2021 European Baseball Championship

The 2021 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament organized by the Confederation of European Baseball. The 2021 Championship was held September 12–19, 2021, in Turin, Italy.

2021 European Baseball Championship

Tournament details
Country	Italy
Dates	12–19 September 2021
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (24th title)
Runners-up	Israel
Third place	Italy
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Games played	48
Awards
MVP	Roger Bernadina
← 2019 2023 →

Qualification

Main article: 2021 European Baseball Championship – Qualification

The 12 teams of the 2019 European Championship qualified automatically for the tournament. Four additional teams, Russia, Ukraine, Slovakia, and Greece, qualified from the 17-team B-Pool tournament.

Team	Qualification result		Team	Qualification result
Netherlands	2019 European Baseball Championship		Great Britain	9th, 2019 European Baseball Championship
Italy	2019 European Baseball Championship		Austria	10th, 2019 European Baseball Championship
Spain	2019 European Baseball Championship		Croatia	11th, 2019 European Baseball Championship
Israel	4th, 2019 European Baseball Championship		Sweden	12th, 2019 European Baseball Championship
Czech Republic	5th, 2019 European Baseball Championship		Greece	Winner of the Utena qualification group against  Lithuania[1]
Germany	6th, 2019 European Baseball Championship		Russia	Winner of the Moscow qualification group against  Belarus[1]
Belgium	7th, 2019 European Baseball Championship		Slovakia	Winner of the Bratislava qualification group against  Ireland[1]
France	7th, 2019 European Baseball Championship		Ukraine	Winner of the Belgrade qualification group against  Serbia[1]

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Italy (H)	3	3	0	41	7	+34	1.000	—	Qualified for Quarterfinals
2	Belgium	3	1	2	19	30	−11	.333	2
3	Austria	3	1	2	26	39	−13	.333	2	Qualified for Relegation Round
4	Greece	3	1	2	21	31	−10	.333	2

Source: ^[2]
(H) Hosts

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)	Belgium	11–12	Austria	Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
		Boxscore

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)	Greece	3–13 (7)	Italy	Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
		Boxscore

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13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)	Austria	13–14 (12)	Greece	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)	Italy	14–3 (7)	Belgium	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

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14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)	Greece	4–5	Belgium	Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
		Boxscore

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)	Austria	1–14 (7)	Italy	Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
		Boxscore

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	42	2	+40	1.000	—	Qualified for Quarterfinals
2	Croatia	3	2	1	17	17	0	.667	1
3	Germany	3	1	2	19	28	−9	.333	2	Qualified for Relegation Round
4	Ukraine	3	0	3	8	39	−31	.000	3

Source: ^[2]

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)	Germany	2–8	Croatia	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)	Ukraine	0–15 (5)	Spain	Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
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13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)	Croatia	9–3	Ukraine	Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
		Boxscore

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)	Spain	15–2 (7)	Germany	Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
		Boxscore

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14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)	Ukraine	5–15 (7)	Germany	Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
		Boxscore

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)	Croatia	0–12 (7)	Spain	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Israel	3	3	0	23	5	+18	1.000	—	Qualified for Quarterfinals
2	Great Britain	3	1	2	17	20	−3	.333	2
3	Russia	3	1	2	12	13	−1	.333	2	Qualified for Relegation Round
4	France	3	1	2	7	21	−14	.333	2

Source: ^[2]

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)	Russia	1–2 (10)	Israel	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)	France	2–7	Great Britain	Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
		Boxscore

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13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)	Great Britain	6–7	Russia	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
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13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)	Israel	10–0	France	Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
		Boxscore

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14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)	Great Britain	4–11	Israel	Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
		Boxscore

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)	Russia	4–5	France	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	37	6	+31	1.000	—	Qualified for Quarterfinals
2	Czech Republic	3	2	1	20	15	+5	.667	1
3	Sweden	3	1	2	17	21	−4	.333	2	Qualified for Relegation Round
4	Slovakia	3	0	3	3	35	−32	.000	3

Source: ^[2]

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)	Czech Republic	6–1	Sweden	Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
		Boxscore

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)	Slovakia	0–11 (7)	Netherlands	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

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13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)	Sweden	11–0 (7)	Slovakia	Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
		Boxscore

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)	Netherlands	11–1	Czech Republic	Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
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14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)	Sweden	5–15 (7)	Netherlands	Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
		Boxscore

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)	Slovakia	3–13 (7)	Czech Republic	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

Play-offs

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	16 September, 20:30
	C1  Israel	3
					17 September, 20:30
	D2  Czech Republic	2
					Israel	11
	16 September, 15:00
					Italy	5
	A1  Italy	8
									19 September, 20:30
	B2  Croatia	5
									Israel	4
	16 September, 15:30
									Netherlands	9
	B1  Spain	5
					17 September, 15:00
	A2  Belgium	2
					Spain	8
	16 September, 20:30
					Netherlands	9			3rd Place
	D1  Netherlands	7
									19 September, 15:00
	C2  Great Britain	5
									Italy	2
									Spain	0

