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2016 European Baseball Championship

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 Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB), the City of Hoofddorp and the local baseball club Hoofddorp Pioniers.[1]

2016 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
DatesSeptember 9–18, 2016
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (22nd title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Italy
Fourth place Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played45
Attendance30,191 (671 per game)
MVPNetherlands Stijn van der Meer
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Qualification

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Main article: 2016 European Baseball Championship – Qualification

The top ten teams of the 2014 European Championship qualified automatically for the tournament.[2] 2 additional teams qualified from the B-level tournament. Qualification started on 29 July 2014 with C level qualifiers for B level tournament.[3]

Pool Czech Republic Pool Regensburg
 
Belgium		 7th, 2014 European Baseball Championship  
Italy		   2014 European Baseball Championship
 
Czech Republic		 4th, 2014 European Baseball Championship  
France		 6th, 2014 European Baseball Championship
 
Greece		 10th, 2014 European Baseball Championship  
Germany		 5th, 2014 European Baseball Championship
 
Netherlands		   2014 European Baseball Championship  
Great Britain		 9th, 2014 European Baseball Championship
 
Russia		 8th, 2014 European Baseball Championship  
Croatia		 Winner of Karlovac group
 
Spain		   2014 European Baseball Championship  
Sweden		 Winner of Vienna group

Round 1

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Pool A

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Standings

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Qualified for Pool Winners
Qualified for 7th–8th place game
Qualified for Pool Losers
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
  Netherlands 5 0 1.000 – 42 7
  Germany 4 1 0.800 1.05 28 17
  Czech Republic 3 2 0.600 2.0 23 15
  Sweden 2 3 0.500 3.0 21 25
  Russia 1 4 0.200 4.0 17 44
  Great Britain 0 5 0.000 5.0 15 38

Source: www.baseballstats.eu[4]

Schedule

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September 9, 2016 Sweden   0 – 4   Germany Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 225
Boxscore
September 9, 2016 Czech Republic   12 – 0 F/7   Russia Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 50
Boxscore
September 9, 2016 Netherlands   11 – 1   Great Britain Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 2,100
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September 10, 2016 Russia   1 – 8   Sweden Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 250
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September 10, 2016 Great Britain   1 – 4   Czech Republic Nieuw-Vennep
Attendance: 275
Boxscore
September 10, 2016 Germany   2 – 10   Netherlands Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 3,100
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September 11, 2016 Sweden   1 – 6   Czech Republic Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 200
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September 11, 2016 Russia   1 – 3   Netherlands Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 2,950
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September 11, 2016 Great Britain   2 – 3   Germany Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 210
Boxscore
September 12, 2016 Russia   4 – 16 F/7   Germany Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 65
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September 12, 2016 Sweden   9 – 6 F/11   Great Britain Nieuw-Vennep
Attendance: 100
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September 12, 2016 Czech Republic   0 – 10 F/7   Netherlands Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 1,550
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September 13, 2016 Great Britain   5 – 11   Russia Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 60
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September 13, 2016 Germany   3 – 1   Czech Republic Nieuw-Vennep
Attendance: 255
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September 13, 2016 Netherlands   8 – 3   Sweden Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 1,150
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Source: www.baseballstats.eu [5]

Pool B

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Standings

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Qualified for Pool Winners
Qualified for 7th–8th place game
Qualified for Pool Losers
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
  Spain 5 0 1.000 – 43 5
  Italy 4 1 0.800 1.0 67 17
  Belgium 3 2 0.600 2.0 38 31
  France 2 3 0.400 3.0 30 28
  Croatia 1 4 0.200 4.0 16 45
  Greece 0 5 0.000 5.0 5 68 
Source: www.baseballstats.eu [4]

Schedule

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September 9, 2016 Croatia   1 – 16 F/6   France Nieuw-Vennep
Attendance: 70
Boxscore
September 9, 2016 Italy   21 – 2 F/7   Greece Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 250
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September 9, 2016 Spain   11 – 1 F/7   Belgium Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 125
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September 10, 2016 Greece   1 – 12   Spain Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 65
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September 10, 2016 France   3 – 6   Italy Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 800
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September 10, 2016 Belgium   5 – 1   Croatia Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 160
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September 11, 2016 Croatia   0 – 6   Spain Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 700
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September 11, 2016 Greece   1 – 7   France Nieuw-Vennep
Attendance: 160
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September 11, 2016 Belgium   0 – 15 F/5   Italy Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 500
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September 12, 2016 Croatia   10 – 0 F/8   Greece Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 175
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September 12, 2016 Spain   8 – 3   Italy Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 675
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September 12, 2016 Belgium   14 – 3   France Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 80
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September 13, 2016 France   0 – 6   Spain Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 80
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September 13, 2016 Italy   22 – 4 F/7   Croatia Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 200
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September 13, 2016 Greece   1 – 18 F/5   Belgium Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 85
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Source: www.baseballstats.eu [5]

