2016 European Baseball Championship
International baseball tournament held in Hoofddorp
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The 2016 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament organized by Confederation of European Baseball. The 2016 European Championship was held from September 9 to 18, 2016 in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. It was organized by the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB), the city of Hoofddorp, and the local baseball club Hoofddorp Pioniers.[1]
CountryNetherlands
CityHoofddorp
DatesSeptember 9–18, 2016
Teams12
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| City | Hoofddorp |
| Dates | September 9–18, 2016 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Defending champions |  Netherlands |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Netherlands (22nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Italy |
| Fourth place |  Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 45 |
| Attendance | 30,191 (671 per game) |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Stijn van der Meer |
Qualification
The top ten teams of the 2014 European Championship qualified automatically for the tournament.[2] Two additional teams qualified from the B-level tournament. Qualification started on 29 July 2014 with C-level qualifiers for the B-level tournament.[3]
Round 1
Pool A
Standings
| Qualified for Pool Winners | |
| Qualified for 7th–8th place game | |
| Qualified for Pool Losers |
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 42 | 7 |
| Germany | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 1.05 | 28 | 17 |
 Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 2.0 | 23 | 15 |
 Sweden | 2 | 3 | 0.500 | 3.0 | 21 | 25 |
 Russia | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 4.0 | 17 | 44 |
 Great Britain | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 5.0 | 15 | 38 |
Source[4]
Schedule
| September 9, 2016 | Sweden |
0 – 4 | Germany |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 225 |
| Boxscore |
| September 9, 2016 | Czech Republic |
12 – 0 F/7 | Russia |
Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 50 |
| Boxscore |
| September 9, 2016 | Netherlands |
11 – 1 | Great Britain |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 2,100 |
| Boxscore |
| September 10, 2016 | Russia |
1 – 8 | Sweden |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 250 |
| Boxscore |
| September 10, 2016 | Great Britain |
1 – 4 | Czech Republic |
Nieuw-Vennep Attendance: 275 |
| Boxscore |
| September 10, 2016 | Germany |
2 – 10 | Netherlands |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 3,100 |
| Boxscore |
| September 11, 2016 | Sweden |
1 – 6 | Czech Republic |
Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 200 |
| Boxscore |
| September 11, 2016 | Russia |
1 – 3 | Netherlands |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 2,950 |
| Boxscore |
| September 11, 2016 | Great Britain |
2 – 3 | Germany |
Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 210 |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2016 | Russia |
4 – 16 F/7 | Germany |
Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 65 |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2016 | Sweden |
9 – 6 F/11 | Great Britain |
Nieuw-Vennep Attendance: 100 |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2016 | Czech Republic |
0 – 10 F/7 | Netherlands |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 1,550 |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2016 | Great Britain |
5 – 11 | Russia |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 60 |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2016 | Germany |
3 – 1 | Czech Republic |
Nieuw-Vennep Attendance: 255 |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2016 | Netherlands |
8 – 3 | Sweden |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 1,150 |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu [5]
Pool B
Standings
| Qualified for Pool Winners | |
| Qualified for 7th–8th place game | |
| Qualified for Pool Losers |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu [4]
Schedule
| September 9, 2016 | Croatia  |
1 – 16 F/6 |  France |
Nieuw-Vennep Attendance: 70 |
| Boxscore |
| September 9, 2016 | Italy |
21 – 2 F/7 |  Greece |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 250 |
| Boxscore |
| September 9, 2016 | Spain |
11 – 1 F/7 |  Belgium |
Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 125 |
| Boxscore |
| September 10, 2016 | Greece |
1 – 12 | Spain |
Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 65 |
| Boxscore |
| September 10, 2016 | France |
3 – 6 | Italy |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 800 |
| Boxscore |
| September 10, 2016 | Belgium |
5 – 1 | Croatia |
Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 160 |
| Boxscore |
| September 11, 2016 | Croatia |
0 – 6 | Spain |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 700 |
| Boxscore |
| September 11, 2016 | Greece |
1 – 7 | France |
Nieuw-Vennep Attendance: 160 |
| Boxscore |
| September 11, 2016 | Belgium |
