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Europe: L&D Amsterdam Atop Baseball Power Rankings

Eric Bynum — Sat, 26 May 2012 18:18:54 +0000

The L&D Amsterdam Pirates finished off an impressive three-game sweep over Corendon Kinheim to remain the top squad in this week’s 2012 European Baseball Power Rankings. The reigning Holland Series champion, sporting a 19-5-1 card, held previous No. 2 Kinheim to a meager six scores in three outings to stay atop the Dutch Major League. [...]

Europe Top Hitters and Pitchers From Weekending May 20, 2012

Eric Bynum — Sat, 26 May 2012 18:16:24 +0000

Tenerife Marlins staff ace Leslie Nacar continued his recent dominance last weekend against Sant Boi with a complete game six-hit gem that featured 12 strikeouts. The right-hander currently leads the Spanish Baseball League with 90 strikeouts in just 63 2/3 innings. The 28-year-old Venezuelan hurler, who has punched out 44 batters in his last three [...]

College: Oregon Still Atop Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Div. I Poll

Eric Bynum — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:36:30 +0000

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Press Release OREGON NO. 1 IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL NEWSPAPER POLL TUCSON, Ariz. — Oregon (41-14) has been ranked No. 1 for the second straight week in the latest Collegiate Baseball newspaper NCAA Division I baseball poll. The Ducks, winners of eight straight and 14 of their last 15 games, sit on top of the Pac-12 Conference [...]

France: Senart Inaugurates New Stadium

Eric Bynum — Tue, 22 May 2012 01:26:31 +0000

Templiers Senart with new Ballpark, which meets international standards Another new international baseball stadium was inaugurated in Europe on Wednesday. After new ballparks were built in Brest (Belarus), Mainz (Germany), Sundbyberg (Sweden) and Parma (Italy) in recent years, a new field was inaugurated in Senart (France) a couple of kilometers south of Paris, raising the [...]

Austria: Attnang-Puchheim Athletics Take Over First Place

Eric Bynum — Tue, 22 May 2012 01:11:38 +0000

AUSTRIA – The GEI Attnang-Puchheim Athletics swept past the Schwaz Tigers on Saturday to take over sole possession of first place in the Austrian Baseball League. Attnang-Puchheim (9-3) captured a 12-4 win in the opening game as Jon Kashuba, Martin Rabengruber and Dave Burns all homered for the host squad. Rabengruber and Burns continued the [...]

Belgium: Hoboken Pioneers Regain Top Spot with Sweep

Eric Bynum — Tue, 22 May 2012 01:03:21 +0000

BELGIUM – The Hoboken Pioneers regained the top spot in the Belgian Baseball League with a two-game sweep against the Brasschaat Braves this past weekend. The two-time reigning league champion captured a hard-fought 7-5 win on Saturday before completing the sweep the following day with a 14-4 victory. The Deurne Spartans (3-8) knocked the Namur [...]

Czech Republic: Technika Brno Takes Over First Place with Sweep of Olympia Blansko

Eric Bynum — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:55:06 +0000

CZECH REPUBLIC – Technika Brno moved into sole possession of the top spot in the Czech Baseball League with a pair of victories against cellar-dwelling Olympia Blansko. With the wins, Technika improved to 13-5 on the season. The reigning league champion rolled to a 21-4 blowout win in the first part of a doubleheader, and [...]

Switzerland: Therwil Flyers Crush Wil Devils in Two Game Series

Eric Bynum — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:48:56 +0000

SWITZERLAND – The Therwil Flyers used a pair of seven-run frames to roll past the Wil Devils 18-3 Saturday in the front end of a Swiss Baseball League doubleheader. The Flyers finished off the sweep with a 16-0 victory in the second game. The visitors sent 11 batters to the plate in the second and [...]

Germany: Regensburg Legionaere Sweeps Bad Homburg Hornets in South Division

Eric Bynum — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:44:38 +0000

GERMANY – The Regensburg Legionaere picked up a pair of blowout wins over the Bad Homburg Hornets on Sunday to move back into the top spot in the South Division of the German Baseball League. Czech slugger Petr Cech homered and drove in four scores to lead Regensburg to a 16-4 victory in the first [...]

Germany: HSV Stealers Split Series with Solingen Alligators in North Division

Eric Bynum — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:39:36 +0000

GERMANY – American Antonio Peraza turned in another strong outing and the HSV Stealers knocked the Solingen Alligators out of first place with a 4-3 win Saturday in the North Division of the German Baseball League. The 22-year-old left-hander, who fanned nine in an upset win over Paderborn in his European debut a week ago, [...]