A couple of days before the end of the regular season the Haar Disciples parted ways with starting pitcher Nick Renault this week. The right-hander was cut not due to his performance, but because of differences between him and the team according to a statement made by head coach Dirk Fries on the club website. [...]
The Technical Commission of the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) announced on Saturday that they have canceled the 2012 edition of the European Champions Cup Final Four. In between CEB and participants Danesi Nettuno, Unipol Bologna (both Italy), L&D Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Rouen Huskies (France), they couldn’t find a common date to hold the event. [...]
The organizers announced the rosters for the All-Star Game in the German Baseball-Bundesliga on Friday. The game will be played at 2.30pm on July 8 at the Ahorn Sportpark in Paderborn, Germany. Prior to the contest at noon ten players will take part in a homerun derby. 28 of the 42 selected players are foreign-born, [...]
Stuttgart Reds – Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg 0-18 (7) The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg claimed first place in the southern division of the German Baseball-Bundesliga on Friday evening, picking up the necessary win with an 18-0 rout against the Stuttgart Reds. The reigning German champion scored 17 of its 18 runs in the first four frames. Evan [...]
The Dutch national team improved to 3-0 on the second day of the World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City. After defeating Canada on Thursday they also prevailed in both ends of their doubleheader on Friday. In the morning the Netherlands edged out Brazil 4-3. They scored all four runs in the top of the [...]
At the Prague Baseball Week three teams survived the preliminary phase with undefeated records. The Czech Republic and AIST (USA) cruised through the first round in Pool A. The Czech Seniors crushed the Czech U18 team on Friday. AIST dispatched the Czech U21 squad. In the semi-finals on Saturday the Czech seniors square off with [...]
A pair of RBI singles in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Baseball Navarra to a stunning 4-3 victory over CB Barcelona last Sunday in a make-up of an earlier rainout. With their third loss of the season, Barcelona dropped to second place in the standings, trailing new leader Astros Valencia by a single [...]
The Austrian Baseball League closes out June with three doubleheaders on Saturday. Defending champion Vienna Metrostars, which sit in seventh place in the standings after 14 games, will take on the second-ranked Vienna Neustadt Diving Ducks. Also leader GEI Athletics Attnang-Puchheim host the Union Kufstein Vikings and the Dornbirn Indians square off with the Schwaz [...]
With the exception of a couple of make-up dates, the regular season in the German Baseball-Bundesliga ends this weekend. Six of the eight spots in the quarterfinals are already known. In the north the HSV Stealers will host the Dortmund Wanderers in a direct duel for fourth place. Both teams will meet again next week. [...]
The 2012 World Cup of Softball got underway on Thursday in Oklahoma City. Team USA, Brazil, Australia, Canada, Puerto Rico and from Europe the Netherlands are taking part in the invitational event. Four games were played on the first day with the Dutch team capturing their first victory. They defeated Canada 7-6 thanks to a [...]
UVV – Mr. Cocker HCAW 3-1 UVV reduced the gap towards the playoff spots in the Dutch Hoofdklasse with a 3-1 victory over Mr. Cocker HCAW on Thursday evening. Two runs scored in the bottom of the first on a wild pitch and a bases loaded walk, the third in the seventh on an error. [...]
On the second day at the Prague Baseball Week four teams improved to 2-0. The Czech Republic defeated USSSA in the evening game at Krc. AIST edged out Team International earlier on the same field. The Czech U21 squad dispatched the Swedish national team, which dropped to 0-2 in the tournament. In Pool B Poland [...]
The Swiss Nationalliga A continues this weekend with three matchups. On Saturday pole sitter Bern Cardinals takes on the promoted Wil Devils at home. On Sunday the spotlight will be on the duel between the second-ranked Embrach Mustangs and the fourth-ranked Zurich Barracudas. Meanwhile the Therwil Flyers will face the Lucerne Eagles. Schedule: Saturday, June [...]
The Dutch Hoofdklasse enters the last two weeks of the regular season on Thursday evening. L&D Amsterdam is already qualified for the playoffs. DOOR Neptunus seems to be on the verge of doing so. Corendon Kinheim and the Vaessen Pioniers are in the position to follow with UVV hoping to pass one of the two [...]
Shairon Martins: The Minnesota Twins acquired Dutch right-hander Shairon Martis in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 25-year-old was playing for the Pirates Double-A affiliate and had a 6-2 record with an ERA of 4.69 between Double-A and Triple-A. He has pitched in the big leagues before. He is coming in exchange for future [...]
This week the Italian Baseball League will be on hiatus for the second annual All-Star game on Saturday in Grosseto (2pm CET) between an IBL fan selection and the Italian National Team. Manager of the fan selection will be Doriano Bindi of defending champion T&A San Marino. His team was published on Wednesday evening. All-Star-Team: [...]
The Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) announced on Wednesday evening the roster of the team, which will participate in the invitational tournament “Haarlem Honkbalweek”. The 25 players will play at Pim Mulier Stadium from July 13 to 22, 2012. The 25th edition of the international baseball event will also feature teams from Cuba, [...]
The Prague Baseball Week started on Wednesday with six games at the Eagles and Tempo Titans facilities. In a preview of the European Championship in the Netherlands, the Czech team edged out Belgium 8-6 in the evening. Sweden got crushed by AIST USA 3-18. In Pool B Poland shut out Slovakia and Belarus beat Lithuania. [...]
In the British National Baseball League the Lakenheath Diamondbacks celebrated a pair of one-run victories on Sunday over the Essex Arrows, improving to 7-8 for the season. The Arrows dropped to 7-13. Also the Harlow Nationals took two from the Southampton Mustangs. The doubleheader between the London Mets and the Herts Falcons got postponed. Results: [...]
In the Swiss Nationalliga A the Zurich Challengers completed the sweep in their derby over the Zurich Barracudas on Tuesday. After prevailing 6-4 on Saturday, the Challengers defeated the Barracudas 5-3 last night. Robert Sedin went the distance in the win, allowing three runs on seven hits. Fabio Aimi sparked the offense with three RBI. [...]
The Prague Baseball Week started on Wednesday morning in Prague, Czech Republic. Most of the games will be played at the Eagles facilities in Prague Krc. However, also the Tempo Titans, Kotlarka and SaBaT are hosting games of the International Baseball Tournament. 12 teams came to the Czech capital, including the national teams from the [...]
With a little delay the weekend results from the Belgian First Division. We already knew that the Royal Greys shut out the Namur Angels on Saturday. Also the Hoboken Pioneers crushed the Mortsel Stars. The Brasschaat Braves edged out the Antwerp Eagles. And the Deurne Spartans won by a run over the Borgerhout Squirrels. On [...]
L&D Amsterdam – DOOR Neptunus 0-1 Dutch right-hander Rob Cordemans has to wait a little longer to claim sole possession of the all-time wins crown in the Hoofdklasse. Being tied with Bart Volkerijk with 150 wins, Cordemans lost a pitcher’s duel to DOOR Neptunus on Tuesday. Rotterdam won 1-0 thanks to a sixth-inning RBI single [...]
The Mannheim Tornados suffer a setback in their pursuit of a spot in the playoffs in the southern division of the German Baseball-Bundesliga. The record title holder lost last Saturday’s 2-1 win over the Mainz Athletics, as they were using a suspended player/coach in both games. The German Baseball and Softball Federation decided to award [...]
Former Major League pitcher Greg McCarthy, who is playing and coaching in the Czech Republic since a couple of years, helped out as a guest instructor at a Polish camp for pitching and training this weekend. The Polish national team met for a training camp in preparation for their participation in the Prague Baseball Week, [...]
Daniel Thieben, Donald Lutz: Short season ball in the minor leagues started last week. On Monday in the Arizona League it saw a rare German duel. Daniel Thieben, making his second appearance for the AZL Mariners and his first start, squared off against the rehabbing Donald Lutz who was playing for the AZL Reds. Thieben, [...]
by Namur Angels, www.namur-angels.be The visiting Antwerp Royal Greys shut out the Namur Angels Saturday 7-0. Namur could not find an answer to Greys starter Luke Wilkins, who went the distance in the contest, giving up no runs on six hits, did not walk a batter, and struck out ten. The Greys took advantage of [...]
by Chris Byrnes, Embrach Mustangs The Mustangs took care of business by sweeping the visiting Wil Devils in a very convincing manner 15-0 and 13-0. This was the sixth and seventh shutout this season for the Mustangs pitching staff. The wins helped the Mustangs improve to 12-2 at the half way point of the season. [...]
L&D Amsterdam – Mr. Cocker HCAW 6-1 With a 6-1 victory in a make-up game over Mr. Cocker HCAW on Monday evening L&D Amsterdam secured the playoffs in the Dutch Hoofdklasse as the first team this season. Rik Geestman pitched seven scoreless innings to pick up the win. Roeland Henrique Jr. collected two hits, a [...]
The Atlanta Braves released Spanish minor leaguer Alejandro Sanchez last week. The 20-year-old infielder from Valencia played two seasons in the Gulf Coast League for the MLB organization, batting .188/.250/.229 with nine hits, nine runs, three RBI and four stolen bases in 24 games.
by BaseballSoftballUK New dedicated playing facilities for baseball and softball – the first of their kind in the UK – are expected to be ready for the 2013 season at Farnham Park near Slough and at two locations in Milton Keynes, funded by Sport England and the Baseball Tomorrow Fund. To celebrate this achievement, BaseballSoftballUK, [...]