0 – 15 F/5 | Italy |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 500 |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2016 | Croatia |
10 – 0 F/8 | Greece |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 175 |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2016 | Spain |
8 – 3 | Italy |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 675 |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2016 | Belgium |
14 – 3 | France |
Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 80 |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2016 | France |
0 – 6 | Spain |
Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 80 |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2016 | Italy |
22 – 4 F/7 | Croatia |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 200 |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2016 | Greece |
1 – 18 F/5 | Belgium |
Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 85 |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu [5]
Round 2
Pool Winners
Standings
| Qualified for the Final | |
| Did not qualify for the Final |
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 39 | 10 |
| Spain | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 | 30 | 8 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | 38 | 16 |
| Germany | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 19 | 28 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | 10 | 28 |
| Belgium | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 | 9 | 56 |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[4]
Schedule
| September 15, 2016 | Belgium |
3 – 4 F/10 | Czech Republic |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 250 |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2016 | Italy |
12 – 0 | Germany |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 420 |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2016 | Spain |
0 – 1 | Netherlands |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 1,450 |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2016 | Belgium |
2 – 14 F/7 | Germany |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 350 |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2016 | Spain |
9 – 3 | Czech Republic |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 550 |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2016 | Italy |
5 – 6 F/10 | Netherlands |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 2,450 |
| Boxscore |
| September 17, 2016 | Czech Republic |
2 – 3 | Italy |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 525 |
| Boxscore |
| September 17, 2016 | Germany |
0 – 3 | Spain |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 920 |
| Boxscore |
| September 17, 2016 | Netherlands |
12 – 3 | Belgium |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 2,675 |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[5]
Classification game
7th/8th place game
| September 14, 2016 | Sweden |
5 – 7 | France |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 312 |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[5]
Pool Losers
Standings
| relegated to Division B |
Source[4]
Schedule
| September 15, 2016 | Russia |
1 – 3 | Greece |
Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 91 |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2016 | Croatia |
2 – 6 | Great Britain |
Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 106 |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2016 | Greece |
2 – 19 F/7 | Great Britain |
Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 52 |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2016 | Russia |
0 – 13 F/7 | Croatia |
Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 25 |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu [5]
Final
| September 18, 2016 | Netherlands |
3 – 2 F/10 | Spain |
Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 3,350 |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu [5]
Final standings
| relegated to Division B |
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct. | R | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Netherlands |
9 | 0 | 1.000 | 64 | 17 |
| Lost in Gold medal game | ||||||
 |
Spain |
7 | 2 | .778 | 57 | 12 |
| Failed to qualify for Gold medal game | ||||||
 |
Italy |
6 | 2 | .750 | 87 | 25 |
| 4 | Germany |
5 | 3 | .625 | 42 | 34 |
| 5 | Czech Republic |
4 | 4 | .500 | 32 | 30 |
| 6 | Belgium |
3 | 5 | .375 | 44 | 61 |
| Failed to qualify for Pool Winners | ||||||
| 7 | France |
3 | 3 | .500 | 37 | 33 |
| 8 | Sweden |
2 | 4 | .333 | 26 | 32 |
| Failed to qualify for the 7th/8th place game & Pool Winners | ||||||
| 9 | Great Britain |
2 | 5 | .286 | 40 | 42 |
| 10 | Croatia |
2 | 5 | .286 | 31 | 51 |
| 11 | Greece |
1 | 6 | .143 | 10 | 88 |
| 12 | Russia |
1 | 6 | .143 | 18 | 60 |
Awards
The CEB announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.[6]
| Individual Awards | Name |
|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Stijn van der Meer |
| Best hitter | Yurendell DeCaster |
| Outstanding defensive player | Luis Guillorme |
Statistics leaders
Batting
* Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per game |
Pitching
* Minimum 1.0 inning pitched per game
|
Source[7]