The 2016 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament organized by Confederation of European Baseball. The 2016 European Championship was held from September 9 to 18, 2016 in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. It was organized by the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB), the city of Hoofddorp, and the local baseball club Hoofddorp Pioniers.

Qualification

The top ten teams of the 2014 European Championship qualified automatically for the tournament. Two additional teams qualified from the B-level tournament. Qualification started on 29 July 2014 with C-level qualifiers for the B-level tournament.

Pool Czech RepublicPool Regensburg
Belgium7th, 2014 European Baseball ChampionshipItaly2014 European Baseball Championship
Czech Republic4th, 2014 European Baseball ChampionshipFrance6th, 2014 European Baseball Championship
Greece10th, 2014 European Baseball ChampionshipGermany5th, 2014 European Baseball Championship
Netherlands2014 European Baseball ChampionshipGreat Britain9th, 2014 European Baseball Championship
Russia8th, 2014 European Baseball ChampionshipCroatiaWinner of Karlovac group
Spain2014 European Baseball ChampionshipSwedenWinner of Vienna group

Round 1

Pool A

Standings

Qualified for Pool Winners
Qualified for 7th–8th place game
Qualified for Pool Losers
TeamsWLPct.GBRRA
Netherlands501.000–427
Germany410.8001.052817
Czech Republic320.6002.02315
Sweden230.5003.02125
Russia140.2004.01744
Great Britain050.0005.01538

Source

Schedule

September 9, 2016Sweden0 – 4GermanyHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 225
September 9, 2016Czech Republic12 – 0 F/7RussiaHoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 50
September 9, 2016Netherlands11 – 1Great BritainHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 2,100
September 10, 2016Russia1 – 8SwedenHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 250
September 10, 2016Great Britain1 – 4Czech RepublicNieuw-Vennep Attendance: 275
September 10, 2016Germany2 – 10NetherlandsHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 3,100
September 11, 2016Sweden1 – 6Czech RepublicHoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 200
September 11, 2016Russia1 – 3NetherlandsHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 2,950
September 11, 2016Great Britain2 – 3GermanyHoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 210
September 12, 2016Russia4 – 16 F/7GermanyHoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 65
September 12, 2016Sweden9 – 6 F/11Great BritainNieuw-Vennep Attendance: 100
September 12, 2016Czech Republic0 – 10 F/7NetherlandsHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 1,550
September 13, 2016Great Britain5 – 11RussiaHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 60
September 13, 2016Germany3 – 1Czech RepublicNieuw-Vennep Attendance: 255
September 13, 2016Netherlands8 – 3SwedenHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 1,150

Pool B

Standings

Qualified for Pool Winners
Qualified for 7th–8th place game
Qualified for Pool Losers
TeamsWLPct.GBRRA
Spain501.000–435
Italy410.8001.06717
Belgium320.6002.03831
France230.4003.03028
Croatia140.2004.01645
Greece050.0005.0568

Schedule

September 9, 2016Croatia1 – 16 F/6FranceNieuw-Vennep Attendance: 70
September 9, 2016Italy21 – 2 F/7GreeceHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 250
September 9, 2016Spain11 – 1 F/7BelgiumHoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 125
September 10, 2016Greece1 – 12SpainHoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 65
September 10, 2016France3 – 6ItalyHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 800
September 10, 2016Belgium5 – 1CroatiaHoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 160
September 11, 2016Croatia0 – 6SpainHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 700
September 11, 2016Greece1 – 7FranceNieuw-Vennep Attendance: 160
September 11, 2016Belgium0 – 15 F/5ItalyHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 500
September 12, 2016Croatia10 – 0 F/8GreeceHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 175
September 12, 2016Spain8 – 3ItalyHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 675
September 12, 2016Belgium14 – 3FranceHoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 80
September 13, 2016France0 – 6SpainHoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 80
September 13, 2016Italy22 – 4 F/7CroatiaHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 200
September 13, 2016Greece1 – 18 F/5BelgiumHoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 85

Round 2

Pool Winners

Standings

Qualified for the Final
Did not qualify for the Final
TeamsWLPct.GBRRA
Netherlands501.000–3910
Spain41.8001.0308
Italy32.6002.03816
Germany23.4003.01928
Czech Republic14.2004.01028
Belgium05.0005.0956

