2016 European Champions Cup (baseball)

The 2016 European Champions Cup was a European baseball competition, held from May 31, to June 4, 2016. This was the fifty-forth iteration of the Cup since its inaugural tournament in 1963.[1] The champions were Dutch team L&D Amsterdam, winning the team's first title.

2016 European Champions Cup (baseball)
Tournament details
Host countriesItaly
San Marino
DatesMay 31 – June 4
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsNetherlands L&D Amsterdam (1st title)
Runners-upItaly A.S.D. Rimini
Tournament statistics
Games played19
Attendance4,900 (258 per game)

List of competing teams

Italy A.S.D. Rimini (1st) Italy Fortitudo Bologna (2nd)
Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus (1st) Netherlands L&D Amsterdam (2nd)
Germany Heidenheim Heideköpfe (1st) Germany Buchbinder Legionäre (2nd)
San Marino T&A San Marino Czech Republic Kotlarka Praha

Venues

Group B & Final Four Group A & Bottom Four
Italy Rimini, Italy San Marino San Marino
Stadio dei Pirati Stadio di Baseball di Serravalle

First round

Qualified for Final Four
Qualified for Bottom Four

Group A

Rk Team W L Pct. GB
1 Italy Fortitudo Bologna 3 0 1.000 0
2 Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus 2 1 .667 1
3 San Marino T&A San Marino 1 2 .333 2
4 Germany Heidenheim Heideköpfe 0 3 .000 3
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
May 31, 2016 14:30 Curaçao Neptunus Netherlands 14-9 Germany Heidenheim Heideköpfe   Stadio di Baseball di Serravalle 3:05 305 Boxscore
May 31, 2016 19:30 T&A San Marino San Marino 3-5 Italy Fortitudo Bologna   Stadio di Baseball di Serravalle 2:42 400 Boxscore
Jun 1, 2016 15:30 Fortitudo Bologna Italy 1-0 Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus   Stadio dei Pirati 2:50 120 Boxscore
Jun 1, 2016 19:30 Heidenheim Heideköpfe Germany 3–4 San Marino T&A San Marino 10 Stadio di Baseball di Serravalle 3:00 100 Boxscore
Jun 2, 2016 14:30 Heidenheim Heideköpfe Germany 1–2 Italy Fortitudo Bologna 6 Stadio di Baseball di Serravalle 1:51 250 Boxscore
Jun 2, 2016 21:20 T&A San Marino San Marino 4-5 Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus 10 Stadio di Baseball di Serravalle 2:09 120 Boxscore

Group B

Rk Team W L Pct. GB
1 Netherlands L&D Amsterdam 3 0 1.000 0
2 Italy A.S.D. Rimini 2 1 .667 1
3 Germany Buchbinder Legionäre 1 2 .333 2
4 Czech Republic Kotlarka Praha 0 3 .000 3
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
May 31, 2016 15:30 Buchbinder Legionäre Germany 7-4 Czech Republic Kotlarka Praha   Stadio dei Pirati 2:32 50 Boxscore
May 31, 2016 20:30 L&D Amsterdam Netherlands 6-2 Italy A.S.D. Rimini   Stadio dei Pirati 3:21 800 Boxscore
Jun 1, 2016 17:10 Kotlarka Praha Czech Republic 2-10 Netherlands L&D Amsterdam   Stadio di Baseball di Serravalle 3:00 300 Boxscore
Jun 1, 2016 20:30 A.S.D. Rimini Italy 5–3 Germany Buchbinder Legionäre   Stadio dei Pirati 2:55 150 Boxscore
Jun 2, 2016 15:30 Buchbinder Legionäre Germany 0–1 Netherlands L&D Amsterdam   Stadio dei Pirati 2:10 81 Boxscore
Jun 2, 2016 19:30 A.S.D. Rimini Italy 4-0 Czech Republic Kotlarka Praha   Stadio dei Pirati 2:47 300 Boxscore

