2014 European Baseball Championship
The 2014 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament held in the Czech Republic and Germany.[1]
Tournament details | |
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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) |
← 2012 2016 → |
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
Standings
Qualified for Pool C | |
Qualified for 7th-8th place game | |
Did not qualify for Pool C |
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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Italy | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 54 | 14 |
France | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 27 | 26 |
Germany | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 30 | 17 |
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 |
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September 12, 2014 | France | 3 – 2 | Germany | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1121 |
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September 13, 2014 | Sweden | 1 – 7 | Great Britain | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 335 |
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September 13, 2014 | Italy | 12 – 3 | Sweden | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 837 |
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September 13, 2014 | Great Britain | 5 – 9 (F/10) | France | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1077 |
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September 13, 2014 | Germany | 6 – 2 | Belgium | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1937 |
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September 14, 2014 | Sweden | 0 – 11 (F/6) | Belgium | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 397 |
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September 14, 2014 | Germany | 9 – 0 | Great Britain | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1511 |
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September 14, 2014 | Italy | 12 – 2 (F/8) | France | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 353 |
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September 15, 2014 | Belgium | 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 |
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September 15, 2014 | Italy | 5 – 1 | Germany | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1711 |
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September 16, 2014 | France | 5 – 4 | Belgium | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 165 |
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September 16, 2014 | Great Britain | 1 – 13 (F/7) | Italy | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 281 |
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September 16, 2014 | Germany | 12 – 8 | Sweden | Armin-Wolf-Arena, Regensburg Attendance: 1192 |
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Source: www.baseballstats.eu[5]
Standings
Qualified for Pool C | |
Qualified for 7th-8th place game | |
Did not qualify for Pool C |
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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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 |
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September 12, 2014 | Croatia | 2 – 19 (F/5) | Netherlands | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 115 |
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September 12, 2014 | Czech Republic | 5 – 0 | Russia | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 315 |
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September 13, 2014 | Spain | 18 – 2 (F/6) | Croatia | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 75 |
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September 13, 2014 | Russia | 14 – 1 (F/7) | Greece | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 250 |
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September 13, 2014 | Netherlands | 7 – 0 (Suspended F/5) | Czech Republic | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 580 |
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September 14, 2014 | Spain | 12 – 0 (F/7) | Russia | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 85 |
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September 14, 2014 | Netherlands | 11 – 0 (F/7) | Greece | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 92 |
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September 14, 2014 | Czech Republic | 13 – 2 | Croatia | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 195 |
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September 15, 2014 | Croatia | 10 – 3 | Russia | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 98 |
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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 |
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September 16, 2014 | Spain | 9 – 2 | Czech Republic | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 350 |
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September 16, 2014 | Russia | 1 – 12 (F/8) | Netherlands | Arrows Ostrava, Ostrava Attendance: 290 |
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Source: www.baseballstats.eu[5]
Round 2
Standings
Qualified for the Final | |
Did not qualify for the Final |
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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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 |
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September 18, 2014 | France | 3 – 14 (F/7) | Czech Republic | MBS, Brno Attendance: 340 |
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September 18, 2014 | Germany | 4 – 10 | Netherlands | MBS, Brno Attendance: 280 |
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September 19, 2014 | Netherlands | 14 – 5 | France | MBS, Brno Attendance: 200 |
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September 19, 2014 | Spain | 4 – 3 | Germany | MBS, Brno Attendance: 170 |
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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 |
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September 20, 2014 | Germany | 5 – 2 | Czech Republic | MBS, Brno Attendance: 620 |
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September 20, 2014 | Italy | 0 – 5 | Netherlands | MBS, Brno Attendance: 410 |
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Source: www.baseballstats.eu[5]
7th/8th place game
September 18, 2014 | Belgium | 12 – 2 (F/8) | Russia | Strawberry Field, Blansko Attendance: 162 |
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Source: www.baseballstats.eu[5]
Standings
relegated to Division B |
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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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 |
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September 18, 2014 | Great Britain | 10 – 4 | Greece | Na Hvezda, Třebíč Attendance: 92 |
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September 19, 2014 | Sweden | 2 – 0 | Greece | Hvezda, Třebíč Attendance: 165 |
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September 19, 2014 | Great Britain | 9 – 0 | Croatia | Na Hvezda, Třebíč Attendance: 180 |
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Source: www.baseballstats.eu[5]
Final
September 21, 2014 | Netherlands | 6 – 3 | Italy | MBS, Brno Attendance: 840 |
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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.
- "European Championships Seniors '14: Standings". baseballstats.eu. baseballstats.eu. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- "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)