Ireland and Greece will play in the final of the European Championship C-Pool in Ashbourne, Ireland on Saturday. On day four of the preliminary phase on Thursday Greece shut out Slovenia 16-0…
U22 European Championship 2018 in Trnava: Results Day 3, July 25, 2018
The second round at the U22 European Championship 2018 in Trnava, Slovakia started on Wednesday. The Netherlands, Czech Republic and Italy won two games apiece, while Russia and Ireland also have reached…
European Championship C-Pool 2018 in Kropyvnytski: Results Day 3, July 25, 2018
At the European Championship C-Pool 2018 in Kropyvnytski only one game was played on Wednesday. Estonia edged out Hungary 3-2. A sac fly in the ninth inning proved to be the difference….
European Championship C-Pool 2018 in Ashbourne: Results Day 3, July 25, 2018
The European Championship C-Pool 2018 in Ashbourne, Ireland continued on Wednesday with two games. Finland needed ten innings to prevail 10-9 over Slovenia. It was their first win in three games in…
Italy’s Luis Lugo signs with Kansas City Royals following Honkbalweek
Italy’s Luis Lugo used his performance in the Honkbalweek Haarlem to sign a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals. He had been playing for Parmaclima in the Italian Serie A1…
ASD Rimini says farewell to Logan Duran
ASD Rimini revealed in a press release on Tuesday evening that pitcher Logan Duran has left the team to play in the Dominican Republic. They are disappointed, as he apparently didn’t receive…
U22 European Championship 2018 in Trnava: Results Day 2, July 24, 2018
Belgium, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland and Russia have reached the top-eight round at the U22 European Softball Championship in Trnava, Slovakia as the first round ended on Tuesday….
Media review after 29th Honkbal Week Haarlem
by Pim van Nes All Monday morning newspapers in the Netherlands reported positively about renaissance of Honkbalweek, traditional tournament since 1961 in Haarlem, which after budgetting problems in 2016 was close to disappear…
European Championship C-Pool 2018 in Kropyvnytski: Results Day 2, July 24, 2018
Estonia and Georgia celebrated wins on day two of the European Championship C-Pool 2018 in Kropyvnytski, Ukraine on Tuesday. Estonia prevailed 5-4 over Romania with a RBI double by Paul Marley making…
European Championship C-Pool 2018 in Ashbourne: Results Day 2, July 24, 2018
The European Championship C-Pool 2018 in Ashbourne, Ireland continued with day two of the competition on Tuesday. Slovenia entered the tournament with a 27-18 slugfest against Norway. The 3.35h affair featured not…
Italian Federation produces Promo Clip
[youtube hOGnlL2PpuI 520] The Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) has produced a promo clip highlighting the accomplishments and history in baseball and softball.
U22 European Championship 2018 in Trnava: Results Day 1, July 23, 2018
The U22 European Softball Championship in Trnava, Slovakia started on Monday with 16 of the scheduled 17 teams. Lithuania withdrew from the tournament, turning their games into forfeits and cancellations. They would…
European Championship C-Pool 2018 in Kropyvnytski: Results Day 1, July 23, 2018
The European Championship C-Pool in Kropyvnytski, Ukraine got underway on Monday with two games. Romania used 15 strikeouts from Eduard Pirvu to beat Hungary 7-3. Host Ukraine three-hit Estonia 15-0 in five…
European Championship C-Pool 2018 in Ashbourne: Results Day 1, July 23, 2018
The European Championship C-Pool in Ashbourne, Ireland started on Monday with two games. Greece blew by Finland 17-2 in six innings. In the evening host Ireland held off Norway 15-5 in eight…
Japan scouting, evaluating Pitchers with new state-of-the-art Tool, Science
By Erik van der Graaff, www.pitchscience.nl This past Sunday, team ‘Samurai’ Japan won the Honkbalweek Haarlem after reaching the final for the third time in a row. This year, team Japan was…
Honkbalweek Haarlem 2018: Japan shuts out Chinese Taipei to win 29th edition
Japan has won the Honkbalweek Haarlem 2018. Team Nippon shut out Chinese Taipei 5-0 in the final of the 29th edition of the international baseball tournament at Pim Mulier Stadium. CT had…
U19 European Championship 2018 in Staranzano: Italy defeats Ireland for Gold Medal
Italy beat tournament surprise Ireland 7-3 in the Gold Medal Game of the U19 European Softball Championship in Staranzano, Italy on Saturday evening. Italy scored in five of the first six innings…
U15 European Championship Qualifier in Mortsel: Russia shuts out Hungary for First Place
Russia has claimed first place at the U15 European Championship Qualifier in Mortsel, Belgium. They remained undefeated in the tournament and captured the title with an 11-0 shutout over Hungary in the…
U15 European Championship Qualifier in Sisak: Slovakia claims first place
Slovakia has won the U15 European Championship Qualifier in Sisak, Croatia with a 18-12 win over Poland in the final on Saturday. The championship game was a high-scoring affair, in which Slovakia…
Honkbalweek Haarlem 2018: Japan to finals, Netherlands walk off against Italy
Japan is the first finalist at the Honkbalweek Haarlem 2018. The still undefeated team beat Chinese Taipei 8-1 in a meeting of the best teams of the preliminary round on Friday afternoon….
U19 European Championship 2018 in Staranzano: Result Day 5, July 20, 2018
Italy and tournament surprise Ireland will play in the championship game of the 2018 U19 European Softball Championship in Staranzano, Italy. Italy beat the Netherlands 4-3 on Friday evening, nearly blowing a…
U15 European Championship Qualifier in Mortsel: Results Day 5, July 20, 2018
Russia and Hungary will play in the final of the U15 European Championship Qualifier in Mortsel, Belgium on Saturday. Russia already was qualified and beat Lithuania 11-4 on Friday to close out…
U15 European Championship Qualifier in Sisak: Results Day 5, July 20, 2018
Poland and Slovakia are playing in the final of the U15 European Championship Qualifier in Sisak, Croatia. Poland lost their first game on Friday, 2-17 against Romania. However they already were set…
Austria releases Roster for U22 European Softball Championship
17 nations will play in the upcoming U22 European Championship in Trnava, Slovakia. Austria has released its final roster for the tournament from July 23 to 28. During the first round Austria…
Video: Some Impressions of U12 European #Baseball Championship in Budapest
[youtube rndQaJDQR_A 520] Some impressions of the recent U12 European Championship in Budapest, Hungary.