Tomorrow, not only the European Champions Cup will take off, but also the CEB Cup, the UEFA League of European Baseball, will start. The tournament will be played at the ballpark of the Templiers de Sénart. Six teams will participate. Originally, this number would be seven but the Belgian representative, Deurne Spartans, withdrew at the…
Like yours truly wrote earlier today, tomorrow the European Champions Cup will start. The games that will be played in Ostrava, will be streamed. A few games will be played in Frýdek-Místek, located about five kilometers South from Ostrava. Unfortunately, no streaming service will be available there. Here is a link to the streaming of…
Another week full of European Baseball ahead. Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 13th, the European Champions Cup will start in Ostrava, Czech Republic. You may consider this tournament the Champions League of European baseball. Once again the best teams from all over Europe will gather to decide who will be the next European Baseball champions. The following…
On the third day of the eighth round of the Dutch hoofdklasse, only two games were scheduled: DSS/Kinheim @ Hoofddorp Pioniers and Oosterhout Twins @ Silicon Storks. DSS/Kinheim 14 – 8 Hoofddorp PioniersA sweep for DSS/Kinheim. And how. WIth four hits less, scoring 6 runs more than Pioniers. Pioniers used six pitchers that allowed a…
Ladies and gentlemen. Your repeating U18 European Champion: The Kingdom of the Netherlands!! In what was a close game, the Dutch took full advantage of the collapse of the Italian pitching staff. Throughout the game, both teams kept each other in check but in the seventh, the Dutch scored five runs to reach a score…
On the second day, of the eighth round of the Dutch hoofdklasse, the following games were scheduled: Quick Amersfoort @ Curaçao Neptunus, L&D Amsterdam Pirates @ HCAW, Hoofddorp Pioniers @ DSS/Kinheim and Silicon Storks @ Oosterhout Twins. Quick Amersfoort 2 – 7 Curaçao NeptunusQuick Amersfoort could get pace with Curaçao Neptunus for six and a…
In a pitching duel, the Dutch stayed at the right side of the score. Not a very convincing victory but a victory nevertheless. Going into the bottom of the sixth, the Dutch had a comfortable 4-0 lead when Germany rallied for two runs and had a runner in scoring position when the inning-ending out was…
The title may look a bit strange but in fact the two games that were scheduled for coming Sunday, were played tonight. Main reason is the obligations that Curaçao Neptunus and L&D Amsterdam Pirates have in next week’s European Champions Cup. So because of that, the following games were scheduled tonight: HCAW @ L&D Amsterdam…
The Kingdom of The Netherlands, that clinched a spot in the semi-finals with yesterday’s win vs France, won its final game of the round robin vs Lithuania. Where all other opponents crushed Lithuania with double digits, the Dutch only scored six runs in today’s match. Manager De Bruin used some players that did not see…
The bullying of Minor League Baseball and minor league cities by MLB continues. A few weeks ago, it was announced that several minor league cities are forced to upgrade the local ballparks or their MiLB teams may lose their license. A city that is trying to find money to keep its minor league club is…
