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…
Alsoi In their second game of the Baseball European Cup, Hoboken Pioneers didn’t manage to win as they fell to the Tenerife Marlins. After eight scoreless innings, the Marlins struck first and decisive. Tenerife Marlins 3 – 1 Hoboken Pioneers In the first eight innings, neither team did score, although Tenerife Marlins was rather close…
A tough loss for Deurne Spartans. The lineup of the Valencia Astros was on an absolute tear as it scored nineteen runs on nineteen hits against the Belgian champions. Valencia Astros 19 – 4 Deurne Spartans The Astros only needed five (mercy rule) innings to beat the Deurne Spartans. In the first inning, the Spanish…
In the opening game of the 2023 Confederations Cup in Karlovac, Croatia, Belgian champions Hoboken Pioneers stayed at the wrong side of the score against the Spanish runner up of 2022. In a rather close game, Pioneers lost 5-2 to the Astros Valencia. Hoboken Pioneers took on a Spanish team that mainly contains players from…
Today, the World Baseball and Softball Confederation unveiled the new World Ranking. The top three did not change much. Japan and Chinese Taipei are still firm in first and second place, but Korea was overtaken by the USA for rank #3. Of the European countries, the Netherlands remains the strongest. As a matter of fact,…
Good news for German baseball fans. The rumors were floating around in the past few weeks, but now it has been announced officially. Regensburg (Germany) has been awarded one of the two World Baseball Classic Qualifiers. The other qualifier goes to Panama City. The last time, Regensburg hosted a qualifier of the World Baseball Classic…
The championship game never really was a game. Therefore, this team with many (if not all) South- and Central Americans) was simply too strong for the Brasschaat Braves. Slowly, the Astros walked away to a 7-0 lead in the seventh inning, but a three-run home run in the eighth inning ended the game prematurely in…
The second game of today was played between the Spanish runner up of 2021 and the Austrian champion. In fact, one can write “Spanish,” as hardly any player on the squad is from Spain. Anyhow, for five innings, Diving Ducks Wiener Neustadt could keep pace rather well, but in the sixth inning, the Astros scored…
The second game of the first day of the 2022 Federations Cup, was between the multiple British (and reigning) champion London Mets and the multiple (and runner up of 2021) Belgian champion Brasschaat Braves. It was an entertaining match in which the Braves had a, what appeared a comfortable 6-1 lead after seven innings, but…
In the first quarter final of today, Belgium took on Spain. Likely not many would have thought the Belgians could beat a team loaded with South and Central American players of which some have MLB experience. Belgium lost but played a good game and doesn’t need to be ashamed about the result. Belgium 2 – …
