Defending champion Athletics Attnang-Puchheim won the first two games of the best-of-seven finals in the Baseball League Austria. They beat the Vienna Wanderers 11-0 and 10-9 in two different games on Saturday….
WBSC Baseball and Softball Divisions elect new leaders
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation GABORONE, Botswana – New leaders of the WBSC Baseball and WBSC Softball divisions were elected at the 12-14 October WBSC Congress at the Gaborone International Convention…
14 new members from 7 countries inducted into WBSC Softball Hall of Fame
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation GABORONE, Botswana — Fourteen new members — including Olympic medallists, umpires and coaches — from seven nations and four continents were elected into the WBSC Softball…
Netherlands announce Roster for European Baseball Series vs Italy #EuBS2017
The Netherlands and Italy will close out the 2017 season with a three-game exhibition series, the so called European Baseball Series. The three games will be played from October 20 to 22…
WBSC adds Congo, St Maarten and Tanzania as newest members
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation GABORONE, Botswana — Baseball and softball’s global growth continues as the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today welcomed the African nations of the Democratic Republic of…
German Baseball Finals: Heidenheim Heidekoepfe win 3rd Championship
Bonn Capitals 000 000 010 1 3 0 Heidenheim Heidekoepfe 200 230 01X 8 10 1 Box score The Heidenheim Heidekoepfe have won the championship in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. They defeated the…
PONY Baseball adopts August 31st as 2018 season age determination date
by PONY Baseball During the 2016 PONY International Board of Directors meeting, a decision was reached to change the date for determining player eligibility from April 30 to August 31. The rule…
EBCA Convention – Antwerp 2017 – Meet the Speakers: Steve Janssen
The 2017 EBCA Convention will be held from November 10 to 12 in Antwerp, Belgium. Visit www.baseball-in-europe.com to register. by European Baseball Coaches Association Steve Janssen was a catcher in the Belgian…
Game five of German Baseball Finals streamed live on YouTube
The decisive game five of the German Baseball Finals between the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe and the Bonn Capitals is going to be streamed live on YouTube by Legionaere-TV. The game starts on Saturday,…
WBSC awards USSSA hosting rights for Women’s Baseball World Cup 2018
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation GABORONE, Botswana – The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) awarded the hosting rights of the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup® 2018 to the United States Specialty…
VII International Baseball Tournament “The Cup of Brest – 2017”
By Brest Zubrs September 28 – October 1, 2017 in the city of Brest was held VII International Baseball Tournament for prizes of the Brest City Executive Committee “Cup of Brest –…
New President for Haarlem Honkbalweek
The Haarlem Honkbalweek sent out a press release on Wednesday evening to announce Guus van Dee as new president. He was the president of the Haarlem Softballweek between 1995 and 1999 and…
EBCA Convention – Antwerp 2017 – Meet the Speakers: Tom O’Connell
The 2017 EBCA Convention will be held from November 10 to 12 in Antwerp, Belgium. Visit www.baseball-in-europe.com to register. by European Baseball Coaches Association O’Connell was honored as the 2011 Coach of…
Czech players Marek Chlup, Vojtek Mensik join North Carolina State University
Czech players Marek Chlup and Vojtek Mensik are joining the North Carolina State University. Both players got an offer from the school to play baseball after a couple of showcases in the…
Didi Gregorius leads New York Yankees with two home runs into ALCS
For the first time since 2012 the New York Yankees have reached the American League Championship Series. On Wednesday evening they defeated the Cleveland Indians 5-2 in the decisive fifth game of…
EBCA Convention – Antwerp 2017 – Meet the Speakers: Andre Lachance
The 2017 EBCA Convention will be held from November 10 to 12 in Antwerp, Belgium. Visit www.baseball-in-europe.com to register. by European Baseball Coaches Association André Lachance has been working for Baseball Canada…
Perfect Game Baseball Association coming to Europe, Canada
By Perfect Game Baseball Association Expanding the horizons is a staple of Perfect Game, with the introduction of new events and ventures aiming to get exposure for as many baseball players hoping…
Petr Baroch to become Technical Director of National Team for Czech Baseball
The Czech Baseball Association (CBA) has announced that former national team player Petr Baroch will take over as Technical Director for the men’s national team on December 1. The creation of the…
FIBS, Italian Baseball League clubs reach Agreement for 2018, 2019 Seasons
The Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) has finally found common ground with the current eight Italian Baseball League (IBL) clubs, which had threatened to leave FIBS in recent weeks. The principle…
Baseball, Softball gather in Gaborone, Botswana for 2nd WBSC Congress
Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation GABORONE, Botswana — Baseball and softball leaders from approximately 100 countries are expected to arrive in the African nation of Botswana to participate in the II…
Belgian Series: Series tied after Borgerhout win, forfeit
The Belgian Series started this past weekend with the Borgerhout Squirrels beating the Brasschaat Braves 7-2 on Saturday. On Sunday the Braves earned a 9-0 win after Borgerhout used an ineligible player,…
Swiss Baseball Finals: Therwil Flyers, Zurich Barracudas split first two games
The Swiss Baseball Finals started this past weekend with a win each for the Therwil Flyers and Zurich Barracudas. On Saturday Therwil prevailed 3-2, while Zurich had the better ending in another…
German Baseball Finals: Heidenheim forces Game 5
[youtube 2An5TxT_HB4 520] Heidenheim Heideköpfe 101 300 000 5 5 1 Bonn Capitals 020 010 000 3 7 2 Box score The Heidenheim Heideköpfe have forced a game five in the German…
Holland Series: Curacao Neptunus captures 18th Hoofdklasse Title
Curacao Neptunus 000 000 204 6 11 1 L&D Amsterdam 200 001 101 5 8 1 Box score Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam has won its 18th Dutch Hoofdklasse championship overall and its fifth…
Kevin Knollenburg new manager of De Glaskoning Twins
Former Belgian national team player Kevin Knollenburg is the new head coach for the De Glaskoning Twins Oosterhout. Since 2015 he was the Twins third base coach on the staff of head…