Germany’s Ben’s Bundesliga A number of Bundesliga clubs will take advantage of the June 3 public holiday and will suit up on Thursday, with one match-up in the South and a doubleheader…
German Bundesliga Week 10: Mannheim Defeats Regensburg, Bonn Off and Running in the North
Week 10 of action in the Bundesliga South saw Regensburg falter on the road in Mannheim, with the Tornados taking Game One of the weekend series 7-5 to secure their hold on…
Streaming Schedule, German Bundesliga and Czech Extraliga (May 29 – May30)
Germany’s Ben’s Bundesliga Week 10 of Bundesliga South action began on Friday evening, with Heidenheim and Stuttgart both enjoying big victories and the Munich-Haar Disciples winning 8-5 to leapfrog their weekend opponent,…
Czech Extraliga Week 7: Arrows Continue Atop the Standings; Battles for TOP6 Qualification Continue
Week 7 of the Czech Extraliga saw last year’s finalists Arrows Ostrava and Draci Brno engage in a thrilling series, with Arrows avenging last year’s final defeat. The series victory solidified the…
Europeans in the Majors & Minors: May Update
By “DZ”. Six Europeans who had never played above rookie ball are getting early season action in Single-A. Most notably, Ernesto Martinez, a Cuban who spent his teenage years in France, is…
CEB Confirms All 2021 Tournaments
CEB Executive Committee has reviewed the COVID-19 conditions and has decided to confirm all the tournaments for 2021 as follows. Senior National Teams European Championship Seniors A-Pool in Italy: September 12 –…
Croatian League Week 7: Surging Split Wins Two, Streak Reaches Five
Two weekends at Starom Placu (the “Old Ground”) in Split appeared to be just what the Adriatic club needed, as it has suddenly turned a corner in the 2021 Croatian Baseball League…
Lithuanian Championship Week 6: Three-Way Tie for First as Vilnius Sweeps, Kaunas–Utena Series Split
Undefeated Kauno Lituanica and 2020 Lithuanian baseball champions Utenos Titanai met for a heavyweight bout in Kaunas, with each side claiming a knockout win. Vilnius took advantage of the split by sweeping…
Croatian League Week 6: Three-Game Winning Streak for Split Moves Club to .500
Split may have had to wait six weeks for its home opener, but it was worth it as the Hope (“Nada”)earned a ‘W’ on both and Saturday and Sunday. Meanwhile, results were…
Austrian Bundesliga Week 6: Southee Extends Shutout Run; Three Home Run for Eckel
An intra-division week helped Dornbirn and Attnang-Puchheim get back on the winning track, while the first Vienna derby of the year resulted in a new No 2 team in the East. Traiskirchen…
British Baseball Weeks 1 & 2: Hamilton Sets British Homer Record; All NBL Teams with a Loss
The British baseball regular season started on May 2, with action in seven of its 17 leagues. We will primarily cover the top circuit, the National Baseball League (NBL), while highlighting noteworthy…
Lithuanian Championship Week 5: Kaunas, Utena Romp to Series Sweeps
The logjam at the top of the standings continued as Kaunas twice defeated Utena’s second side, Taranai, and Utena returned the favor in a sweep of Gaja-Lituanica. After three weeks of the…
WBUK Set to Become First Women’s Baseball League in Europe
Graphics courtesy of the British Baseball Federation. Play begins today in the 10-team Women’s Baseball UK (WBUK) League. The history-making circuit was announced last year when only three clubs existed, but eight more…
British Baseball: A Primer
Following baseball in Great Britain can be a rather confusing endeavor, with a myriad of different organisations and leagues. This primer aims to make clear what the various entities are and how…
Streaming Schedule, German Bundesliga and Czech Extraliga (May 21-May 24)
Germany’s Ben’s Bundesliga Week 9 of Bundesliga South action sees a continued horse race between Heidenheim and Regensburg atop the standings, with the defending champion Heidenheim facing the tougher challenge this weekend…
Czech Extraliga Week 6: Ostrava, Hluboka and Eagles Win Series to Solidify Positions Atop the Standings
Round Six of action in the Czech Republic provided more clarity as to which clubs are likely headed for the playoffs, though the standings as a whole are still a logjam. Only…
Team Israel exhibition tour adds game in Harrisburg
Press release and graphic from Israel Association of Baseball. Israel’s national baseball team will face the Cal Ripken League All-Stars in an exhibition game at FNB Field in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Friday,…
Netherlands Bound for Mexico as WBSC Baseball Final Qualifier Moved from Taiwan
Press release and photo by WBSC. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced that the WBSC Baseball Final Qualifier to the Olympic Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020 has been…
German Bundesliga Week 8: Regensburg Remains on Heidenheim’s Tail; Germaine’s Homers Return Stuttgart to Winning Ways
Heidenheim Heideköpfe at Mannheim Tornados (16-1 ,9-0) The Heidenheim Heideköpfe continued their march through the Bundesliga South on the weekend, scoring 25 runs and allowing just one in their two-game sweep of…
Czech Extraliga Week 5: Hluboká’s Novák Sets Record; Two-Homer Game for Teenager Prokop
Once again, dramatic matches were seen in Week 5 of the Czech Extraliga, with several exceptional individual performances both on the mound and at the plate. Only two teams were successful in their…
Russia Confident as It Prepares to Host Baseball Euros Qualifier
By Victor Shestopalov With the recent CEB confirmation of the European Championship Seniors Qualifying Tournament in Moscow in late June-early July, Team Russia is gearing up its preparation process. As of now the…
Spanish Baseball League Week 5: Valencia, Tenerife Still Unbeaten Despite Strong Efforts
By: Gabriel Fidler Tenerife and Valencia each continued its relentless pace as the co-leaders of the Spanish Baseball League while Viladecans righted the ship after its first losses last weekend, but…
Polish Ekstraliga Week 3: Kutno with Another Commanding Sweep, Zory in the Win Column
By: Gabriel Fidler Kutno ran its winning streak to four with another two-game sweep, while the Leopards (Gepardy) of Zory ended a three-game losing streak against Warszawa. Silesia and Osielsko made for…
Belgian Baseball to Start June 11
Graphic and press release from KBBSF-FRBBS. In accordance with the recent positive developments around COVID-19 the KBBSF-FRBBS has decided to start all Belgian Baseball and Softball competitions from Friday 11th of June 2021….
Croatian League Week 5: Standings Shakeup as Varaždin Takes Two from Zagreb
By: Gabriel Fidler Through the first month of play, it appeared that Karlovac would need to fend off only Zagreb on the way to defending its 2020 Croatian baseball title. The second…