Lithuania national baseball team

Lithuania national baseball team
Information
Country Lithuania
FederationLithuanian Baseball Association
ConfederationWBSC Europe
ManagerWilliam Gordon
WBSC ranking
Current 47 Decrease 2 (18 December 2023)[1]

The Lithuania national baseball team is the national baseball team of Lithuania. The team currently competes in the Pool B of the European Baseball Championship.

History

Baseball was introduced in Lithuania by Lithuanian American pilot Steponas Darius in 1922, after returning from the United States.[2]

The team played in the 2019 European Baseball Championship - B-Pool in early July 2019 in Trnava, Slovakia, winning its group and advancing to the playoffs against Israel in the 2019 Playoff Series at the end of July 2019 for the last qualifying spot for the 2019 European Baseball Championship.

Israel won the first two games in a best-of-three series against Lithuania in Utena.[3]

Lithuania players in 2022
Baseball diamond in the Utena Hippodrome [lt]

Roster

Lithuania's roster for the European Baseball Championship Qualifier 2022, the last official competition in which the team took part.[4]

Lithuania national baseball team – European Baseball Championship Qualifier 2022 roster
Players Coaches
Pitchers
  • 54 Marius Balandis
  • 47 Edvardas Matusevicius
  •  3 Gytis Morkunas
  • 23 Lukas Morkunas
  • 50 Dovydas Neverauskas
  • 26 Vilius Paikovas
  • 51 Andrius Stravinskas
  • 49 Tomas Valincius
  • 17 Eimantas Zickus
 Catchers
  • 16 Adomas Jonas Aleksandravičius

Infielders

  • 32 Dankovskis Arunas
  • 38 Audrius Beliauskas
  • 55 Domas Kamandulis
  • 22 Lukas Pupininkas
  • 11 Martynas Sadzevicius
  • 24 Ignas Zinkevičius

Outfielders

  • 45 Mantas Aidukas
  • 43 Mantas Cernauskas
  • 48 Tomas Jankoitis
  • 39 Evaldas Remeika
  • 15 Justinas Sadaunikas
  • 28 Lukas Sirgedas
  • 58 Matas Sirgedas
 Manager
  • William Gordon


Tournament results

European Youth Baseball Championship

European Cadet Baseball Championship

European Juveniles Baseball Championship

European Junior Baseball Championship

European Under-21 Baseball Championship

World University Baseball Championship

12U Baseball World Championship

15U Baseball World Cup

References

  1. ^ "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ^ Kazlauskas, Rytis (18 July 2019). "Rebirth of Lithuanian baseball – national team on the verge of top European level and no pitch". LRT.lt. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Israel dominates Lithuania, wins B Pool to advance in Olympic qualifying". 28 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Lithuania Roster". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 25 January 2023.


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