Through their Instagram account, Oosterhout Twins announced the signing of a pitcher from Czechia for the 2023 season. With the loss of Ryan Huntington, Oosterhout Twins had to look for pitchers outside the borders of the Netherlands to strengthen its pitching staff. The pitcher we are talking about is Filip Čapka. Čapka played for the …
2022 National Champions in Europe
It's that time of the year again. Time for an anthology of national champions in European baseball. Austria:A championship series between the Dornbirn Indians and the Vienna Wanderers ended in a victory for the Vienna Wanderers. In a best-of-five series, both teams were each others match, but eventually, the Wanderers scored the winning run in …
2022 European Champions Cup: Curaçao Neptunus Wins But is Destined to Play Against Relegation
This early morning, the game between T&A San Marino and Curaçao Neptunus, that was postponed at a 5-5 score on Monday, was rescheduled for today. Neptunus had to win with a difference of three runs to make it to the semis. T&A San Marino 7 - 8 Curaçao NeptunusThe game continued at the start of …
2022 European Champions Cup, Day 3
So far the tournament has been plagued by inclement weather, so the schedule has been reshuffled. Yesterday's game between the Bonn Capitals and Curaçao Neptunus was rescheduled for today at 16.00. Other scheduled games were: Draci Brno @ Heidenheim Heideköpfe, Arrows Ostrava @ Curaçao Neptunus, Parmaclima @ Heidenheim Heideköpfe (remainder of yesterday's game), L&D Amsterdam …
2022 European Champions Cup, Day 2
On the second day of the 2022 European Champions Cup in the former German capital Bonn, the following games were scheduled: L&D Amsterdam Pirates @ Draci Brno, T&A San Marino @ Arrows Ostrava, Arrows Ostrava @ Bonn Capitals (make up game for yesterday's rainout), Parmaclima @ Heidenheim Heideköpfe, and Bonn Capitals @ Curaçao Neptunus. Once …
2022 European Champions Cup, Day 1
On the first day of the 2022 ECC, the following games were scheduled: Draci Brno @ Parma, Heidenheim Heideköpfe @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates, Curaçao Neptunus @ T&A San Marino, and Arrows Ostrava @ Bonn Capitals. Draci Brno 1 - 11 ParmaclimaParmaclima needed eight innings to clinch today's victory. In the first inning, Draci took a …
Eugene Helder Will Join Draci Brno For Second Consecutive Year
According to the Czech baseball website milujeme-baseball.cz, Aruban-born Eugene Helder will return to the multiple Czech champions. Eugene Helder with the Everett AquaSox Helder joined the Dragons from Brno at the end of the regular season. He played a total of seven games in which he batted .333 with a .515 OBP and a .619 …
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Bonn Capitals Gets Appointed The European Champions Cup
For the second time in three years, the Bonn Capitals will host a top European baseball event. In 2019, the club hosted the European Championship, in 2022, the club will organize the European Champions Cup, the top club tournament in Europe. At a congress in Rome, the European Baseball Confederation, officially to be called WBSC …
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2021 CEB Cup: Day 4
On the fourth day of the 2021 CEB Cup, the following games were scheduled: Templiers de Sénart @ Astros Valencia, Therwil Flyers @ Astros Valencia, Draci Brno @ Dornbirn Indians, and BK Minsk @ Templiers de Sénart. Templiers de Sénart - Astros ValenciaIn a nice pitching duel, stayed at the right side of …
2021 CEB Cup: Day 3
Just like with the European Champions Cup, some games were rescheduled today. The overview of today's games was: Draci Brno @ Astros Valencia, Draci Brno @ Therwil Flyers, Therwil Flyers @ BK Minsk, Dornbirn Indians @ Templiers de Sénart. Draci Brno 15 - 6 Astros ValenciaWith today's win over Astros Valencia, Draci Brno set a …
2021 CEB Cup: Day 2
On the second day of the CEB Cup, the following games were scheduled: BK Minsk @ Draci Brno, Astros Valencia @ Dornbirn Indians, and Therwil Flyers @ Templiers de Sénart. The first two games were close affairs. BK Minsk 5 - 6 Draci BrnoIn a very close affair, Draci Brno had to go really deep …
2021 CEB Cup: Day 1 (Rain, Rain and More Rain)
On the first day of the CEB cup in Sénart, the following matches were scheduled: Dornbirn Indians @ BK Minsk, Draci Brno @ Therwil Flyers, and Templiers de Sénart @ Astros Valencia. Unfortunately, the first day of the tournament was plagued by heavy rainfall. As a result only game one (Dornbirn vs Minsk) could be …
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CEB Cup to Start Tomorrow
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 …
Peter Moylan named Melbourne Aces Manager
After a career in which he spent parts of ten seasons in the Major Leagues and pitched three seasons for the Melbourne Aces of the Australian Baseball League, Peter Moylan has been appointed manager of the latter club. Moylan broke into the Bigs in 2006, spent a part of the 2007 season with the Braves …
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2020 National Champions in Europe
It has become a tradition. An overview of the national champions of most European countries per season. This year we will sum up the champions per country once again. As 2020 was a strange year due to the COVID-19 virus, baseball wasn't played in some countries and in others, no playoffs were played. Nevertheless here …
Combined no-hitter in Czech Extraliga
Today, history was written in the Czech Extraliga. Four pitchers threw a combined no-hitter, the second combined no-hitter in the history of the Extraliga and the ninth overall. Honza Novak started on the mound for Kotlarka Praha in the local Prague derby against Tempo Praha. Novak lasted seven innings, struck out twelve and walked two. …
Czech Extraliga starts tonight
The Czech Republic will have a European scoop. Tonight the Extraliga will be the first European baseball competition that will start this year. In one of three opening games, it will be a clash of the Titans. Reigning champion Arrows Ostrava will take on multiple champion Draci (Dragons) Brno. In the matchup between Ostrava and …
Czech Republic not represented by Eagles Praha in CEB Cup
This year, the Czech Republic will not be represented by the runner up of the Czech championship. Eagles Praha has announced to denounce participation. As a result, multiple Czech champion Draci Brno will take the place of Eagles Praha. According to the Czech baseball website Milujeme baseball, which is Czech for we love baseball, Eagles …
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