2016 European Baseball Championship

2016 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Netherlands
Dates September 9-18, 2016
Teams 12 (from 1 continent)
Defending champions  Netherlands (2014)
Final positions
Champions
  Netherlands (22nd title)
Runner-up
  Spain
Third place
  Italy
Fourth place  Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played 45
Attendance 30,191 (671 per game)
Most Valuable Player Netherlands Stijn Van der Meer
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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 Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB), the City of Hoofddorp and the local baseball club Hoofddorp Pioniers.[1]

Qualification

The top ten teams of the 2014 European Championship qualified automatically for the tournament.[2] 2 additional teams qualified from the B-level tournament. Qualification started on 29 July 2014 with C level qualifiers for B level tournament.[3]

Pool Czech Republic Pool Regensburg

Belgium 		7th, 2014 European Baseball Championship
Italy 		2014 European Baseball Championship

Czech Republic 		4th, 2014 European Baseball Championship
France 		6th, 2014 European Baseball Championship

Greece 		10th, 2014 European Baseball Championship
Germany 		5th, 2014 European Baseball Championship

Netherlands 		2014 European Baseball Championship
Great Britain 		9th, 2014 European Baseball Championship

Russia 		8th, 2014 European Baseball Championship
Croatia 		Winner of Karlovac group

Spain 		2014 European Baseball Championship
Sweden 		Winner of Vienna group

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: www.baseballstats.eu[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
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Spain 5 0 1.000 – 43 5
 Italy 4 1 0.800 1.0 67 17
 Belgium 3 2 0.600 2.0 38 31
 France 2 3 0.400 3.0 30 28
 Croatia 1 4 0.200 4.0 16 45
 Greece 0 5 0.000 5.0 5 68

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
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Great Britain 2 1 .667 – 30 15
 Croatia 2 1 .667 - 25 6
 Greece 1 2 .333 1.0 5 30
 Russia 1 2 .333 1.0 12 21

Source: www.baseballstats.eu[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

Rk Team W L Pct. R RA
1st, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands 901.0006417
Lost in Gold medal game
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Spain 72.7785712
Failed to qualify for Gold medal game
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  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 Netherlands Stijn van der Meer
Best hitter Netherlands Yurendell DeCaster
Outstanding defensive player Spain Luis Guillorme

Statistics leaders

Batting

Statistic Name Total/Avg
Batting average* Netherlands Yurendell DeCaster .543
Hits Netherlands Yurendell DeCaster 19
Runs Italy Alessandro Vaglio 17
Home runs Netherlands Kalian Sams 4
RBI Italy Mattia Reginato
Netherlands Kalian Sams 		12
Walks Netherlands Gianison Boekhoudt
Spain Daniel Martínez 		11
Strikeouts Germany Maximilian Boldt
Czech Republic Matej Hejma
Netherlands Randolph Oduber 		9
Stolen bases Netherlands Roger Bernadina
France Felix Brown
Italy Alex Liddi 		4
On-base percentage* Italy Alessandro Vaglio .658
Slugging percentage* Italy Alessandro Vaglio .920
OPS* Italy Alessandro Vaglio 1.578

* Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per game

Pitching

Statistic Name Total/Avg
Wins Spain Rhiner Cruz 3
Losses 5 players 2
Saves 9 players 1
Innings pitched Croatia Antonio Horvatić
Germany Enorbel Márquez 		16.0
Hits allowed Greece Dimitrios Kourtis
Russia Andrey Lobanov 		19
Runs allowed Greece Dimitrios Kourtis 15
Earned runs allowed Greece Dimitrios Kourtis 15
ERA* Spain Antonio Noguera 0.00
Walks Russia Denis Leonov
Sweden Per Sjoers 		8
Strikeouts Russia Denis Leonov 18

* Minimum 1.0 inning pitched per game

References

  1. ↑ http://www.baseballeurope.com/post/2016_european_championship_to_be_held_in_hoofddorp
  2. ↑ 2014 Championships Summary
  3. ↑ Qualifier European Championship Seniors C-Level to be played in Ljubljana this week
  4. 1 2 3 4 "European Championships Seniors '16: Standings". www.baseballstats.eu. European Baseball Championship. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "European Championships Seniors '16: Schedule". www.baseballstats.eu. European Baseball Championship. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Netherlands win European Championship 2016
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