Yesterday, yours truly went to Bonn, the former capital of Germany, to attend game one of the semi-final of the DBL (Deutsche Baseball Liga) championship. Heidenheim stayed at the right side of the score as they beat Bonn 6-4. About a week ago, Heidenheim Heideköpfe already gave off a good impression as they beat Bonn…
Rumors floated around for a while, but today it became official. The European Champions Cup is no more. It will be replaced by the BECC (Baseball European Champions Cup). The biggest change is the countries that are represented. For decades, champions (and runners up) from the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands played…
It’s that time of the year again. Time for an anthology of national champions in European baseball. A continuation of what has become a tradition. Austria:This year, the Diving Ducks Wiener Neustadt clinched their second Austrian title. But the team had to go deep. In a best of five, the Vienna Metro Stars got a…
In a nail biter, L&D Amsterdam ended at the wrong side of the score. In a game in which the pitching on both sides wasn’t great, but good enough to keep the teams in the game, Parma struck in the eighth inning when it turned the tables and turned a Amsterdam lead into a lead…
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…
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…
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…
On the final day of the 2021 European Champions Cup, the following games were scheduled: Heidenheim Heideköpfe @ Rouen Huskies (to decide who will be demoted to the 2022 CEB cup), Fortitudo Bologna @ Curaçao Neptunus (for third place), and Bonn Capitals @ Parmaclima (gold medal game). Heidenheim Heideköpfe – Rouen HuskiesIn the…
On the fourth day of the European Champions Cup, the following games were scheduled: Rouen Huskies @ L&D Amsterdam, Parmaclima @ Fortitudo Bologna, Curaçao Neptunus @ Bonn Capitals, and Arrows Ostrava @ Heidenheim Heideköpfe. Rouen Huskies @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates 2021 European Champions Cup: Rouen Huskies @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates Parmaclima 5 – 4 Fortitudo…
On the third day of the 2021 European Champions Cup, the following games were (re)scheduled: Parmaclima @ Arrows Ostrava, Curaçao Neptunus @ Heidenheim Heideköpfe, Parmaclima @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates, Heidenheim Heideköpfe @ Rouen Huskies, Curaçao Neptunus @ Fortitudo Bologna, and Arrows Ostrava @ Bonn Capitals. Parmaclima 13 – 8 Arrows OstravaArrows Ostrava wasn’t blown away…
