Category Archives: Belarus

Baseball Euros to Expand in 2021, Qualification Changing

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

After hosting the Europe-Africa Olympic Qualifier in September, Italy will next welcome the European Baseball Championship. The 2021 edition will be the first with 16 teams and is the first major baseball tournament scheduled for next year to be confirmed … Continue reading →

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Start Dates for 2020 National and Independent Leagues

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

Last update 21 August.  Given the flurry of announcements of national leagues opening around the world, we thought we should collate the various start dates. There are currently 29 active leagues, with one more scheduled for late August. The first … Continue reading →

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Record-Setting Baseball5 Euros Are Offensive Hit

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

France has been crowned the first baseball5 champion of Europe after 30 months of trailblazing in the sport. The Baseball5 Euros featured exhilarating play and plenty of tense moments across the 90 games contested. Few can argue with the offensive … Continue reading →

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Baseball5 Euros: Crowning a European Champion

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

  VILNIUS, Lithuania – France has been one of the leaders in the spreading of baseball5 globally and, today, its efforts paid off as Les Bleus became the first Baseball5 European Champions. A dramatic championship series sweep over hosts Lithuania … Continue reading →

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Baseball5 Euros: Lithuania, France Qualify for World Cup

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

VILNIUS, Lithuania – After an exciting first day at the European Baseball5 Championship, Day Two dialled up the emotion and the intensity. By the end of play, history had been made as Lithuania and France qualified for the premier Baseball5 … Continue reading →

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Baseball5 Euros: Russia and Italy Undefeated on Day One

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Fourteen nations converged on Lithuania for the first-ever baseball5 championship on any continent. With a mixture of baseball and softball giants like the Netherlands, Italy, and the Czech Republic and minnows Estonia, Latvia, and Moldova, there were … Continue reading →

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MLB Elite Tournament Hosted in UK for First Time

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

This article was written for, and first appeared on, baseballsoftballuk.com. Major League Baseball (MLB) announced rosters today for its Elite European Development Tournament, which is being held at BaseballSoftballUK’s Farnham Park Baseball & Softball Complex from 25-27 June. A total … Continue reading →

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2019 International Baseball Schedule

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

Every year, Extra Innings publishes a list of all international baseball fixtures. This list evolves over the year as most international baseball events beyond the top tournaments are planned less than six months in advance. This was never more true … Continue reading →

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U23 Top Prospects Update

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

Last August, we selected our Top 20 prospects from the first European Under-23 Championship [link]. On Sunday, the 2018 qualifying round in Bratislava concluded with Ukraine and Croatia advancing to the 2019 championships, while a talented Great Britain squad will … Continue reading →

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Under-23 European Championship Schedule

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

The Confederation of European Baseball announced the schedule for its Under-23 Championship Qualifier in August. Last year, 16 teams competed for the title of champion, but the top six remaining in the A-Pool, while the rest were relegated to the B-Pool. Great Britain and Croatia just missed the cut and lead the two respective … Continue reading →

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