1995 European Baseball Championship

1995 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountryThe Netherlands
CityHaarlem
VenuePim Mulier Stadium
Dates7–16 July
Teams10
Defending champions Netherlands
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (15th title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Belgium
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Most SBs Johnny Balentina
Best ERA Carlos Ros
Awards
MVP Johnny Balentina
Top two teams qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics

The 1995 European Baseball Championship was held in the Haarlem, the Netherlands and won by the Netherlands. Italy finished second. The top two teams qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics. In its semifinal match, Belgium chose to not start ace pitcher Frank Mathys with Olympic qualification at stake, preferring he help the team finish in third.[1][2]

The tournament expanded to 10 teams from eight teams in 1993. Few of the preliminary games were competitive, with the closest winning margin being 3 runs and the winning team scoring at least 11 runs in 15 of the 20 games. Italy was the only team that beat the Dutch or kept them under 10 runs in a game. Slovakia and Ukraine competed for the first time, with Ukraine's win over Slovakia the only victory for either team in the tournament.[3][4]

Standings

Pos. Team Record
1  Netherlands 8–1
2  Italy 6–3
3  Belgium 6–3
4  Spain 5–5
5  France 5–2
6  Germany 4–3
7  Sweden 3–4
8  Russia 2–5
9  Ukraine 1–6
10  Slovenia 0–7

Sources[5][6][4]

Awards

Individual awards

Award Player Team
Most valuable player Johnny Balentina  Netherlands
Best hitter
Most runs scored
Most stolen bases
Best pitcher (win–loss record) Frank Mathys  Belgium
Best pitcher (earned run average) Carlos Ros  Spain
Most runs batted in Edsel Martis  Netherlands

All-Star team

Position Player Team
Pitcher Massimilliano Masin  Italy
Catcher Johnny Balentina  Netherlands
First baseman Eric de Bruin  Netherlands
Second baseman Stephan Jäger  Germany
Third baseman Yevgeny Puchkov[7]  Russia
Shortstop Andrea Evangelisti  Italy
Outfield Oscar Rebolleda  Spain
Roberto De Franceschi  Italy
Arnaud Fau  France
Designated hitter Edsel Martis  Netherlands

Sources[6][4]

References

  1. ^ Brinkhorst, Berry (1995-07-17). "Bondscoach Leurs hekelt instelling clubvoorzitters". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  2. ^ Rensink, Gérald (1995-07-13). "Honkballers plaatsen zich overtuigend voor EK-finale en Olympische Spelen". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  3. ^ Wedemeijer, Harry. "European Championships Baseball 7 - 16 July 1995 Haarlem". home.wanadoo.nl. Archived from the original on 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  4. ^ a b c Chetwynd, Josh (2008). Baseball in Europe: a country by country history. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. pp. 250, 251. ISBN 978-0-7864-3724-5.
  5. ^ "Archief Europees kampioenschap". Honkbalsite Archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  6. ^ a b Wedemeijer, Harry (1995). "Personal Awards". home.wanadoo.nl. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  7. ^ Singer, Tom; Miller, Doug (March 25, 2016). "The Glasnost Gang: When the Halos 'invaded' Russia". MLB.com. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
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