Category Archives: Belgium

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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WBSC Rankings 2019 (Part I): Israel and Europe on the Rise

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

The new WBSC world rankings have been unveiled for men’s and women’s baseball and on the men’s side there are a number of interesting takeaways. A number of high-profile baseball nations achieved record-high rankings, including Mexico and Israel, while a … Continue reading →

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Europeans in University 2019: Players V-Z

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

Our glance at Europeans playing baseball at North American high schools and universities concludes with 14 players representing 10 different countries. These include the only athlete with Russian connexions, the top Lithuanian prospect, and three players that were selected for … Continue reading →

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Europeans in University 2019: Players N-R

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

Our season wrap-up of European-eligible amateurs playing baseball at American universities and high schools continues with letters ‘N’ to ‘R’, which includes one of the few Belgians on the list, our only player raised in Scotland, and a player for … Continue reading →

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Europeans in University 2019: Players E-J

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

The following 15 players in our latest update of European-eligible represent 11 different countries, including the only representatives from Austria and Denmark. Several of them suited up in Under-18 European Championship Qualifiers this summer, while another, Tal Erel, was part … Continue reading →

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