2005 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Country Czech Republic
Dates 7–17 July 2005
Teams 12
Defending champions Netherlands Final positions
Champions Netherlands (19th title)Tournament statistics
Games played 62
Most SBs France Sebastien Herve (5)Best ERA France Samuel Meurant (0.00)Awards
← 2003 2007 →
The 2005 European Baseball Championship was won by the Netherlands , who defeated Italy by a mercy rule win in the championship game. It was held in the Czech Republic from 7 to 17 July 2005, with the championship games held in Prague . The top four teams qualified for the 2007 Baseball World Cup .
Round 1 Pool A Standings Qualified for Pool C Did not qualify for Pool C
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA Netherlands 5 0 1.000 – 36 6 Italy 4 1 .800 1 31 16 Germany 2 3 .600 3 21 36 Great Britain 2 3 .600 3 21 23 Sweden 1 4 .200 4 11 23 Russia 1 4 .200 4 15 31
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Pool B Standings Qualified for Pool C Did not qualify for Pool C
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA Spain 5 0 1.000 – 46 14 Czech Republic 4 1 .800 1 34 17 France 3 2 .600 2 29 10 Greece 2 3 .400 3 15 39 Ukraine 1 4 .200 4 12 36 Croatia 0 5 .000 5 12 33
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Round 2 Pool C Standings Qualified for championship game Did not qualify for championship game
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA Netherlands 5 0 1.000 – 51 6 Italy 4 1 .800 1 33 12 Spain 3 2 .600 2 26 25 Germany 2 3 .400 3 24 35 Czech Republic 1 4 .200 4 7 32 France 0 5 .000 5 7 38
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Pool D Standings Teams W L Pct. GB R RA Great Britain 4 1 .800 – 42 10 Sweden 3 2 .600 2 45 14 Greece 3 2 .600 2 19 43 Ukraine 3 2 .600 2 14 21 Russia 1 4 .200 4 16 21 Croatia 1 4 .200 4 8 35
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Bronze-medal game July 17, 2005 Spain 7 – 3 Germany Prague
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Championship game July 17, 2005 Netherlands 15 – 0 (7) Italy Prague
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Awards Individual awards Most valuable player: Netherlands Ivanon Coffie Best hitter: United Kingdom Ian Young Best defensive player: Netherlands Raily Legito (shortstop) Best pitcher (ERA ): France Samuel Meurant, 0.00 in 17+2⁄3 innings pitched Best pitcher (W–L record ) Spain Javier Civit, 3–0 Most runs batted in: Netherlands Ivanon Coffie , 16 Most home runs: Netherlands Ivanon Coffie , 7 Most stolen bases: France Sebastien Herve, 5 Most runs scored: Spain Javier Zabalza, 13 All-Star team Sources
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