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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Spain |
| Dates | 7 – 16 September 2007 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venues | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Defending champions |  Netherlands (2005) |
| Final positions | |
Champions | Netherlands (20th title) |
Runner-up |  Great Britain |
Third place | Spain |
| Fourth place |  Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 42 |
| Attendance | 19,456 (463 per game) |
| Best batting average | Brant Ust (.600) |
| Most homeruns hit | Raylinos Legito (2) |
| Most stolen bases | Roger Bernadina (4) |
| Best ERA |  Nicolas Dubaut (0.00) |
| Most Valuable Player | Brant Ust |
← 2005 2010 → | |
Qualification
Round 1
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[2]
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 |
| Boxscore |
| 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 |
| Boxscore |
| September 9, 2007 | Netherlands |
11 – 0 (F/7) | Czech Republic |
Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 400 |
| Boxscore |
| September 10, 2007 | Netherlands |
14 – 2 (F/7) | Sweden |
Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 106 |
| Boxscore |
| September 10, 2007 | Czech Republic |
6 – 2 (Forfeit) | Austria |
Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 150 |
| Boxscore |
| September 10, 2007 | Germany |
8 – 7 | Croatia |
Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 303 |
| Boxscore |
| September 11, 2007 | Netherlands |
6 – 3 | Germany |
Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 350 |
| Boxscore |
| September 11, 2007 | Austria |
3 – 8 | Croatia |
Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 300 |
| Boxscore |
| September 11, 2007 | Czech Republic |
1 – 2 | Sweden |
Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 200 |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2007 | Germany |
6 – 1 | Czech Republic |
Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 500 |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2007 | Croatia |
0 – 13 (F/7) | Netherlands |
Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 250 |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2007 | Sweden |
4 – 1 | Austria |
Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 105 |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[3]
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[2]
Schedule
| September 7, 2007 | Great Britain |
12 – 8 | Spain |
Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 2,500 |
| Boxscore |
| September 8, 2007 | Ukraine |
0 – 13 | Italy |
Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 100 |
| Boxscore |
| September 8, 2007 | France |
4 – 2 | Russia |
Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 400 |
| Boxscore |
| September 9, 2007 | Spain |
5 – 4 | Ukraine |
Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 400 |
| Boxscore |
| September 9, 2007 | Italy |
1 – 5 | France |
Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 750 |
| Boxscore |
| September 9, 2007 | Russia |
7 – 10 | Great Britain |
Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 500 |
| Boxscore |
| September 10, 2007 | France |
6 – 2 | Ukraine |
Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 71 |
| Boxscore |
| September 10, 2007 | Spain |
4 – 0 | Russia |
Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 600 |
| Boxscore |
| September 10, 2007 | Italy |
6 – 0 | Great Britain |
Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 200 |
| Boxscore |
| September 11, 2007 | France |
3 – 4 | Great Britain |
Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 303 |
| Boxscore |
| September 11, 2007 | Ukraine |
4 – 3 (F/11) | Russia |
Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 56 |
| Boxscore |
| September 11, 2007 | Italy |
4 – 6 | Spain |
Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 1,200 |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2007 | Russia |
2 – 7 | Italy |
Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 300 |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2007 | Great Britain |
9 – 0 | Ukraine |
Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 500 |
| Boxscore |
| September 12, 2007 | Spain |
6 – 2 | France |
Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 850 |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[3]
7th/8th place
| September 13, 2007 | Czech Republic |
2 – 7 | Italy |
Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 300 |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[3]
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[2]
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 |
| Boxscore |
| September 14, 2007 | Germany |
3 – 11 | Spain |
Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 1,000 |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2007 | Sweden |
0 – 10 (F/7) | France |
Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 200 |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2007 | Great Britain |
5 – 7 | Germany |
Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 200 |
| Boxscore |
| September 15, 2007 | Spain |
8 – 10 (F/11) | Netherlands |
Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 2,000 |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2007 | Germany |
7 – 1 | France |
Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 100 |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2007 | Netherlands |
6 – 1 | Great Britain |
Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 500 |
| Boxscore |
| September 16, 2007 | Sweden |
5 – 8 | Spain |
Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 1,200 |
| Boxscore |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[3]
Final standings
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Source: www.baseballstats.eu[2]
Awards
The CEB announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.[5]
| 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
References
- "Greece replaced by Austria". Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- "European Championships Seniors '07: Standings". baseballstats.eu. baseballstats.eu. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- "European Championships Seniors '07: Standings". baseballstats.eu. baseballstats.eu. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- "Czech Republic downgraded to last place by IBAF". Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- Pablo. "Final Report of the tournament" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
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