The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) has announced that San Francisco Giants hitting coach Hensley Meulens is going to manage the Dutch National Team during the inaugural edition of the…
Baseball America names Max Kepler to Minor League All-Star Team of the Year
Baseball America has released its Minor League All-Star Team 2015. For the first time a German player is listed. 22-year-old outfielder Max Kepler got named to the team as the lone European…
Online Gaming Giant ‘Gungho’ named Gold Sponsor of upcoming WBSC Premier12
Press Release World Baseball Softball Confederation TOKYO, Japan — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (“WBSC”) today announced that Tokyo-based gaming giant GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. (“GungHo”) has become a gold sponsor, the…
German Federation, German Baseball Academy broaden Cooperation
The German Baseball and Softball Federation (DBV) and the German Baseball Academy (DBA) announced on Wednesday the extension of its cooperation in the development of German baseball. The DBA continues to be…
Team Red defeats Team Blue at Dutch Softball All-Star Game
Besides the Hoofdklasse All-Star Game, Utrecht last Sunday also hosted the Golden League Softball All-Star Game. Team Red defeated Team Blue 5-2 in seven innings. Team Red scored three times in the…
TV Viewership rises in Japan for U18 Baseball World Cup Final
by WBSC Baseball Division, www.ibaf.org The Sunday night finale of the XXVII WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup generated a nationwide sensation across Japan, outperforming the nation’s most popular television programs during some…
Espoo Expos win Finnish Baseball Championship 2015
The Espoo Expos have won the championship in the Finnish SM-Sarja Baseball Championship 2015. They defeated the Malmi Bullets 3-2 in the best-of-five final series. In the decisive fifth match of the…
Warsaw and Wroclaw Split the Playoff Opener
by Rafal Bednarczyk The first round of the Polish Baseball Championships began last weekend, with the top four teams facing off in Kutno in two best-of-five semifinal series. Centuary Warsaw, who finished…
Austrian Playoffs: Vienna Wanderers join Diving Ducks in Austrian Finals
The Vienna Wanderers defeated the Vienna Metrostars 14-4 in a decisive game seven on Saturday to reach the Austrian Finals. They are joining the Diving Ducks Wiener Neustadt in the finals. On…
Dornbirn Sharx win 2015 Austrian Softball Championship
The Dornbirn Sharx have won the Championship in the Austrian Softball League. They shut out the Vienna Mosquitoes 7-0 in the championship game at the Final Four in Vienna on Saturday. Cornelia…
Results Belgian First Division Top 4 Round September 5 & 6, 2015
The top-four round at the Belgian First Division ended this past weekend. Even before the last games it was clear that the Borgerhout Squirrels and the Deurne Spartans have reached the Belgium…
London Mets win Title in British National Baseball League
By www.britishbaseball.org As many punters expected, it only took two games out of a possible three for the National Baseball League’s London Mets to knock off the Southampton Mustangs and take their…
Swedish Playoffs: Sölvesborg, Stockholm advance to Elitserien Finals
Defending champion Stockholm Monarchs and the Sölvesborg Firehawks have reached the finals of the Swedish Elitserien. Stockholm defeated the Sundbyberg Heat 2-1 and 11-2 to sweep the best-of-three semi-finals last weekend. Matt…
French Semis: Rouen up 2-0 / Senart, Montpellier tied
The Rouen Huskies are leading Paris UC 2-0 in the semi-finals of the French Division I. The Huskies won games one and two 7-5 and 7-5 on Sunday to get ahead 2-0…
L&D Amsterdam replaces Vaessen Pioniers in 2016 Lineup of Euro League Baseball
On Monday ELB President Wim van den Hurk met the board of L&D Amsterdam to discuss the Euro League Baseball. After the gathering the ELB announced that the Pirates will join the…
Italian Baseball Series: ASD Rimini sweeps Unipol Bologna for first Title since 2006
[youtube fMX86SwZzrQ 520] Bologna 000 000 000 0 5 2 Rimini 000 000 61X 7 9 1 Box score For the 12th time ASD Rimini has won the Italian Baseball Championship. The…
German Playoffs: Heidenheim, Regensburg to meet in Finals
The finals in the German Baseball-Bundesliga are set. For the second time since 2010 the Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg and the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe will meet in the German finals. Both won their semi-finals…
Dutch All-Star Game ends with Tie
The All-Star Game in the Dutch Hoofdklasse between teams red and blue in Utrecht on Sunday ended with a 5-5 tie. 831 people in attendance saw the seven-inning, two-hour affair. Christian Diaz…
Czech Playoffs: Draci Brno, Kotlarka Prague reach Finals
Draci Brno and Kotlarka Prague have reached the finals of the Czech Extraleague. Kotlarka completed a three-game sweep over Arrows Ostrava with a 9-4 win in game three on Saturday. Petr Sila…
USA defeats Japan to win U18 Baseball World Cup
[youtube ta3zCxDQDSI 520] In front of an official attendance of 15,000 and after a rain delay prior to the first pitch, the United States won the U18 Baseball World Cup in Osaka,…
Italian Series: ASD Rimini one Win away from first Title since 2006
Rimini 020 100 130 7 12 1 Bologna 100 001 100 3 8 1 Box score On Friday evening ASD Rimini took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Italian Baseball Series over…
Playoffs Underway in Bulgaria: September 5+6, 2015
by Alex Gorrin Back in late July/ early August, when the Bulgarian national team participated in the European qualifier in Croatia, the baseball league in Bulgaria welcomed a short summer break with…
Swiss Playoffs: Barracudas shut down the Challengers / Face Therwil Flyers in Finals
by Chris Byrnes The Zurich Barracudas defeated cross town rival Zurich Challengers 11-0 on Saturday at the ballpark in Zurich to book their second consecutive spot in the Finals. The Barracudas were…
French Playoffs: Semi-Finals start on Saturday
In the French Division I the semi-finals start this weekend. The Montpellier Barracudas host defending champion Templiers Senart on Saturday at 4pm and on Sunday at 11am. Paris UC is taking on…
Czech Semis: Battle for Finals Spots in Extraleague
In the Czech Extraleague games three to five are scheduled in the semi-finals this weekend. Kotlarka Prague travels to Arrows Ostrava for a doubleheader on Saturday. Kotlarka is leading the best-of-five series…