Elitserien is going to have five regular teams plus the academy squad in its lineup during the 2016 season. The league will have Stockholm, Sundbyberg, Leksand, Rättvik and Sölvesborg. 2015…