Schedule

September 15, 2016Belgium3 – 4 F/10Czech RepublicHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 250
September 15, 2016Italy12 – 0GermanyHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 420
September 15, 2016Spain0 – 1NetherlandsHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 1,450
September 16, 2016Belgium2 – 14 F/7GermanyHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 350
September 16, 2016Spain9 – 3Czech RepublicHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 550
September 16, 2016Italy5 – 6 F/10NetherlandsHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 2,450
September 17, 2016Czech Republic2 – 3ItalyHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 525
September 17, 2016Germany0 – 3SpainHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 920
September 17, 2016Netherlands12 – 3BelgiumHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 2,675

Classification game

7th/8th place game

September 14, 2016Sweden5 – 7FranceHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 312

Pool Losers

Standings

relegated to Division B
TeamsWLPct.GBRRA
Great Britain21.667–3015
Croatia21.667–256
Greece12.3331.0530
Russia12.3331.01221

Schedule

September 15, 2016Russia1 – 3GreeceHoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 91
September 15, 2016Croatia2 – 6Great BritainHoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 106
September 16, 2016Greece2 – 19 F/7Great BritainHoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 52
September 16, 2016Russia0 – 13 F/7CroatiaHoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 25

Final

September 18, 2016Netherlands3 – 2 F/10SpainHoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 3,350

Final standings

relegated to Division B
RkTeamWLPct.RRA
Netherlands901.0006417
Lost in Gold medal game
Spain72.7785712
Failed to qualify for Gold medal game
Italy62.7508725
4Germany53.6254234
5Czech Republic44.5003230
6Belgium35.3754461
Failed to qualify for Pool Winners
7France33.5003733
8Sweden24.3332632
Failed to qualify for the 7th/8th place game & Pool Winners
9Great Britain25.2864042
10Croatia25.2863151
11Greece16.1431088
12Russia16.1431860

Awards

The CEB announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.

Individual AwardsName
Most Valuable PlayerNetherlands Stijn van der Meer
Best hitterNetherlands Yurendell DeCaster
Outstanding defensive playerSpain Luis Guillorme

Statistics leaders

StatisticNameTotal/Avg
Batting Statistic Name Total/Avg Batting average* Netherlands Yurendell DeCaster .543 Hits Netherlands Yurendell DeCaster 19 Runs Italy Alessandro Vaglio 17 Home runs Netherlands Kalian Sams 4 RBI Italy Mattia Reginato Netherlands Kalian Sams 12 Walks Netherlands Gianison Boekhoudt Spain Daniel Martínez 11 Strikeouts Germany Maximilian Boldt Czech Republic Matej Hejma Netherlands Randolph Oduber 9 Stolen bases Netherlands Roger Bernadina France Felix Brown Italy Alex Liddi 4 On-base percentage* Italy Alessandro Vaglio .658 Slugging percentage* Italy Alessandro Vaglio .920 OPS* Italy Alessandro Vaglio 1.578 * Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per gamePitching Statistic Name Total/Avg Wins Spain Rhiner Cruz 3 Losses 5 players 2 Saves 9 players 1 Innings pitched Croatia Antonio Horvatić Germany Enorbel Márquez 16.0 Hits allowed Greece Dimitrios Kourtis Russia Andrey Lobanov 19 Runs allowed Greece Dimitrios Kourtis 15 Earned runs allowed Greece Dimitrios Kourtis 15 ERA* Spain Antonio Noguera 0.00 Walks Russia Denis Leonov Sweden Per Sjoers 8 Strikeouts Russia Denis Leonov 18 * Minimum 1.0 inning pitched per game
Batting average*Netherlands Yurendell DeCaster.543
HitsNetherlands Yurendell DeCaster19
RunsItaly Alessandro Vaglio17
Home runsNetherlands Kalian Sams4
RBIItaly Mattia Reginato Netherlands Kalian Sams12
WalksNetherlands Gianison Boekhoudt Spain Daniel Martínez11
StrikeoutsGermany Maximilian Boldt Czech Republic Matej Hejma Netherlands Randolph Oduber9
Stolen basesNetherlands Roger Bernadina France Felix Brown Italy Alex Liddi4
On-base percentage*Italy Alessandro Vaglio.658
Slugging percentage*Italy Alessandro Vaglio.920
OPS*Italy Alessandro Vaglio1.578
StatisticNameTotal/Avg
WinsSpain Rhiner Cruz3
Losses5 players2
Saves9 players1
Innings pitchedCroatia Antonio Horvatić Germany Enorbel Márquez16.0
Hits allowedGreece Dimitrios Kourtis Russia Andrey Lobanov19
Runs allowedGreece Dimitrios Kourtis15
Earned runs allowedGreece Dimitrios Kourtis15
ERA*Spain Antonio Noguera0.00
WalksRussia Denis Leonov Sweden Per Sjoers8
StrikeoutsRussia Denis Leonov18

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