| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | 15 July - 19 July |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | Czech Republic (2007) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Netherlands |
| Runner-up | Russia |
| Third place | Czech Republic |
| Fourth place | Italy |
The 2008 European Youth Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition held in Rome, Italy from July 15 to 19, 2008. It featured teams from Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Lithuania Netherlands, Russia and Slovakia.
In the end the team from the Netherlands won the tournament.[1]
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| Qualified for the semi finals | |
| Did not qualify for the semi finals |
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-1 (5.40 RA/9) |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-1 (13.91 RA/9) |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-1 (14.54 RA/9) |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | - |
| July 15, 2008 | Austria | 4 – 5 | Germany | Rome, Italy |
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| July 15, 2008 | Italy | 11 – 3 | Czech Republic | Rome, Italy |
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| July 16, 2008 | Czech Republic | 9 – 6 | Austria | Rome, Italy |
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| July 16, 2008 | Germany | 6 – 5 (F/8) | Italy | Rome, Italy |
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| July 17, 2008 | Czech Republic | 16 – 6 (F/5) | Germany | Rome, Italy |
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| July 17, 2008 | Austria | 5 – 16 (F/6) | Italy | Rome, Italy |
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| Qualified for the semi finals | |
| Did not qualify for the semi finals |
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 (6.00 RA/9) |
| 3 | Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 (7.62 RA/9) |
| 4 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 (11.25 RA/9) |
| July 15, 2008 | Lithuania | 8 – 7 | Russia | Viterbo, Italy |
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| July 15, 2008 | Netherlands | 14 – 0 (F/5) | Slovakia | Viterbo, Italy |
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| July 16, 2008 | Slovakia | 4 – 3 | Lithuania | Viterbo, Italy |
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| July 16, 2008 | Russia | 7 – 8 (F/8) | Netherlands | Viterbo, Italy |
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| July 17, 2008 | Slovakia | 0 – 12 (F/5) | Russia | Viterbo, Italy |
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| July 17, 2008 | Lithuania | 6 – 10 | Netherlands | Viterbo, Italy |
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| Qualified for the semi finals | |
| Did not qualify for the semi finals |
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| July 18, 2008 | Germany | 8 – 1 | Slovakia | Rome, Italy |
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| July 18, 2008 | Lithuania | 2 – 3 | Austria | Viterbo, Italy |
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| July 19, 2008 | Austria | 6 – 5 (F/8) | Slovakia | Montefiascone, Italy |
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| July 19, 2008 | Germany | 8 – 7 | Lithuania | Viterbo, Italy |
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| July 18, 2008 | Netherlands | 6 – 5 | Czech Republic | Viterbo, Italy |
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| July 18, 2008 | Italy | 2 – 4 | Russia | Rome, Italy |
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| July 19, 2008 | Czech Republic | 4 – 2 | Italy | Rome, Italy |
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| July 19, 2008 | Netherlands | 7 – 6 (F/8) | Russia | Rome, Italy |
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