The 2012 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament being held from September 7 to September 16, 2012. The Confederation of European Baseball selected the Netherlands to host the tournament.

Qualification

The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.

Pool APool B
CroatiaWinner of Zagreb PoolBelgiumWinner of Antwerp Pool
Greece4th, 2010 European Baseball ChampionshipCzech Republic7th, 2010 European Baseball Championship
Italy2010 European Baseball ChampionshipFrance6th, 2010 European Baseball Championship
RussiaWinner of Krymsk PoolGermany2010 European Baseball Championship
SpainWinner of Barcelona PoolGreat BritainWinner of Tel Aviv Pool
Sweden5th, 2010 European Baseball ChampionshipNetherlands2010 European Baseball Championship

Round 1

Pool A

Standings

Qualified for Pool C
Did not qualify for Pool C
TeamsWLPct.GBRRA
Italy501.000–454
Spain41.8001426
Sweden32.60022527
Greece23.40031929
Croatia14.20041237
Russia05.00051151

Source: www.baseballstats.eu

Schedule

September 7, 2012Spain10 – 0 (F/8)GreecePim Mulier Baseball Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 235
September 7, 2012Sweden14 – 1 (F/7)RussiaVleuten Sportpark, Utrecht Attendance: 70
September 7, 2012Croatia0 – 16 (F/5)ItalyPim Mulier Baseball Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 175
September 8, 2012Russia1 – 10SpainPim Mulier Baseball Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 80
September 8, 2012Greece7 – 2CroatiaNeptunus Family Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance: 360
September 8, 2012Italy8 – 1SwedenPim Mulier Baseball Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 250
September 9, 2012Sweden4 – 2CroatiaPim Mulier Baseball Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 125
September 9, 2012Italy4 – 3SpainPim Mulier Baseball Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 165
September 9, 2012Greece9 – 5RussiaVleuten Sportpark, Utrecht Attendance: 40
September 10, 2012Croatia8 – 4RussiaVleuten Sportpark, Utrecht Attendance: 55
September 10, 2012Sweden1 – 13 (F/7)SpainNeptunus Family Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance: 200
September 10, 2012Italy7 – 0GreecePim Mulier Baseball Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 80
September 11, 2012Spain6 – 0CroatiaVleuten Sportpark, Utrecht Attendance: 36
September 11, 2012Greece3 – 5SwedenPim Mulier Baseball Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 270
September 11, 2012Russia0 – 10 (F/7)ItalyPim Mulier Baseball Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 75

Source: www.baseballstats.eu

Pool B

Standings

Qualified for Pool C
Did not qualify for Pool C
TeamsWLPct.GBRRA
Netherlands41.800–555
Germany41.800–2920
Czech Republic32.60012616
France23.40021538
Belgium14.20032355
Great Britain14.20031731

Source: www.baseballstats.eu

Schedule

September 7, 2012Czech Republic4 – 5 (F/10)GermanyNeptunus Family Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance: 370
September 7, 2012France3 – 1Great BritainVleuten Sportpark, Utrecht Attendance: 80
September 7, 2012Belgium0 – 17 (F/6)NetherlandsNeptunus Family Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance: 2,000
September 8, 2012Germany10 – 2BelgiumVleuten Sportpark, Utrecht Attendance: 535
September 8, 2012Netherlands15 – 0 (F/5)FranceNeptunus Family Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance: 2,115
September 8, 2012Great Britain6 – 1Czech RepublicVleuten Sportpark, Utrecht Attendance: 259
September 9, 2012Netherlands2 – 3 (F/10)Czech RepublicNeptunus Family Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance: 2,400
September 9, 2012France9 – 8BelgiumVleuten Sportpark, Utrecht Attendance: 125
September 9, 2012Germany6 – 1Great BritainNeptunus Family Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance: 350
September 10, 2012France0 – 6Czech RepublicPim Mulier Baseball Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 175
September 10, 2012Belgium10 – 7Great BritainVleuten Sportpark, Utrecht Attendance: 270
September 10, 2012Netherlands10 – 0 (F/7)GermanyNeptunus Family Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance: 2200
September 11, 2012Germany8 – 3FranceNeptunus Family Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance: 175
September 11, 2012Czech Republic12 – 3BelgiumVleuten Sportpark, Utrecht Attendance: 125
September 11, 2012Great Britain2 – 11NetherlandsNeptunus Family Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance: 2,000

Source: www.baseballstats.eu

Classification games

11th place game

September 12, 2012Russia2 – 6Great BritainNeptunus Family Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance: 115

9th place game

September 12, 2012Belgium3 – 2CroatiaPim Mulier Baseball Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 175

7th place game

September 12, 2012France5 – 9GreeceVleuten Sportpark, Utrecht Attendance: 65

Source: www.baseballstats.eu

Round 2

Pool C

Standings

TeamsWLPct.GBRRA
Italy501.000–227
Netherlands32.6002348
Spain32.60023018
Germany23.40032128
Czech Republic23.40031821
Sweden05.00051154

Source: www.baseballstats.eu

Schedule

September 13, 2012Spain6 – 5Czech RepublicPim Mulier Baseball Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 580
September 13, 2012Italy3 – 0GermanyPim Mulier Baseball Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 195
September 13, 2012Sweden1 – 17 (F/6)NetherlandsNeptunus Family Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance: 2,200
September 14, 2012Germany10 – 3SwedenNeptunus Family Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance: 125
September 14, 2012Netherlands2 – 0SpainNeptunus Family Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance: 1,415
September 14, 2012Czech Republic0 – 3ItalyPim Mulier Baseball Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 100
September 15, 2012Czech Republic6 – 5SwedenPim Mulier Baseball Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 175
September 15, 2012Germany6 – 8SpainPim Mulier Baseball Stadium, Haarlem Attendance: 175
September 15, 2012Italy4 – 3NetherlandsNeptunus Family Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance: 1,485

Source: www.baseballstats.eu

Final

September 16, 2012Italy8 – 3NetherlandsNeptunus Family Stadium, Rotterdam Attendance: 4,000

Source: www.baseballstats.eu

Final standings

RkTeamWL
Rk Team W L Italy 9 0 Lost in Gold medal game Netherlands 6 3 Failed to qualify for Gold medal game Spain 4 4 4 Germany 4 4 5 Czech Republic 4 4 6 Sweden 3 5 Failed to qualify for Round 2 7 Greece 3 3 8 France 2 4 Failed to qualify for the 7th place game 9 Belgium 2 4 10 Croatia 1 5 Failed to qualify for the 9th place game 11 Great Britain 2 4 12 Russia 0 62012 European Baseball Championship Italy 10th title
Italy90
Lost in Gold medal game
Netherlands63
Failed to qualify for Gold medal game
Spain44
4Germany44
5Czech Republic44
6Sweden35
Failed to qualify for Round 2
7Greece33
8France24
Failed to qualify for the 7th place game
9Belgium24
10Croatia15
Failed to qualify for the 9th place game
11Great Britain24
12Russia06
2012 European Baseball Championship
Italy 10th title

Source: www.baseballstats.eu