Round 2

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Pool Winners

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Standings

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Qualified for the Final
Did not qualify for the Final
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
  Netherlands 5 0 1.000 – 39 10
  Spain 4 1 .800 1.0 30 8
  Italy 3 2 .600 2.0 38 16
  Germany 2 3 .400 3.0 19 28
  Czech Republic 1 4 .200 4.0 10 28
  Belgium 0 5 .000 5.0 9 56 
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[4]

Schedule

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September 15, 2016 Belgium   3 – 4 F/10   Czech Republic Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 250
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September 15, 2016 Italy   12 – 0   Germany Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 420
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September 15, 2016 Spain   0 – 1   Netherlands Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 1,450
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September 16, 2016 Belgium   2 – 14 F/7   Germany Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 350
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September 16, 2016 Spain   9 – 3   Czech Republic Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 550
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September 16, 2016 Italy   5 – 6 F/10   Netherlands Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 2,450
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September 17, 2016 Czech Republic   2 – 3   Italy Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 525
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September 17, 2016 Germany   0 – 3   Spain Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 920
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September 17, 2016 Netherlands   12 – 3   Belgium Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 2,675
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Source: www.baseballstats.eu[5]

Classification game

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7th/8th place game

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September 14, 2016 Sweden   5 – 7   France Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 312
Boxscore 
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[5]

Pool Losers

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Standings

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relegated to Division B
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
  Great Britain 2 1 .667 – 30 15
  Croatia 2 1 .667 – 25 6
  Greece 1 2 .333 1.0 5 30
  Russia 1 2 .333 1.0 12 21 
Source: www.baseballstats.eu[4]

Schedule

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September 15, 2016 Russia   1 – 3   Greece Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 91
Boxscore
September 15, 2016 Croatia   2 – 6   Great Britain Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 106
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September 16, 2016 Greece   2 – 19 F/7   Great Britain Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 52
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September 16, 2016 Russia   0 – 13 F/7   Croatia Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 25
Boxscore 
Source: www.baseballstats.eu [5]

Final

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September 18, 2016 Netherlands   3 – 2 F/10   Spain Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp
Attendance: 3,350
Boxscore 
Source: www.baseballstats.eu [5]

Final standings

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relegated to Division B
Rk Team W L Pct. R RA
    Netherlands 9 0 1.000 64 17
Lost in Gold medal game
    Spain 7 2 .778 57 12
Failed to qualify for Gold medal game
    Italy 6 2 .750 87 25
4   Germany 5 3 .625 42 34
5   Czech Republic 4 4 .500 32 30
6   Belgium 3 5 .375 44 61
Failed to qualify for Pool Winners
7   France 3 3 .500 37 33
8   Sweden 2 4 .333 26 32
Failed to qualify for the 7th/8th place game & Pool Winners
9   Great Britain 2 5 .286 40 42
10   Croatia 2 5 .286 31 51
11   Greece 1 6 .143 10 88
12   Russia 1 6 .143 18 60

Awards

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The CEB announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.[6]

Individual Awards Name
Most Valuable Player   Stijn van der Meer
Best hitter   Yurendell DeCaster
Outstanding defensive player   Luis Guillorme

Statistics leaders

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 European Championship to be held in Hoofddorp, Netherlands | CEB". Archived from the original on 2016-09-04. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  2. ^ 2014 Championships Summary
  3. ^ Qualifier European Championship Seniors C-Level to be played in Ljubljana this week
  4. ^ a b c d "European Championships Seniors '16: Standings". www.baseballstats.eu. European Baseball Championship. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "European Championships Seniors '16: Schedule". www.baseballstats.eu. European Baseball Championship. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Netherlands win European Championship 2016". Archived from the original on 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
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