2014 European Baseball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |
 Czech Republic Germany |
| Dates | 12 – 21 September 2014 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 continent) |
| Defending champions |
 Italy (2012) |
| Final positions | |
Champions |
 Netherlands (21st title) |
Runner-up |
Italy |
Third place |
 Spain |
| Fourth place |
Czech Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 45 |
| Attendance | 20,234 (450 per game) |
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The 2014 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament held in the Czech Republic and Germany.[1]
The defending champion Italy lost in the final to the Netherlands, who became champion for the 21st time.[2][3]
Qualification
Main article: 2014 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
The top ten teams of the 2012 European Championship were 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 |
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 54 | 14 |
 France | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 27 | 26 |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 30 | 17 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | 29 | 22 |
 Great Britain | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 13 | 37 |
 Sweden | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5 | 15 | 50 |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[4]
Schedule
| September 12, 2014 | Sweden |
postponed | Great Britain |
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 0 |
| September 12, 2014 | Belgium |
7 – 12 | Italy |
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 307 |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2014 | France |
3 – 2 | Germany |
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1121 |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2014 | Sweden |
1 – 7 | Great Britain |
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 335 |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2014 | Italy |
12 – 3 | Sweden |
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 837 |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2014 | Great Britain |
5 – 9 (F/10) | France |
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1077 |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2014 | Germany |
6 – 2 | Belgium |
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1937 |
| Boxscore |
| September 14, 2014 | Sweden |
0 – 11 (F/6) | Belgium |
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 397 |
| Boxscore |
| September 14, 2014 | Germany |
9 – 0 | Great Britain |
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1511 |
| Boxscore |
| September 14, 2014 | Italy |
12 – 2 (F/8) | France |
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 353 |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2014 | Belgium |
5 – 0 | Great Britain |
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 174 |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2014 | Sweden |
3 – 8 | France |
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 367 |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2014 | Italy |
5 – 1 | Germany |
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1711 |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2014 | France |
5 – 4 | Belgium |
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 165 |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2014 | Great Britain |
1 – 13 (F/7) | Italy |
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 281 |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2014 | Germany |
12 – 8 | Sweden |
Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1192 |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 68 | 10 |
| Spain | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 61 | 28 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 37 | 20 |
 Russia | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 18 | 40 |
 Croatia | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 16 | 63 |
 Greece | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 16 | 57 |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[4]
Schedule
| September 12, 2014 | Greece |
3 – 15 | Spain |
Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 210 |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2014 | Croatia |
2 – 19 (F/5) | Netherlands |
Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 115 |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2014 | Czech Republic |
5 – 0 | Russia |
Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 315 |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2014 | Spain |
18 – 2 (F/6) | Croatia |
Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 75 |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2014 | Russia |
14 – 1 (F/7) | Greece |
Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 250 |
| Boxscore |
| September 13, 2014 | Netherlands |
7 – 0 (Suspended F/5) | Czech Republic |
Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 580 |
| Boxscore |
| September 14, 2014 | Spain |
12 – 0 (F/7) | Russia |
Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 85 |
| Boxscore |
| September 14, 2014 | Netherlands |
11 – 0 (F/7) | Greece |
Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 92 |
| Boxscore |
| September 14, 2014 | Czech Republic |
13 – 2 | Croatia |
Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 195 |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2014 | Croatia |
10 – 3 | Russia |
Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 98 |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2014 | Czech Republic |
17 – 2 (F/6) | Greece |
Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 250 |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2014 | Netherlands |
19 – 7 (F/7) | Spain |
Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 123 |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2014 | Greece |
10 – 0 (F/7) | Croatia |
Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 96 |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2014 | Spain |
9 – 2 | Czech Republic |
Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 350 |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2014 | Russia |
1 – 12 (F/8) | Netherlands |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 55 | 16 |
| Italy | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 32 | 13 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 34 | 35 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 19 | 33 |
| Germany | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 15 | 24 |
| France | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 18 | 52 |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[4]
Schedule
| September 18, 2014 | Italy |
6 – 4 | Spain |
MBS, Brno Attendance: 250 |
| Boxscore |
| September 18, 2014 | France |
3 – 14 (F/7) | Czech Republic |
MBS, Brno Attendance: 340 |
| Boxscore |
| September 18, 2014 | Germany |
4 – 10 | Netherlands |
MBS, Brno Attendance: 280 |
| Boxscore |
| September 19, 2014 | Netherlands |
14 – 5 | France |
MBS, Brno Attendance: 200 |
| Boxscore |
| September 19, 2014 | Spain |
4 – 3 | Germany |
MBS, Brno Attendance: 170 |
| Boxscore |
| September 19, 2014 | Czech Republic |
1 – 9 | Italy |
MBS, Brno Attendance: 687 |
| Boxscore |
| September 20, 2014 | Spain |
10 – 5 | France |
MBS, Brno Attendance: 89 |
| Boxscore |
| September 20, 2014 | Germany |
5 – 2 | Czech Republic |
MBS, Brno Attendance: 620 |
| Boxscore |
| September 20, 2014 | Italy |
0 – 5 | Netherlands |
MBS, Brno Attendance: 410 |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[5]
Classification game
7th/8th place game
| September 18, 2014 | Belgium |
12 – 2 (F/8) | Russia |
Strawberry Field, Blansko Attendance: 162 |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[5]
Pool D
Standings
| relegated to Division B |
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 26 | 5 |
| Greece | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 14 | 12 |
| Sweden | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 13 | 18 |
| Croatia | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 11 | 29 |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[4]
Schedule
| September 18, 2014 | Croatia |
11 – 10 | Sweden |
Hvezda, Třebíč Attendance: 85 |
| Boxscore |
| September 18, 2014 | Great Britain |
10 – 4 | Greece |
Na Hvezda, Třebíč Attendance: 92 |
| Boxscore |
| September 19, 2014 | Sweden |
2 – 0 | Greece |
Hvezda, Třebíč Attendance: 165 |
| Boxscore |
| September 19, 2014 | Great Britain |
9 – 0 | Croatia |
Na Hvezda, Třebíč Attendance: 180 |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[5]
Final
| September 21, 2014 | Netherlands |
6 – 3 | Italy |
MBS, Brno Attendance: 840 |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[5]
Final standings
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References
- ↑ "2014 European Championship awarded to Czech Republic". http://www.ibaf.org''. IBAF. October 7, 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ Maxime Zech (September 22, 2014). "Netherlands beats Italy for ’14 European Championship". http://www.nltimes.nl''. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ "Home Run happy Netherlands 2014 European Baseball Champion". http://www.mister-baseball.com''. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "European Championships Seniors '14: Standings". http://www.baseballstats.eu''. baseballstats.eu. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "European Championships Seniors '14: Schedule". http://www.baseballstats.eu''. baseballstats.eu. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
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