1993 European Baseball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Sweden |
| City | Stockholm |
| Dates | 9–18 July 1993 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (14th title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Third place |  Sweden |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Most HRs | Netherlands Marcel Joost (3) |
| Most SBs | Netherlands Eddie Dix (8) |
| Most Ks (as pitcher) | Italy Massimiliano Masin (19) |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Netherlands Marcel Joost |
The 1993 European Baseball Championship was held in Stockholm, Sweden between 9–18 July 1993 and was won by the Netherlands. Defending champion Italy finished second.
The host team, Sweden, finished third, defeating France in a best-of-five game series. It was Sweden's first time hosting such an international tournament, and it increased baseball participation in the country. However, the Swedish baseball association lost kr 350,000 organizing the event, and Sweden has not won a medal in the competition since 1993.[1][2]
Russia finished last in its first appearance in the tournament, after joining the Confederation of European Baseball in 1992 following the breakup of the Soviet Union.[3]
Standings
[edit | edit source]| Pos. | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 7–1 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 5–3 |
| 3 | Sweden
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5–4 |
| 4 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 4–5 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 5–3 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 4–4 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 2–6 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 1–7 |
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Format
[edit | edit source]The eight teams in the tournament were split into two groups that competed in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group then advanced to a one-game semifinal match. The winners and losers of each semifinal then matched up in a best-of-five-game medal round. The bottom two finishers in each initial group competed in another round-robin format to determine the final standings.[1][5]
Awards
[edit | edit source]- Most valuable player: Netherlands Marcel Joost
- Best hitter: Johan Hasselström
- Best pitcher: Netherlands Patrick Klerx
Source[1]
Statistical leaders
[edit | edit source]Batters
[edit | edit source]- Most home runs: Netherlands Marcel Joost, 3
- Most hits: Netherlands Jeffrey Cranston, 18
- Most runs scored: Netherlands Joost, 14
- Most stolen bases: Netherlands Eddie Dix, 8
Pitchers
[edit | edit source]- Best win–loss record: Mikael Aho, Belgium Oswald Boermans, Spain Rubén Garcia, Netherlands Patrick Klerx, Netherlands Geoffrey Kohl, Italy Massimiliano Masin, France Samuel Meurant: 2–0
- Most strikeouts: Italy Masin, 19
- Most innings pitched: Russia Leonid Korneev, 25
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