The remainder of the suspended game between the Deurne Spartans and the Rouen Huskies will be played today. That is what the schedule on the tournament website tells us. According to the website, the remainder of the game will start at 17:00 hours (5:00 PM) Central European Time. But the schedule also shows another game…
In a close game, Belgian champions, Hoboken Pioneers, stayed at the wrong side of the score, despite the fact that their opponent committed three errors. Hoboken Pioneers 0 – 2 Montpellier Barracudas Despite collecting more base hits than their opponent, Hoboken wasn’t able to make a breach in the defensive wall of Montpellier. Therefore, starting…
In their first match of the European Cup (formerly known as CEB cup and Confederation Cup), reigning Belgian champions Deurne Spartans was no match for the French champion Montpellier Barracudas. The Belgians were kept in check by the French pitching. Deurne Spartans 1 – 7 Montpellier Barracudas Eventhough the final result wasn’t a blowout score,…
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…
After a season where baseball was only played locally without any real competition, baseball in France appears to take off again in 2021. When? That remains the question. But the FFBS (French Baseball and Softball Federation) has put a schedule online. According to fellow blogger Le Baseblog, the proposed starting date of Division 1 was…
According to Grandeslam.net, French national team player Owen Ozanich will return to Parmaclima for the 2020 season. Originally, Ozanich had signed with the Montpellier Barracudas for 2020 but as the French season has been cancelled due to the coronavirus, he is free to join any club he wants. It was Ozanich himself who approached Parmaclima…
Last year, the highest French League, Division 1, expanded to twelve clubs for the first time in its existence. As one team dropped in the offseason and no other teams could be found to fill the void, Division 1 will contain eleven teams in 2020. After a first season in which the Rouen Huskies, the…
Some stunning baseball news from France. Former Major Leaguer Desi Relaford will reinforce the ranks of French Division 1 club Montpellier Barracudas. It is not the first reinforcment for the club from the South of France. A few weeks ago, the club announced the acquisition of Andy Cosgrove, who spent the past few years at…
Returning from Parma after his Italian adventure, one would expect Owen Ozanich to return to the Rouen Huskies. But Ozanich kind of surprised the baseball community by signing with the Montpellier Barracudas, the three-time French champion. Unfortunately for Owen, he could not finish his season with Parma as he broke his shin bone because of…
