Unlike the past three seasons, there will be no European team or representation of the WBSC in this year’s Asia Winter League. The organization of the tournament did not disclose a reason. In 2015, a European All-Star team debuted in the Asia Winter League. They weren’t quite successful. Sure the team won some games but…
Yesterday team Europe played its last game in the Asia Winter Baseball League. Four weeks ago the team went to Chinese Taipei to go step into an unknown world. Never before a team from Europe had participated in this tournament with the biggest talents from Asia. What did they have to expect? They would find…
Today not a Dutch pitcher as a starter, but one from the French competition. But nevertheless a solid outing. Owen Ozanich pitched through five innings in which he only gave up three hits and struck out four without surrendering a run. Europe on its turn scored three runs in the first two innings. With two…
In this game Europe took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Urving Kemp led off with a single towards third base followed by a single through the middle of the infield, hit by Maick Ehmcke. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch by Sungki Min. A ground out towards first base…
Another daily report of the Asia Winter League. Today team Europe clinched the first win of the Asia Winter Baseball League. Against the delegation of the NPB from Japan, to whom they lost 24-3 two days ago, the Europeans played a lot better this time. For three innnings neither teams did not score but in…
After the 24-3 defeat vs the NPB talents, the European team did a lot better today. In another high scoring game, the Europeans took a 4-0 lead in the first inning. In the top of the second inning (yes Europe was the road team once again….), they extended their lead to six runs but the…
As manager Gilberto Gerali said: “A night to forget quickly.” It sure is after a 24-3 defeat vs the NPB’s delegation. No mercy rule was in place in this game, so the struggle lasted and lasted. In the third consecutive game in which the European team was the road team, the NPB delegation proved way…
