2008 European Youth Baseball Championship

2008 European Youth Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountryItaly
Dates15 July - 19 July
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Netherlands
Runner-up Russia
Third place Czech Republic
Fourth place Italy

The 2008 European Youth Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition held in Rome, Italy from July 15 to 19, 2008. It featured teams from Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Russia and Slovakia.

In the end the team from the Netherlands won the tournament.[1]

Group stage

Pool A

Standings

Qualified for the semi-finals
Did not qualify for the semi-finals
# Team Games Wins Losses Tiebreaker
1  Italy 3 2 1 1-1 (5.40 RA/9)
2  Czech Republic 3 2 1 1-1 (13.91 RA/9)
3  Germany 3 2 1 1-1 (14.54 RA/9)
4  Austria 3 0 3 -

Game results

July 15, 2008 Austria  4 – 5  Germany Rome, Italy
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July 15, 2008 Italy  11 – 3  Czech Republic Rome, Italy
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July 16, 2008 Czech Republic  9 – 6  Austria Rome, Italy
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July 16, 2008 Germany  6 – 5 (F/8)  Italy Rome, Italy
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July 17, 2008 Czech Republic  16 – 6 (F/5)  Germany Rome, Italy
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July 17, 2008 Austria  5 – 16 (F/6)  Italy Rome, Italy
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Pool B

Standings

Qualified for the semi-finals
Did not qualify for the semi-finals
# Team Games Wins Losses Tiebreaker
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 -
2  Russia 3 1 2 1-1 (6.00 RA/9)
3  Lithuania 3 1 2 1-1 (7.62 RA/9)
4  Slovakia 3 1 2 1-1 (11.25 RA/9)

Game results

July 15, 2008 Lithuania  8 – 7  Russia Viterbo, Italy
Boxscore
July 15, 2008 Netherlands  14 – 0 (F/5)  Slovakia Viterbo, Italy
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July 16, 2008 Slovakia  4 – 3  Lithuania Viterbo, Italy
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July 16, 2008 Russia  7 – 8 (F/8)  Netherlands Viterbo, Italy
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July 17, 2008 Slovakia  0 – 12 (F/5)  Russia Viterbo, Italy
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July 17, 2008 Lithuania  6 – 10  Netherlands Viterbo, Italy
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Final round

Pool C

Standings

Qualified for the semi-finals
Did not qualify for the semi-finals
# Team Games Wins Losses
1  Germany 3 3 0
2  Austria 3 2 1
3  Slovakia 3 1 2
4  Lithuania 3 0 3

Game results

July 18, 2008 Germany  8 – 1  Slovakia Rome, Italy
Boxscore
July 18, 2008 Lithuania  2 – 3  Austria Viterbo, Italy
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July 19, 2008 Austria  6 – 5 (F/8)  Slovakia Montefiascone, Italy
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July 19, 2008 Germany  8 – 7  Lithuania Viterbo, Italy
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Semi-finals

July 18, 2008 Netherlands  6 – 5  Czech Republic Viterbo, Italy
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July 18, 2008 Italy  2 – 4  Russia Rome, Italy
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3rd place

July 19, 2008 Czech Republic  4 – 2  Italy Rome, Italy
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Final

July 19, 2008 Netherlands  7 – 6 (F/8)  Russia Rome, Italy
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Final standings

References

  1. ^ "Final Standing". Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2009-08-08.