Final four

Semi-Final 1

June 3 14:30 at Stadio dei Pirati
Team123456789RHE
Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus000401002772
Netherlands L&D Amsterdam10101125X11161
WP: Netherlands Kyle Ward (AMS)   LP: Netherlands Bayron Cornelisse (NEP)   Sv: Netherlands Tom de Blok (AMS)
Home runs:
NEP: Netherlands Janison Boekhoudt
AMS: Netherlands Linoy Croes
Attendance: 200
Umpires: HP − Italy Fabrizio Fabrizi, 1B − Italy Michele De Notta, 3B − Austria Oswald Tscharf
Boxscore

Semi-Final 2

June 3 20:30 at Stadio dei Pirati
Team123456789RHE
Italy A.S.D. Rimini1020010004110
Italy Fortitudo Bologna000101000240
WP: Venezuela Ricardo Hernandez (RIM)   LP: Italy Brent Buffa (BOL)   Sv: Italy Carlos Teran (RIM)
Attendance: 600
Umpires: HP − Netherlands Roy van de Wateringen, 1B − Austria Oswald Tscharf, 3B − Spain Jerónimo Moreno Saura
Boxscore

3rd Place

June 4 14:30 at Stadio dei Pirati
Team123456789RHE
Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus000003003692
Italy Fortitudo Bologna400000021793
WP: Italy Brent Buffa (NEP)   LP: Netherlands Steven van Groningen (NEP)   Sv: None
Attendance: 25
Umpires: HP − Austria Oswald Tscharf, 1B − Spain Jerónimo Moreno Saura, 3B − Germany Tim Meyer
Boxscore

Grand Final

June 4 20:30 at Stadio dei Pirati
Team12345678910RHE
Netherlands L&D Amsterdam0000300002591
Italy A.S.D. Rimini0001000201471
WP: Netherlands Tom de Blok (AMS)   LP: Italy Roberto Corradini (RIM)   Sv: None
Attendance: 900
Umpires: HP − Slovakia Mojmir Jankovic, 1B − Germany Jens Waider, 3B − Czech Republic David Kulhánek
Boxscore

Bottom Four

Game 1

June 3 15:30 at Stadio di Baseball di Serravalle
Team123456789RHE
Germany Heidenheim Heideköpfe200000000270
Germany Buchbinder Legionäre000000000070
WP: United States Wes Roemer (HEI)   LP: Germany Niklas Rimmel (LEG)   Sv: None
Attendance: 60
Umpires: HP − Czech Republic David Kulhánek, 1B − Slovakia Mojmir Jankovic, 3B − Netherlands Winfried Berkvens
Boxscore

Game 2

June 4 11:00 at Stadio di Baseball di Serravalle
Team123456789RHE
Czech Republic Kotlarka Praha001140000693
San Marino T&A San Marino01042020X10121
WP: Venezuela Carlos Quevedo (SMR)   LP: Czech Republic Matej Sucha (PRA)   Sv: None
Home runs:
PRA: Australia Mitch Nilsson, Czech Republic Matej Sucha
SMR: None
Attendance: 50
Umpires: HP − Germany Jens Waider, 1B − Netherlands Roy van de Wateringen, 3B − Netherlands Winfried Berkvens
Boxscore

Relegation Game

June 4 15:30 at Stadio di Baseball di Serravalle
Team123456789RHE
Czech Republic Kotlarka Praha100010000273
Germany Buchbinder Legionäre01006000X7142
WP: Netherlands Mike Bolsenbroek (LEG)   LP: Czech Republic Marek Minarik (PRA)   Sv: None
Attendance: 70
Umpires: HP − Italy Michele De Notta, 1B − Netherlands Winfried Berkvens, 3B − Italy Fabrizio Fabrizi
Boxscore

Final standings

Champion
Relegated to CEB Cup
Rk Team
1 Netherlands L&D Amsterdam
2 Italy A.S.D. Rimini
3 Italy Fortitudo Bologna
4 Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus
5* San Marino T&A San Marino
5* Germany Heidenheim Heideköpfe
7 Germany Buchbinder Legionäre
8 Czech Republic Kotlarka Praha
* Both teams share 5th place.

Statistics leaders

See also

References

  1. "Home". baseballeurope.com. Archived from the original on 2004-08-31. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
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