2001 European Baseball Championship

2001 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Dates28 July – 5 August 2001
Teams12
Defending champions Netherlands
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (17th title)
Runners-up Russia
Third place Italy
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Most HRs Jiri Visek
Most SBs Ralph Milliard
Best ERA Michael Leys
Awards
MVP Rinat Makhmoutov

The 2001 European Baseball Championship was held in Germany and won by the Netherlands. The main venue was the Baseball Stadium Rheinaue in Bonn, and secondary venues were in Cologne and Solingen.[1][2] Russia was a Cinderella team in the tournament, beating both the Netherlands and Italy and finishing in second place.[3] Russia beat the Dutch, coming from behind in the 9th inning in group play, and beat the Italians in the semifinals.[4][5] The Dutch avenged their earlier loss, defeating Russia in the gold medal game, 4–0 behind the pitching of Rob Cordemans and Patrick Beljaards.[6]

In group play, Russia lost to Great Britain, marking the first time the British defeated an eventual medalist in the tournament.[7]

Standings

Pos. Team
1  Netherlands
2  Russia
3  Italy
4  France
5  Czech Republic
6  Spain
7  Germany
8  Croatia
9  Belgium
10  Great Britain
11  Ukraine
12  Sweden

Sources[3][8][9][10]

Awards and honors

Award Player Team
Most valuable player Rinat Makhmoutov Russia
Leading hitter David Sheldon Italy
Pitcher with best ERA Michael Leys Belgium
Pitcher with best W–L record Alain Gadoua France
Most runs batted in Pavel Chadim Czech Republic
Most home runs Jiri Visek Czech Republic
Most stolen bases Ralph Milliard The Netherlands
Most runs scored Sylvain Hervieux France
Outstanding defensive player Alexander Nizov Russia

All Star team

Position Player Team
Right-handed pitcher Rinat Makhmoutov Russia
Left-handed [itcher Michael Leys Belgium
Catcher Andrey Selivanov Russia
First base Jairo Ramos Italy
Second base Alexander Nizov Russia
Third base Jurjan Koenen The Netherlands
Shortstop Seth La Fera Italy
Outfield Remy Maduro The Netherlands
Roberto De Franceschi Italy
Bradley Marcelino Great Britain
Designated hitter Marcel Joost The Netherlands

Source[5]

References

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  2. ^ "Baseballeuropameisterschaft 2001". baseball-em.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  3. ^ a b Chetwynd, Josh (2008). Baseball in Europe : a country by country history. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. pp. 252, 253. ISBN 978-0-7864-3724-5.
  4. ^ "Nederland vecht zich met moeite naar titel". Honkbalsite archief (in Dutch). 5 August 2001. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  5. ^ a b Stoovelaar, Marco (August 6, 2001). "European Baseball Championships 2001". Grand Slam Stats & News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Kampioensrace van dag tot dag". Honkbalsite archief (in Dutch). 5 August 2001. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  7. ^ "Official archive for the Great Britain national baseball team". Project Cobb. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  8. ^ "Baseball - European Championships 2001 - Calendar & Results". the-sports.org. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  9. ^ "Archief Europees kampioenschap". Honkbalsite archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  10. ^ "XXVII EUROPEAN SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP - "A" POOL" (PDF). Project Cobb.
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