2023 European Champions Cup (baseball)

2023 European Champions Cup
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Bussum
Dates6–10 June
Teams8
Final positions
Champions HCAW Bussum
Runners-up Parma Baseball
Third place Amsterdam Pirates
Fourth place Bonn Capitals
Awards
MVP Victor Draijer

The 2023 European Champions Cup was a European baseball competition, held from 4 to 10 June 2023, in Amsterdam and Bussum, Netherlands.[1] This is the sixtieth iteration of the Cup since its inaugural tournament in 1963.[2]

It featured the top eight professional baseball teams on the continent, and it was the first tier of the four competitions organized by WBSC Europe, alongside the second-tier Confederation Cup, third-tier Federation Cup, and fourth-tier Federation Cup Qualifiers, all of which operate with a promotion and relegation system for its federations.[3]

The defending champions were Italian club Parma. The last place at the end of the tournament was relegated to the 2024 second-tier Confederation Cup.

HCAW Bussum won the tournament after defeating Parma in the final, 11–4. Amsterdam Pirates claimed the bronze, defeating Bonn Capitals 12–6 in the third place game.[4] HCAW outfielder Victor Draijer was honored with the Most Valuable Player award of the tournament.[5]

List of competing teams

Parma Baseball Club (2022 champions) Paderborn Untouchables
HCAW Bussum (host club) Arrows Ostrava
Amsterdam Pirates (host club) Draci Brno
Bonn Capitals Rouen Huskies

Venues

Group A Group B
Amsterdam Bussum
Loek Loevendie Ballpark Rob Hoffmann Vallei
Capacity: 400 Capacity: 1,000

First round

Qualified for Final Four
Qualified for Bottom Four

Group A

Rk Team W L Pct. GB
1 Parma Baseball Club 3 0 1.000 0
2 Amsterdam Pirates 1 2 0.333 2
3 Draci Brno 1 2 0.333 2
4 Paderborn Untouchables 1 2 0.333 2
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 6, 2023 15:00 Paderborn Untouchables 0–13 Parma Baseball Club 8 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 2:13 125 Boxscore
June 6, 2023 19:30 Amsterdam Pirates 3–4 Draci Brno 9 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 2:41 275 Boxscore
June 7, 2023 15:00 Paderborn Untouchables 4–2 Draci Brno 9 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 2:47 175 Boxscore
June 7, 2023 19:30 Parma Baseball Club 7–5 Amsterdam Pirates 10 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 3:19 550 Boxscore
June 8, 2023 14:00 Draci Brno 2–6 Parma Baseball Club 9 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 2:32 150 Boxscore
June 8, 2023 19:30 Amsterdam Pirates 15–0 Paderborn Untouchables 7 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 2:34 550 Boxscore

Group B

Rk Team W L Pct. GB
1 HCAW Bussum 2 1 0.667 0
2 Bonn Capitals 2 1 0.667 0
3 Arrows Ostrava 2 1 0.667 0
4 Rouen Huskies 0 3 0.000 2
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 6, 2023 15:00 Arrows Ostrava 3–1 Bonn Capitals 9 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 2:16 125 Boxscore
June 6, 2023 19:00 Rouen Huskies 5–18 HCAW Bussum 7 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 2:44 350 Boxscore
June 7, 2023 15:00 Rouen Huskies 2–7 Bonn Capitals 9 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 2:46 200 Boxscore
June 7, 2023 19:00 HCAW Bussum 12–0 Arrows Ostrava 7 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 2:11 450 Boxscore
June 8, 2023 15:00 Arrows Ostrava 5–1 Rouen Huskies 9 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 2:23 125 Boxscore
June 8, 2023 19:00 Bonn Capitals 5–2 HCAW Bussum 9 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 2:36 450 Boxscore

Final Four

Semifinals

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 9, 2023 19:00 Amsterdam Pirates 3–4 HCAW Bussum 10 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 3:01   Boxscore
June 9, 2023 19:30 Bonn Capitals 3–13 Parma Baseball Club 7 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 2:41 350 Boxscore

3rd place game

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 10, 2023 14:00 Bonn Capitals 6–12 Amsterdam Pirates 9 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 3:01 300 Boxscore

Final

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 10, 2023 18:00 Parma Baseball Club 4–11 HCAW Bussum 9 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 2:52 650 Boxscore

Bottom Four

First round

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 9, 2023 15:00 Rouen Huskies 1–6 Draci Brno 9 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 2:49 75 Boxscore
June 9, 2023 15:00 Paderborn Untouchables 5–7 Arrows Ostrava 9 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 2:24 150 Boxscore

5th place game

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 10, 2023 10:30 Draci Brno 14–10 Arrows Ostrava 9 Loek Loevendie Ballpark 3:13 65 Boxscore

Relegation game

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 10, 2023 10:30 Rouen Huskies 4–6 Paderborn Untouchables 9 Rob Hoffmann Vallei 3:05 100 Boxscore

Statistical leaders

Final standings

Champion
Relegated to Confederation Cup
Rk Team
1 HCAW Bussum
2 Parma Baseball Club
3 Amsterdam Pirates
4 Bonn Capitals
5 Draci Brno
6 Arrows Ostrava
7 Paderborn Untouchables
8 Rouen Huskies

See also

References

  1. ^ "Baseball European Champions Cup event info". wbsceurope.org.
  2. ^ "Champions Cup editions". wbsceurope.org.
  3. ^ "Baseball Europe Competitions Regulations 2023" (PDF).
  4. ^ "HCAW wins the Baseball European Champions Cup 2023". WBSC Europe. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 EU-CHAMP-CUP-M-BB Baseball European Champions Cup 2023 Daily Report Final" (PDF). WBSC Europe. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Stats". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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