2007 European Baseball Championship

The 2007 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament held from September 7 to 16, between national baseball teams of the Confederation of European Baseball. The tournament was held in Barcelona, Spain and served as the qualifying competition for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The Netherlands won the tournament for the 5th consecutive time and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Great Britain and Spain advanced to a final qualifying tournament in Taiwan. Prior to the tournament, Greece was removed by the European Baseball Confederation and replaced with Austria.[1] Czech Republic was downgraded to the last place at the end of the tournament and its wins in the preliminary round vacated. This was the first time that 5 teams instead of 2 were relegated to the B-Pool.

2007 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountrySpain
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Dates7 – 16 September 2007
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (20th title)
Runner-up Great Britain
Third place Spain
Fourth place Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played42
Attendance19,456 (463 per game)
Best BAUnited Kingdom Brant Ust (.600)
Most HRsNetherlands Raylinos Legito (2)
Most SBsNetherlands Roger Bernadina (4)
Best ERAFrance Nicolas Dubaut (0.00)
MVPUnited Kingdom Brant Ust
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Qualification

Round 1

Pool A

Standings

Qualified for Pool C
Did not qualify for Pool C
Teams W L Pct.GB
 Netherlands501.000-
 Germany41.8001
 Sweden32.6002
 Czech Republic23.4003
 Croatia14.2004
 Austria05.0005

Source: www.baseballstats.eu[2]

Schedule

September 8, 2007Sweden  1 – 9  GermanyViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 250
Boxscore
September 8, 2007Czech Republic  4 – 1 (Forfeit)  CroatiaSant Boi, Spain
Attendance: 150
Boxscore
September 8, 2007Austria  0 – 22 (F/5)  NetherlandsViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 300
Boxscore

September 9, 2007Croatia  2 – 11  SwedenMontjuïc, Spain
Attendance: 400
Boxscore
September 9, 2007Germany  10 – 0 (F/7)  AustriaSant Boi, Spain
Attendance: 102
Boxscore
September 9, 2007Netherlands  11 – 0 (F/7)  Czech RepublicViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 400
Boxscore

September 10, 2007Netherlands  14 – 2 (F/7)  SwedenMontjuïc, Spain
Attendance: 106
Boxscore
September 10, 2007Czech Republic  6 – 2 (Forfeit)  AustriaViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 150
Boxscore
September 10, 2007Germany  8 – 7  CroatiaViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 303
Boxscore

September 11, 2007Netherlands  6 – 3  GermanyMontjuïc, Spain
Attendance: 350
Boxscore
September 11, 2007Austria  3 – 8  CroatiaViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 300
Boxscore
September 11, 2007Czech Republic  1 – 2  SwedenMontjuïc, Spain
Attendance: 200
Boxscore

September 12, 2007Germany  6 – 1  Czech RepublicMontjuïc, Spain
Attendance: 500
Boxscore
September 12, 2007Croatia  0 – 13 (F/7)  NetherlandsViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 250
Boxscore
September 12, 2007Sweden  4 – 1  AustriaViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 105
Boxscore

Source: www.baseballstats.eu[3]

Pool B

Standings

Qualified for Pool C
Did not qualify for Pool C
Teams W L Pct.GBTiebreaker
 Great Britain410.800-1-0
 Spain410.800-0-1
 France320.60011-0
 Italy320.60010-1
 Ukraine140.2003
 Russia050.0004

Source: www.baseballstats.eu[2]

Schedule

September 7, 2007Great Britain  12 – 8  SpainMontjuïc, Spain
Attendance: 2,500
Boxscore

September 8, 2007Ukraine  0 – 13  ItalyMontjuïc, Spain
Attendance: 100
Boxscore
September 8, 2007France  4 – 2  RussiaMontjuïc, Spain
Attendance: 400
Boxscore

September 9, 2007Spain  5 – 4  UkraineViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 400
Boxscore
September 9, 2007Italy  1 – 5  FranceMontjuïc, Spain
Attendance: 750
Boxscore
September 9, 2007Russia  7 – 10  Great BritainSant Boi, Spain
Attendance: 500
Boxscore

September 10, 2007France  6 – 2  UkraineSant Boi, Spain
Attendance: 71
Boxscore
September 10, 2007Spain  4 – 0  RussiaViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 600
Boxscore
September 10, 2007Italy  6 – 0  Great BritainMontjuïc, Spain
Attendance: 200
Boxscore

September 11, 2007France  3 – 4  Great BritainSant Boi, Spain
Attendance: 303
Boxscore
September 11, 2007Ukraine  4 – 3 (F/11)  RussiaSant Boi, Spain
Attendance: 56
Boxscore
September 11, 2007Italy  4 – 6  SpainViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 1,200
Boxscore

September 12, 2007Russia  2 – 7  ItalyViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 300
Boxscore
September 12, 2007Great Britain  9 – 0  UkraineSant Boi, Spain
Attendance: 500
Boxscore
September 12, 2007Spain  6 – 2  FranceMontjuïc, Spain
Attendance: 850
Boxscore

Source: www.baseballstats.eu[3]

Classification games

11th/12th place

September 13, 2007Russia  7 – 2  AustriaSant Boi, Spain
Attendance: 100
Boxscore

9th/10th place

September 13, 2007Ukraine  1 – 2  CroatiaViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 250
Boxscore

7th/8th place

September 13, 2007Czech Republic  2 – 7  ItalyMontjuïc, Spain
Attendance: 300
Boxscore

Source: www.baseballstats.eu[3]

Pool C

Standings

Teams W L Pct.GBTiebreaker
 Netherlands501.000
 Great Britain32.60021-1 (7.50 RA/9)
 Spain32.60021-1 (7.50 RA/9)
 Germany32.60021-1 (9.00 RA/9)
 France14.2004
 Sweden05.0005

Source: www.baseballstats.eu[2]

Schedule

September 14, 2007Sweden  7 – 10  Great BritainViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 100
Boxscore
September 14, 2007Netherlands  18 – 0 (F/7)  FranceMontjuïc, Spain
Attendance: 1,000
Boxscore
September 14, 2007Germany  3 – 11  SpainMontjuïc, Spain
Attendance: 1,000
Boxscore

September 15, 2007Sweden  0 – 10 (F/7)  FranceMontjuïc, Spain
Attendance: 200
Boxscore
September 15, 2007Great Britain  5 – 7  GermanyViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 200
Boxscore
September 15, 2007Spain  8 – 10 (F/11)  NetherlandsViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 2,000
Boxscore

September 16, 2007Germany  7 – 1  FranceViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 100
Boxscore
September 16, 2007Netherlands  6 – 1  Great BritainMontjuïc, Spain
Attendance: 500
Boxscore
September 16, 2007Sweden  5 – 8  SpainViladecans, Spain
Attendance: 1,200
Boxscore

Source: www.baseballstats.eu[3]

Final standings

 2007 European Baseball Championship 

Netherlands
20th title

Source: www.baseballstats.eu[2]

Awards

The CEB announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.[5]

All Star Team
PositionPlayer
Pitcher (RHP) David Bergman
Pitcher (LHP) Enorbel Marquez
Catcher Mike Nickeas
First Base Ian Young
Second Base Yurendell DeCaster
Third Base Raylinos Legito
Short Stop Brant Ust
Outfield Roger Bernadina
Daniel Figueroa
Sasha Lutz
Designated Hitter Sharnol Adriana

Attendance

  • Total Attendance : 19,546
  • Average Attendance : 465

See also

References