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 last place at the end of the tournament and its wins in the preliminary round vacated due to the use of ineligible players.^[2] This was the first time that five teams, rather than two, were relegated to the B-Pool.

2007 European Baseball Championship

Tournament details
Country	Spain
Venue(s)	3 (in 1 host city)
Dates	7 – 16 September 2007
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (20th title)
Runners-up	Great Britain
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played	42
Attendance	19,456 (463 per game)
Best BA	Brant Ust (.600)
Most HRs	Raylinos Legito (2)
Most SBs	Roger Bernadina (4)
Best ERA	Nicolas Dubaut (0.00)
Awards
MVP	Brant Ust
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Qualification

Main article: 2007 European Baseball Championship - Qualification

Round 1

Pool A

Standings

	Qualified for Pool C
	Did not qualify for Pool C

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB
Netherlands	5	0	1.000	-
Germany	4	1	.800	1
Sweden	3	2	.600	2
Czech Republic	2	3	.400	3
Croatia	1	4	.200	4
Austria	0	5	.000	5

Source: www.baseballstats.eu^[3]

Schedule

September 8, 2007	Sweden	1 – 9	Germany	Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 250
		Boxscore

September 8, 2007	Czech Republic	4 – 1 (Forfeit)	Croatia	Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 150
		Boxscore

September 8, 2007	Austria	0 – 22 (F/5)	Netherlands	Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 300
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September 9, 2007	Croatia	2 – 11	Sweden	Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 400
		Boxscore

September 9, 2007	Germany	10 – 0 (F/7)	Austria	Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 102
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September 9, 2007	Netherlands	11 – 0 (F/7)	Czech Republic	Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 400
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September 10, 2007	Netherlands	14 – 2 (F/7)	Sweden	Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 106
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September 10, 2007	Czech Republic	6 – 2 (Forfeit)	Austria	Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 150
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September 10, 2007	Germany	8 – 7	Croatia	Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 303
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September 11, 2007	Netherlands	6 – 3	Germany	Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 350
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September 11, 2007	Austria	3 – 8	Croatia	Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 300
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September 11, 2007	Czech Republic	1 – 2	Sweden	Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 200
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September 12, 2007	Germany	6 – 1	Czech Republic	Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 500
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September 12, 2007	Croatia	0 – 13 (F/7)	Netherlands	Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 250
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September 12, 2007	Sweden	4 – 1	Austria	Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 105
		Boxscore

Source: www.baseballstats.eu^[4]

Pool B

Standings

	Qualified for Pool C
	Did not qualify for Pool C

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	Tiebreaker
Great Britain	4	1	0.800	-	1-0
Spain	4	1	0.800	-	0-1
France	3	2	0.600	1	1-0
Italy	3	2	0.600	1	0-1
Ukraine	1	4	0.200	3	–
Russia	0	5	0.000	4	–

Source: www.baseballstats.eu^[3]

Schedule

September 7, 2007	Great Britain	12 – 8	Spain	Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 2,500
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September 8, 2007	Ukraine	0 – 13	Italy	Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 100
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September 8, 2007	France	4 – 2	Russia	Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 400
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September 9, 2007	Spain	5 – 4	Ukraine	Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 400
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September 9, 2007	Italy	1 – 5	France	Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 750
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September 9, 2007	Russia	7 – 10	Great Britain	Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 500
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September 10, 2007	France	6 – 2	Ukraine	Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 71
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September 10, 2007	Spain	4 – 0	Russia	Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 600
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September 10, 2007	Italy	6 – 0	Great Britain	Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 200
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September 11, 2007	France	3 – 4	Great Britain	Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 303
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September 11, 2007	Ukraine	4 – 3 (F/11)	Russia	Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 56
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September 11, 2007	Italy	4 – 6	Spain	Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 1,200
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September 12, 2007	Russia	2 – 7	Italy	Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 300
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September 12, 2007	Great Britain	9 – 0	Ukraine	Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 500
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September 12, 2007	Spain	6 – 2	France	Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 850
		Boxscore

Source: www.baseballstats.eu^[4]

Classification games

11th/12th place

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

9th/10th place

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

7th/8th place

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

Source: www.baseballstats.eu^[4]

Pool C

Standings

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	Tiebreaker
Netherlands	5	0	1.000	–	–
Great Britain	3	2	.600	2	1-1 (7.50 RA/9)
Spain	3	2	.600	2	1-1 (7.50 RA/9)
Germany	3	2	.600	2	1-1 (9.00 RA/9)
France	1	4	.200	4	–
Sweden	0	5	.000	5	–

Source: www.baseballstats.eu^[3]

Schedule

September 14, 2007	Sweden	7 – 10	Great Britain	Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 100
		Boxscore

September 14, 2007	Netherlands	18 – 0 (F/7)	France	Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 1,000
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September 14, 2007	Germany	3 – 11	Spain	Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 1,000
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September 15, 2007	Sweden	0 – 10 (F/7)	France	Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 200
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September 15, 2007	Great Britain	5 – 7	Germany	Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 200
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September 15, 2007	Spain	8 – 10 (F/11)	Netherlands	Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 2,000
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September 16, 2007	Germany	7 – 1	France	Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 100
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September 16, 2007	Netherlands	6 – 1	Great Britain	Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 500
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September 16, 2007	Sweden	5 – 8	Spain	Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 1,200
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Source: www.baseballstats.eu^[4]

Final standings

Rk Team 1  Netherlands 2  Great Britain 3  Spain 4  Germany 5  France 6  Sweden Failed to qualify for Pool C 7  Italy 8  Croatia 9  Ukraine 10  Russia 11  Austria Originally placed 8th[5] 12  Czech Republic

2007 European Baseball Championship  Netherlands 20th title

Source: www.baseballstats.eu^[3]

Awards

The CEB announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.^[6]

All Star Team

Position	Player
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

• Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification