It’s that time of the year again. Time for another anthology of national champions in European baseball, the 10th edition of what started in 2017. Austria: A four-peat in Austria. The Diving Ducks Wiener Neustadt clinched the Austrian title for the fourth time in a row. Against the Traiskirchen Grasshoppers, the Ducks were with their…
In today’s game between Brno and Brasschaat, there was nothing at stake but the home field advantage in tomorrow’s championship game. With both teams having secured a spot in that game already, neither used their best pitchers today. Hrosi Brno 5 – 11 Brasschaat Braves Hrosi Brno started the game with Mathias Schwarzinger, normally an…
In their third game of the tournament, Belgian champion Brasschaat Braves faced the tournament host Olimpija Karlovac. The Belgians bested the Croatian champions with a surprising performance by Raf Cocu. Brasschaat Braves 7 – 4 Olimpija Karlovac Back in 2021, when Brasschaat hosted the Confederation Cup, Karlovac was way too strong for them. This time…
In a game in which the scorers did a very poor job, the Lion de Savigny were no trouble at all for the Brasschaat Braves who beat their second French opponent in as many days. In a game that ended prematurely because of the mercy rule, the Belgian champions only needed seven innings to finish…
In the opening match of the 2026 Confederation Cup, the Brasschaat Braves bested the French champions Rouen Huskies. In a close game, the Braves stayed at the right side of the score. Brasschaat Braves 5 – 4 Rouen Huskies The Braves took a quick lead on a solo shot to right field by Steven De…
At the end of 2020, a new baseball league was announced with a lot of fanfare. This league, the European Super League Baseball, ESLB for short, would land teams in countries where baseball isn’t a big sport at all. With this initiative, the new league wanted to grow the game of baseball. What has become…
It’s that time of the year again. Time for an anthology of national champions in European baseball, a continuation of what started in 2017. Austria: For the third year in a row, the Diving Ducks Wiener Neustadt clinched the Austrian championship by sweeping the Dornbirn Indians 9-6, 8-4, and 10-3. The Diving Ducks are only…
Belgium’s representative in the semi-finals of the 2025 Baseball European Cup was no match for the Tenerife Marlins. The Deurne Spartans were very much dominated by the Spanish pitching. Deurne Spartans 2 – 9 Tenerife Marlins One could tell in advance that Deurne likely would not win this game as the opposing team is loaded…
In the remainder of the suspended game of Thursday, the Deurne Spartans were beaten up by the Rouen Huskies. The French champions needed five mercy rule innings to clinch the victory. Rouen Huskies 28 – 4 Deurne Spartans As the game continued where it was suspended, in the top of the second inning, with the…
So far, the 2025 Baseball European Cup has been a tough tournament for the Belgian clubs. But today both teams clinched their first victory in the tournament. Deurne Spartans 4 – 3 Vienna MetrostarsIn a match between two runners up of their own competition, the Deurne Spartans stayed at the right side of the score….
