2023 European Champions Cup (baseball)

2023 European Champions Cup
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Bussum
Dates6–10 June
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsNetherlands HCAW Bussum
Runner-upItaly Parma Baseball
Third placeNetherlands Amsterdam Pirates
Fourth placeGermany Bonn Capitals
Tournament statistics
MVPNetherlands Victor Draijer
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 European Champions Cup was a European baseball competition, held from 4 to 10 June 2023, in Amsterdam and Bussum, Netherlands.[1] This is the sixtieth iteration of the Cup since its inaugural tournament in 1963.[2]

It featured the top eight professional baseball teams on the continent, and it was the first tier of the four competitions organized by WBSC Europe, alongside the second-tier Confederation Cup, third-tier Federation Cup, and fourth-tier Federation Cup Qualifiers, all of which operate with a promotion and relegation system for its federations.[3]

The defending champions were Italian club Parma. The last place at the end of the tournament was relegated to the 2024 second-tier Confederation Cup.

HCAW Bussum won the tournament after defeating Parma in the final, 11–4. Amsterdam Pirates claimed the bronze, defeating Bonn Capitals 12–6 in the third place game.[4] HCAW outfielder Victor Draijer was honored with the Most Valuable Player award of the tournament.[5]

List of competing teams

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Italy Parma Baseball Club (2022 champions) Germany Paderborn Untouchables
Netherlands HCAW Bussum (host club) Czech Republic Arrows Ostrava
Netherlands Amsterdam Pirates (host club) Czech Republic Draci Brno
Germany Bonn Capitals France Rouen Huskies

Venues

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Group A Group B
Netherlands Amsterdam Netherlands Bussum
Loek Loevendie Ballpark Rob Hoffmann Vallei
Capacity: 400 Capacity: 1,000

First round

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Qualified for Final Four
Qualified for Bottom Four

Group A

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Rk Team W L Pct. GB
1 Italy Parma Baseball Club 3 0 1.000 0
2 Netherlands Amsterdam Pirates 1 2 0.333 2
3 Czech Republic Draci Brno 1 2 0.333 2
4 Germany Paderborn Untouchables 1 2 0.333 2
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 6, 2023 15:00 Paderborn Untouchables Germany 0–13 Italy Parma Baseball Club 8 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 2:13 125 Boxscore
June 6, 2023 19:30 Amsterdam Pirates Netherlands 3–4 Czech Republic Draci Brno 9 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 2:41 275 Boxscore
June 7, 2023 15:00 Paderborn Untouchables Germany 4–2 Czech Republic Draci Brno 9 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 2:47 175 Boxscore
June 7, 2023 19:30 Parma Baseball Club Italy 7–5 Netherlands Amsterdam Pirates 10 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 3:19 550 Boxscore
June 8, 2023 14:00 Draci Brno Czech Republic 2–6 Italy Parma Baseball Club 9 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 2:32 150 Boxscore
June 8, 2023 19:30 Amsterdam Pirates Netherlands 15–0 Germany Paderborn Untouchables 7 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 2:34 550 Boxscore

Group B

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Rk Team W L Pct. GB
1 Netherlands HCAW Bussum 2 1 0.667 0
2 Germany Bonn Capitals 2 1 0.667 0
3 Czech Republic Arrows Ostrava 2 1 0.667 0
4 France Rouen Huskies 0 3 0.000 2
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 6, 2023 15:00 Arrows Ostrava Czech Republic 3–1 Germany Bonn Capitals 9 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 2:16 125 Boxscore
June 6, 2023 19:00 Rouen Huskies France 5–18 Netherlands HCAW Bussum 7 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 2:44 350 Boxscore
June 7, 2023 15:00 Rouen Huskies France 2–7 Germany Bonn Capitals 9 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 2:46 200 Boxscore
June 7, 2023 19:00 HCAW Bussum Netherlands 12–0 Czech Republic Arrows Ostrava 7 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 2:11 450 Boxscore
June 8, 2023 15:00 Arrows Ostrava Czech Republic 5–1 France Rouen Huskies 9 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 2:23 125 Boxscore
June 8, 2023 19:00 Bonn Capitals Germany 5–2 Netherlands HCAW Bussum 9 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 2:36 450 Boxscore

Final Four

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Semifinals

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 9, 2023 19:00 Amsterdam Pirates Netherlands 3–4 Netherlands HCAW Bussum 10 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 3:01   Boxscore
June 9, 2023 19:30 Bonn Capitals Germany 3–13 Italy Parma Baseball Club 7 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 2:41 350 Boxscore

3rd place game

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 10, 2023 14:00 Bonn Capitals Germany 6–12 Netherlands Amsterdam Pirates 9 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 3:01 300 Boxscore

Final

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 10, 2023 18:00 Parma Baseball Club Italy 4–11 Netherlands HCAW Bussum 9 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 2:52 650 Boxscore

Bottom Four

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First round

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 9, 2023 15:00 Rouen Huskies France 1–6 Czech Republic Draci Brno 9 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 2:49 75 Boxscore
June 9, 2023 15:00 Paderborn Untouchables Germany 5–7 Czech Republic Arrows Ostrava 9 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 2:24 150 Boxscore

5th place game

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 10, 2023 10:30 Draci Brno Czech Republic 14–10 Czech Republic Arrows Ostrava 9 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 3:13 65 Boxscore

Relegation game

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 10, 2023 10:30 Rouen Huskies France 4–6 Germany Paderborn Untouchables 9 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 3:05 100 Boxscore

Statistical leaders

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Final standings

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Champion
Relegated to Confederation Cup
Rk Team
1 Netherlands HCAW Bussum
2 Italy Parma Baseball Club
3 Netherlands Amsterdam Pirates
4 Germany Bonn Capitals
5 Czech Republic Draci Brno
6 Czech Republic Arrows Ostrava
7 Germany Paderborn Untouchables
8 France Rouen Huskies

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Baseball European Champions Cup event info". wbsceurope.org.
  2. ^ "Champions Cup editions". wbsceurope.org.
  3. ^ "Baseball Europe Competitions Regulations 2023" (PDF).
  4. ^ "HCAW wins the Baseball European Champions Cup 2023". WBSC Europe. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 EU-CHAMP-CUP-M-BB Baseball European Champions Cup 2023 Daily Report Final" (PDF). WBSC Europe. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Stats". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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