Quarter-finals

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 15:00	Italy	8–5	Croatia	Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
		Boxscore

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 15:30	Spain	5–2	Belgium	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 20:30	Israel	3–2	Czech Republic	Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
		Boxscore

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 20:30	Netherlands	7–5	Great Britain	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

Semi-finals

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) 16:00	Spain	8–9	Netherlands	Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
		Boxscore

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) 20:30	Israel	11–5	Italy	Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
		Boxscore

Bronze-medal

19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) 15:00	Italy	2–0	Spain	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

Final

19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) 20:30	Israel	4–9	Netherlands	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

Placement round 5th–8th place

	Classification games				5th place
	17 September, 15:30
	Czech Republic	17
					18 September, 20:30
	Croatia	2
					Czech Republic	8
	17 September, 15:00
					Great Britain	5
	Belgium	11
	Great Britain	12
					7th place
					18 September, 15:00
					Belgium	8
					Croatia	12

Classification games

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) 15:00	Belgium	11–12	Great Britain	Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
		Boxscore

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) 15:30	Czech Republic	17–2	Croatia	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

7th place

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 15:00	Belgium	8–12	Croatia	Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
		Boxscore

5th place

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 20:30	Great Britain	5–8	Czech Republic	Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
		Boxscore

Relegation rounds

	Relegation round				9–12th places				9th place
	15 September, 16:00
	A3  Austria	4
					16 September, 10:30
	D4  Slovakia	3
					Austria	4
	15 September, 15:00
					Russia	14
	C3  Russia	15
									18 September, 15:30
	B4  Ukraine	5
									Russia	1
	15 September, 15:30
									Germany	4
	D3  Sweden	10
					16 September, 16:00
	A4  Greece	0
					Sweden	2
	15 September, 20:30
					Germany	13			11th place
	B3  Germany	3
									18 September, 11:00
	C4  France	2
									Austria	5
									Sweden	0

Relegation round

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) 15:00	Russia	15–5 (7)	Ukraine	Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
		Boxscore

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) 15:30	Germany	3–2	France	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) 16:00	Austria	4–3	Slovakia	Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
		Boxscore

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) 20:30	Sweden	10–0 (7)	Greece	Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
		Boxscore

9–12th places classification

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 10:30	Austria	4–14 (7)	Russia	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 16:00	Sweden	2–13 (7)	Germany	Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
		Boxscore

11th place

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 11:00	Austria	5–0	Sweden	Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
		Boxscore

9th place

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 15:30	Russia	1–4	Germany	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

13–16th places classification

	13–16th places				13th place
	17 September, 10:00
	Slovakia	4
					18 September, 10:30
	Ukraine	5
					Ukraine	5
	17 September, 10:30
					Greece	4
	Greece	12
	France	9
					15th place
					18 September, 10:00
					Slovakia	5
					France	6

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) 10:00	Slovakia	4–5	Ukraine	Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
		Boxscore

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) 10:30	Greece	12–9	France	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

15th place

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 10:00	Slovakia	5–6	France	Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
		Boxscore

13th place

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 10:30	Ukraine	5–4	Greece	Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
		Boxscore

Final standings

Rk	Team	W	L	Pct.	R	RA
	Netherlands	6	0	1.0	62	23
	Israel	5	1	.833	42	21
	Italy	5	1	.833	56	23
4	Spain	4	2	.667	55	15
5	Czech Republic	4	2	.667	47	25
6	Great Britain	2	4	.333	39	46
7	Croatia	3	3	.500	36	50
8	Belgium	1	5	.167	40	59
9	Germany	4	2	.667	39	33
10	Russia	3	3	.500	42	26
11	Austria	3	3	.500	39	56
12	Sweden	2	4	.333	29	39
13	Ukraine	2	4	.333	23	52
14	Greece	2	4	.333	37	54
15	France	2	4	.333	24	41
16	Slovakia	0	6	.000	15	50

Statistics leaders

Batting Statistic[3] Name Total/Avg Batting average* Edison Valerio .682 Hits Edison Valerio 15 Runs Roger Bernadina 13 Home runs Matěj Hejma Assaf Lowengart 4 RBIs Assaf Lowengart 13 Walks Roger Bernadina 9 Strikeouts Jordan Petrushka 13 Stolen bases Ray-Patrick Didder 7 On-base percentage* Edison Valerio .731 Slugging percentage* Edison Valerio 1.136 OPS* Edison Valerio 1.867 * Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per game

Pitching Statistic[3] Name Total/Avg Wins 5 players 2 Losses 4 players 2 Saves Wendell Floranus 3 Innings pitched Heorhii Hvrytishvili Joey Wagman 16.0 Hits allowed Jonathan Kountis 19 Runs allowed Drew Janssen 18 Earned runs allowed Drew Janssen 13 ERA* Alexander Webb 0.00 Walks Alex Gounaris 10 Strikeouts Joey Wagman 18 * Minimum 1.0 inning pitched per game