The 2019 European Baseball Championship - B-Pool was the second tier of the Confederation of European Baseball men's competition. It featured 14 teams, competing in two groups of 6 and 8 teams in early July 2019. The two group winners, Team Israel and Team Lithuania, faced off in the 2019 European Baseball Playoff Series for the last qualifying spot for the 2019 European Baseball Championship, with Team Israel prevailing.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Slovakia Bulgaria |
| Dates | 1–6 July 2019 |
| Teams | 14 |
Teams
editNine teams remained from the 2017 Pool B competition:
Five additional teams advanced from 2018 Pool C.
Group 1 - Trnava
editPool A
edit| Qualified for Final | |
| Did not qualify for Final |
| # | Teams | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Switzerland |
3 | 0 |
| 2 |  Ukraine |
2 | 1 |
| 3 |  Poland |
1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Finland |
0 | 3 |
| July 2, 2019 10:00 |
Switzerland
|
16–9 | Finland
|
Trnava Attendance: 20 |
| Boxscore |
| July 2, 2019 17:00 |
Poland
|
1–11 (7) | Ukraine
|
Bratislava Attendance: 46 |
| Boxscore |
| July 3, 2019 13:30 |
Finland
|
6–21 (7) | Poland
|
Trnava Attendance: 50 |
| Boxscore |
| July 3, 2019 17:00 |
Ukraine
|
1–2 | Switzerland
|
Trnava Attendance: 45 |
| Boxscore |
| July 4, 2019 10:00 |
Ukraine
|
14-0 (7) | Finland
|
Trnava Attendance: 20 |
| Boxscore |
| July 4, 2019 17:00 |
Switzerland
|
11-10 | Poland
|
Bratislava Attendance: 60 |
| Boxscore |
Pool B
edit| # | Teams | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Slovakia |
2 | 1 |
| 2 |  Lithuania |
2 | 1 |
| 3 |  Belarus |
2 | 1 |
| 4 |  Romania |
0 | 3 |
| July 2, 2019 13:30 |
Lithuania
|
8–6 | Romania
|
Trnava Attendance: 30 |
| Boxscore |
| July 2, 2019 17:00 |
Slovakia
|
10–1 | Belarus
|
Trnava Attendance: 250 |
| Boxscore |
| July 3, 2019 10:00 |
Belarus
|
4-3 | Lithuania
|
Trnava Attendance: 50 |
| Boxscore |
| July 3, 2019 17:00 |
Romania
|
1–19 (6) | Slovakia
|
Bratislava Attendance: 100 |
| Boxscore |
| July 4, 2019 13:30 |
Belarus
|
1-0 | Romania
|
Trnava Attendance: 20 |
| Boxscore |
| July 4, 2019 17:00 |
Lithuania
|
19-15 | Slovakia
|
Trnava Attendance: 120 |
| Boxscore |
Play-Offs
edit| Semifinals | Finals | |||||
| July 5 13:30 Trnava | ||||||
| Switzerland | 7 | |||||
| July 6 17:00 Trnava | ||||||
| Lithuania | 12 | |||||
| Lithuania | 7 | |||||
| July 5 17:00 Trnava | ||||||
| Ukraine | 5 | |||||
| Slovakia | 1 | |||||
| Ukraine | 18 | |||||
| 3rd Place | ||||||
| July 6 13:30 Trnava | ||||||
| Switzerland | 9 | |||||
| Slovakia | 11 | |||||
Semifinals
editSemifinals order will be switched, because home team advanced to this round.
