The 2001 European Baseball Championship was held in Germany and won by the Netherlands. The main venue was the Baseball Stadium Rheinaue in Bonn, and secondary venues were in Cologne and Solingen. Russia was a Cinderella team in the tournament, beating both the Netherlands and Italy and finishing in second place. Russia beat the Dutch, coming from behind in the 9th inning in group play, and beat the Italians in the semifinals. The Dutch avenged their earlier loss, defeating Russia in the gold medal game, 4–0 behind the pitching of Rob Cordemans and Patrick Beljaards.

In group play, Russia lost to Great Britain, marking the first time the British defeated an eventual medalist in the tournament.

Standings

Pos.Team
1Netherlands
2Russia
3Italy
4France
5Czech Republic
6Spain
7Germany
8Croatia
9Belgium
10Great Britain
11Ukraine
12Sweden

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Awards and honors

AwardPlayerTeam
Most valuable playerRinat MakhmoutovRussia
Leading hitterDavid SheldonItaly
Pitcher with best ERAMichael LeysBelgium
Pitcher with best W–L recordAlain GadouaFrance
Most runs batted inPavel ChadimCzech Republic
Most home runsJiri VisekCzech Republic
Most stolen basesRalph MilliardThe Netherlands
Most runs scoredSylvain HervieuxFrance
Outstanding defensive playerAlexander NizovRussia

All Star team

PositionPlayerTeam
Right-handed pitcherRinat MakhmoutovRussia
Left-handed [itcherMichael LeysBelgium
CatcherAndrey SelivanovRussia
First baseJairo RamosItaly
Second baseAlexander NizovRussia
Third baseJurjan Koenen[nl]The Netherlands
ShortstopSeth La FeraItaly
OutfieldRemy MaduroThe Netherlands
Roberto De Franceschi[it]Italy
Bradley MarcelinoGreat Britain
Designated hitterMarcel Joost[nl]The Netherlands

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External links

  • . www.sport-komplett.de (in German).