The French Division I made up a couple of re-scheduled games this season on Sunday. The Rouen Huskies defeated Stade Toulousain 9-3 and 7-1. Chris Mezger struck out 13 for his ninth win of the season in game two. Ethan Paquette hit a three-run homerun. Also Paris UC swept a twin bill against the Montpellier [...]
In the Dutch Hoofdklasse rain again annoyed the schedule makers. On Sunday just one of the four games were played with DOOR Neptunus winning the rubber match against the AamigoO ADO Lakers. Already Thursday’s game day had to be postponed to Friday. UVV split a two-game set against the Vaessen Pioniers. Corendon Kinheim and L&D [...]
Just one game was played on Sunday in the Spanish Division de Honor. In a make-up of a May rainout Baseball Navarra stunned leader CB Barcelona with a 4-3 victory. It was just the third loss for Barcelona this year, which drops to second in the standings. Navarra improves to 13-15 for the season. Results: [...]
With the exception of the close game between the Zurich Challengers and Zurich Barracudas (6-4), fans in the Swiss Nationalliga A saw lopsided results this weekend. On Saturday the Embrach Mustangs crushed the Wil Devils, out-scoring their opponents 28-0. The Therwil Flyers topped these scores by routing the Zurich Lions on Sunday. Also defending champion [...]
In the Austrian Baseball League three teams celebrated sweeps on Saturday. The Vienna Wanderers beat the Dornbirn Indians, the Union Kufstein Vikings edged out the Vienna Metrostars and the Stock City Cubs took two victories from the Schwaz Tigers. On Sunday leader GEI Athletics Attnang-Puchheim shared wins with the Vienna Neustadt Diving Ducks. Results: Saturday, [...]
Press Release Major League Baseball Roster US Team Roster World Team Rosters for the 14th annual SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game were announced by Major League Baseball. The SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game features the top Minor League prospects competing as part of Taco Bell All-Star Sunday. The game will begin at 5:00 p.m. (ET)/4:00 p.m. (CT) [...]
North: Berlin Sluggers – Cologne Cardinals 3-8, 1-11 (7) The Cologne Cardinals swept a doubleheader against the Berlin Sluggers to get back into winning lane in the Baseball-Bundesliga. Maurice Wilhelm hit a couple of homeruns, scored six runs and drove in four on the day. Joshua Tamba also homered and picked up the win in [...]
In the Czech Extraleague Technika Brno is putting pressure on leader Draci Brno. On Friday Technika beat Draci 7-6. One day later the defending champion swept a doubleheader against Hrosi Brno. Meanwhile the Eagles split the Prague derby against Kotlarka. Results: Friday, June 22: Draci Brno – Technika Brno 6-7 Saturday, June 23: Draci Brno [...]
In the Italian Baseball League week 12 of the regular season is in the books. The top four in the standings had a pretty successful weekend, winning 15 of the 16 games. Only Danesi Nettuno missed out on the sweep, losing game one to Cariparma Parma before taking the series 2-1. Unipol Bologna (over Grosseto [...]
Three doubleheaders, which were rained out or re-scheduled earlier in the season, will be played in the French Division I on Sunday. The Pessac Panthers host the Savigny Lions. The Rouen Huskies travel to Toulouse for two games against Stade Toulousain. And Paris UC takes on the Montpellier Barracudas. Schedule: Sunday, June 24: 11:00 Toulouse [...]
CB Barcelona will travel to Pamplona on Sunday to make up the rained out game two from May 20 against Baseball Navarra. It is going to be the lone matchup in the Spanish Division de Honor, which has four full game days left on the regular season scheduled. Barcelona had prevailed 7-1 one month ago [...]
The Swiss Nationalliga A continues this weekend. On Saturday the Embrach Mustangs and the Wil Devils will open the game day at 11am with a twin bill. In the evening the first leg of the Zurich derby between the Barracudas and Challengers takes place. Part two will follow on Tuesday. On Sunday the Bern Cardinals [...]
After a couple of weeks of limited program due to the European Cup Qualifiers, the Austrian Baseball League is back this weekend with four doubleheaders. Leader GEI Athletics Attnang-Puchheim travels to Vienna Neustadt for a duel with the Diving Ducks on Sunday. Already on Saturday defending champion Vienna Metrostars will be in Tyrol for two [...]
While night baseball is a regular feature in several baseball countries in Europe, it is still something special in the German Baseball-Bundesliga. This Friday the southern division will have three games, which are played under the lights. The Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg will host the Haar Disciples at 7pm. Also the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe will play against [...]
Brandon Morrow was lucky. After just nine pitches, with nobody out and facing rookie Bruce Harper with a runner on second base, the Jays starter, Morrow walked off the mound in obvious discomfort. The righthander was escorted off the field...
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