2014 European Baseball Championship
International baseball tournament
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The 2014 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament held in the Czech Republic and Germany.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Czech Republic Germany |
| Dates | 12 – 21 September 2014 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Defending champions | |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 45 |
| Attendance | 20,234 (450 per game) |
| Most HRs | |
| Most Ks (as pitcher) | |
| Awards | |
| MVP | |
Defending champion Italy lost in the final to the Netherlands, who became champion for the 21st time.[2][3]
Qualification
The top ten teams of the 2012 European Championship qualified automatically for the tournament.
12 teams played a B-Level Qualifier from July 22 to 27, 2013. Great Britain (11th in 2012) and Russia (12th in 2012) qualified for the tournament.
Round 1
Pool A
Standings
| Qualified for Pool C | |
| Qualified for 7th-8th place game | |
| Did not qualify for Pool C |
Source[4]
Schedule
| September 12, 2014 | Sweden |
postponed | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 0 | |
| September 12, 2014 | Belgium |
7 – 12 | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 307 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2014 | France |
3 – 2 | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1121 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2014 | Sweden |
1 – 7 | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 335 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2014 | Italy |
12 – 3 | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 837 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2014 | Great Britain |
5 – 9 (F/10) | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1077 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2014 | Germany |
6 – 2 | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1937 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 14, 2014 | Sweden |
0 – 11 (F/6) | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 397 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 14, 2014 | Germany |
9 – 0 | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1511 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 14, 2014 | Italy |
12 – 2 (F/8) | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 353 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2014 | Belgium |
5 – 0 | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 174 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2014 | Sweden |
3 – 8 | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 367 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2014 | Italy |
5 – 1 | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1711 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2014 | France |
5 – 4 | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 165 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2014 | Great Britain |
1 – 13 (F/7) | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 281 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2014 | Germany |
12 – 8 | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1192 | |
| Boxscore |
Source[5]
Pool B
Standings
| Qualified for Pool C | |
| Qualified for 7th-8th place game | |
| Did not qualify for Pool C |
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 68 | 10 | |
| 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 61 | 28 | |
| 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 37 | 20 | |
| 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 18 | 40 | |
| 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 16 | 63 | |
| 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 16 | 57 |
Source[4]
Schedule
| September 12, 2014 | Greece |
3 – 15 | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 210 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2014 | Croatia |
2 – 19 (F/5) | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 115 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2014 | Czech Republic |
5 – 0 | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 315 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2014 | Spain |
18 – 2 (F/6) | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 75 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2014 | Russia |
14 – 1 (F/7) | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 250 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2014 | Netherlands |
7 – 0 (Suspended F/5) | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 580 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 14, 2014 | Spain |
12 – 0 (F/7) | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 85 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 14, 2014 | Netherlands |
11 – 0 (F/7) | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 92 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 14, 2014 | Czech Republic |
13 – 2 | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 195 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2014 | Croatia |
10 – 3 | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 98 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2014 | Czech Republic |
17 – 2 (F/6) | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 250 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2014 | Netherlands |
19 – 7 (F/7) | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 123 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2014 | Greece |
10 – 0 (F/7) | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 96 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2014 | Spain |
9 – 2 | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 350 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2014 | Russia |
1 – 12 (F/8) | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 290 | |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[5]
Round 2
Pool C
Standings
| Qualified for the Final | |
| Did not qualify for the Final |
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 55 | 16 | |
| 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 32 | 13 | |
| 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 34 | 35 | |
| 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 19 | 33 | |
| 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 15 | 24 | |
| 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 18 | 52 |
Source[4]
Schedule
| September 18, 2014 | Italy |
6 – 4 | MBS, Brno Attendance: 250 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 18, 2014 | France |
3 – 14 (F/7) | MBS, Brno Attendance: 340 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 18, 2014 | Germany |
4 – 10 | MBS, Brno Attendance: 280 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 19, 2014 | Netherlands |
14 – 5 | MBS, Brno Attendance: 200 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 19, 2014 | Spain |
4 – 3 | MBS, Brno Attendance: 170 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 19, 2014 | Czech Republic |
1 – 9 | MBS, Brno Attendance: 687 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 20, 2014 | Spain |
10 – 5 | MBS, Brno Attendance: 89 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 20, 2014 | Germany |
5 – 2 | MBS, Brno Attendance: 620 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 20, 2014 | Italy |
0 – 5 | MBS, Brno Attendance: 410 | |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[5]
Classification game
7th/8th place game
| September 18, 2014 | Belgium |
12 – 2 (F/8) | Strawberry Field, Blansko Attendance: 162 | |
| Boxscore |
Source[5]
Pool D
Standings
| relegated to Division B |
Source[4]
Schedule
| September 18, 2014 | Croatia |
11 – 10 | Hvezda, Třebíč Attendance: 85 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 18, 2014 | Great Britain |
10 – 4 | Na Hvezda, Třebíč Attendance: 92 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 19, 2014 | Sweden |
2 – 0 | Hvezda, Třebíč Attendance: 165 | |
| Boxscore |
| September 19, 2014 | Great Britain |
9 – 0 | Na Hvezda, Třebíč Attendance: 180 | |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[5]
Final
| September 21, 2014 | Netherlands |
6 – 3 | MBS, Brno Attendance: 840 | |
| Boxscore |
Source[5]
Final standings
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Awards and statistical leaders
- Most valuable player:
Curt Smith - Outstanding defensive player:
Alessandro Vaglio - Leading hitter:
Oscar Angulo, .543 batting average - Best pitcher (win–loss record):
Erik Gonzalez and seven others, 2–0 - Best pitcher (earned run average):
Mike Bolsenbroek, 0.00 in 16 innings pitched - Most strikeouts:
Panagiotis Sykaras, 25 - Most home runs:
Jakob Sládek and
Gianison Boekhoudt, 5 - Most runs batted in: Boekhoudt, 15
- Most stolen bases:
Kalian Sam, 5 in 5 attempts