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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Czech Republic Germany | 
| Dates | 12 – 21 September 2014 | 
| Teams | 12 | 
| 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) | 
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
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.webp) 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 .svg.png.webp) | 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 | .svg.png.webp) Belgium | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1937 | 
| Boxscore | 
| September 14, 2014 | Sweden  | 0 – 11 (F/6) | .svg.png.webp) 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 .svg.png.webp) | 5 – 0 |  Great Britain | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 174 | 
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| 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | 
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| September 15, 2014 | Netherlands  | 19 – 7 (F/7) |  Spain | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 123 | 
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| 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 | 
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| 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 .svg.png.webp) | 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". ibaf.org. IBAF. October 7, 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ Maxime Zech (September 22, 2014). "Netherlands beats Italy for '14 European Championship". nltimes.nl. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ "Home Run happy Netherlands 2014 European Baseball Champion". mister-baseball.com. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "European Championships Seniors '14: Standings". baseballstats.eu. baseballstats.eu. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "European Championships Seniors '14: Schedule". baseballstats.eu. baseballstats.eu. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
External links
- European cup 2014 Germany official site (in German)
- European cup 2014 Czech official site (in Czech)