| July 5, 2019 13:30 |
Switzerland
|
7-12 | Lithuania
|
Trnava Attendance: 50 |
| Boxscore |
| July 5, 2019 17:00 |
Slovakia
|
1-18 (6) | Ukraine
|
Trnava |
| Boxscore |
3rd-place game
edit| July 6, 2019 13:30 |
Switzerland
|
9-11 | Slovakia
|
Trnava Attendance: 40 |
| Boxscore |
Finals
edit| July 6, 2019 17:00 |
Lithuania
|
7-5 | Ukraine
|
Trnava Attendance: 100 |
| Boxscore |
Classification round – Pool C
edit| Pos. | Teams | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Belarus |
3 | 0 |
| 6 | Poland |
2 | 1 |
| 7 | Finland |
1 | 2 |
| 8 | Romania |
0 | 3 |
| July 5, 2019 10:00 |
Belarus
|
14-4 | Finland
|
Trnava Attendance: 20 |
| Boxscore |
| July 5, 2019 17:00 |
Poland
|
10-1 | Romania
|
Bratislava Attendance: 45 |
| Boxscore |
| July 6, 2019 10:00 |
Romania
|
14-20 | Finland
|
Trnava Attendance: 20 |
| Boxscore |
| July 6, 2019 13:30 |
Belarus
|
12-2 | Poland
|
Bratislava Attendance: 20 |
| Boxscore |
Final standings
edit| # | Teams |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania
|
| 2 | Ukraine
|
| 3 | Slovakia
|
| 4 | Switzerland
|
| 5 | Belarus
|
| 6 | Poland
|
| 7 | Finland
|
| 8 | Romania
|
Group 2 - Blagoevgrad
edit| Qualified for Final | |
| Did not qualify for Final |
| # | Teams | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Israel |
5 | 0 |
| 2 |  Russia |
4 | 1 |
| 3 |  Greece |
3 | 2 |
| 4 |  Serbia |
2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Ireland |
1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria |
0 | 5 |
| July 1, 2019 10:00 |
Greece
|
7–14 | Israel
|
Blagoevgrad Attendance: 75 |
| Boxscore |
| July 1, 2019 13:30 |
Serbia
|
17–5 (7) | Ireland
|
Blagoevgrad Attendance: 60 |
| Boxscore |
| July 1, 2019 17:30 |
Bulgaria
|
0–21 (5) | Russia
|
Blagoevgrad Attendance: 52 |
| Boxscore |
| July 2, 2019 10:00 |
Israel
|
11–1 (8) | Serbia
|
Blagoevgrad Attendance: 85 |
| Boxscore |
| July 2, 2019 13:30 |
Russia
|
14–1 | Greece
|
Blagoevgrad Attendance: 60 |
| Boxscore |
| July 2, 2019 17:30 |
Ireland
|
5–0 | Bulgaria
|
Blagoevgrad Attendance: 72 |
| Boxscore |
| July 3, 2019 10:00 |
Serbia
|
5–9 | Greece
|
Blagoevgrad Attendance: 68 |
| Boxscore |
| July 3, 2019 13:30 |
Russia
|
13–3 (7) | Ireland
|
Blagoevgrad Attendance: 47 |
| Boxscore |
| July 3, 2019 17:30 |
Israel
|
8–0 | Bulgaria
|
Blagoevgrad Attendance: 50 |
| Boxscore |
| July 4, 2019 10:00 |
Greece
|
3-0 | Ireland
|
Blagoevgrad Attendance: 60 |
| Boxscore |
| July 4, 2019 13:30 |
Israel
|
13-12 (10) | Russia
|
Blagoevgrad Attendance: 60 |
| Boxscore |
| July 4, 2019 17:30 |
Serbia
|
7-2 | Bulgaria
|
Blagoevgrad Attendance: 83 |
| Boxscore |
| July 5, 2019 10:00 |
Ireland
|
3-10 (7) | Israel
|
Blagoevgrad Attendance: 42 |
| Boxscore |
| July 5, 2019 13:30 |
Russia
|
12-3 | Serbia
|
Blagoevgrad Attendance: 45 |
| Boxscore |
| July 5, 2019 17:30 |
Bulgaria
|
6-9 | Greece
|
Blagoevgrad Attendance: 86 |
| Boxscore |
Final
edit| July 6, 2019 10:00 |
Israel
|
5-3 | Russia
|
Blagoevgrad Attendance: 126 |
| Boxscore |
Final standings
edit| Qualified for playoffs | |
| Did not qualify for playoffs |
| # | Teams |
|---|---|
| 1 | Israel
|
| 2 | Russia
|
| 3 | Greece
|
| 4 | Serbia
|
| 5 | Ireland
|
| 6 | Bulgaria
|
Teams advancing to playoffs
editReferences
edit- ^ "European Baseball Championship B-Pools start on July 1st & 2nd, 2019 with 14 teams aiming to qualify for the European Baseball Championship | CEB". www.baseballeurope.com. Retrieved 2019-07-04.