2003 European Baseball Championship

2003 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Country	Netherlands
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates	11–19 July
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (18th title)
Runners-up	Greece
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	Sweden
	← 2001 2005 →

The 2003 European Baseball Championship was the 38th edition of the European Baseball Championship. The tournament was held in the Netherlands from 11 to 19 July 2003 and was contested between twelve national teams of the Confederation of European Baseball.^[1]

Netherlands won the championship, its 18th title, defeating Greece in the final. Spain won the bronze medal, defeating Sweden in the bronze medal game.^[2] The tournament also served as the qualification for the 2005 Baseball World Cup, with the top four teams qualifying for the championship.^[3]^[4]

Venues

Haarlem	Rotterdam
Pim Mulier Stadion	Neptunus Familiestadion
Capacity: 4,500	Capacity: 2,200

Rotterdam Haarlem Amsterdam
	Amsterdam
	Sportpark Ookmeer
	Capacity: 2,000

Qualification

The following 12 teams qualified for the 2003 European Baseball Championship.

Pool A		Pool B
Belgium	9th, 2001 European Baseball Championship	Germany	7th, 2001 European Baseball Championship
Croatia	8th, 2001 European Baseball Championship	Great Britain	10th, 2001 European Baseball Championship
Czech Republic	5th, 2001 European Baseball Championship	Greece	Winner of Nagykovácsi Pool
France	4th, 2001 European Baseball Championship	Italy	2001 European Baseball Championship
Netherlands	2001 European Baseball Championship	Russia	2001 European Baseball Championship
Sweden	Winner of Alby Pool	Spain	6th, 2001 European Baseball Championship

Opening round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Netherlands (H)	5	5	0	29	3	+26	1.000	—	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Czech Republic	5	3	2	10	13	−3	.600	2
3	Sweden	5	2	3	21	20	+1	.400	3
4	France	5	2	3	17	14	+3	.400	3
5	Croatia	5	2	3	16	16	0	.400	3	Advance to 9th–12th place round
6	Belgium	5	1	4	5	32	−27	.200	4	Advance to 9th–12th place round

Source: European Baseball Confederation
(H) Hosts

11 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Croatia	0 – 4	France	Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
		Boxscore

11 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	Belgium	0 – 7	Netherlands	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
		Boxscore

11 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	Czech Republic	1 – 0	Sweden	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
		Boxscore

12 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Netherlands	6 – 0	Czech Republic	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
		Boxscore

12 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Sweden	4 – 6	Croatia	Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
		Boxscore

12 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	France	9 – 1	Belgium	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
		Boxscore

13 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	France	1 – 7	Sweden	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
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13 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Czech Republic	1 – 2	Belgium	Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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13 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Netherlands	5 – 3	Croatia	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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14 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	Czech Republic	3 – 2	Croatia	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
		Boxscore

14 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	Netherlands	1 – 0	France	Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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14 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	Belgium	2 – 10	Sweden	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
		Boxscore

15 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	Sweden	0 – 10 (F/7)	Netherlands	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
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15 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	France	3 – 5	Czech Republic	Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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15 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	Croatia	5 – 0	Belgium	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
		Boxscore

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Greece	5	4	1	34	7	+27	.800	—	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Italy	5	4	1	29	10	+19	.800	—
3	Spain	5	4	1	21	13	+8	.800	—
4	Russia	5	2	3	19	29	−10	.400	2
5	Great Britain	5	1	4	14	33	−19	.200	3	Advance to 9th–12th place round
6	Germany	5	0	5	13	38	−25	.000	4	Advance to 9th–12th place round

Source: European Baseball Confederation

11 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Great Britain	1 – 4	Russia	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
		Boxscore

11 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Spain	1 – 0	Greece	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
		Boxscore

11 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	Germany	2 – 10	Italy	Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
		Boxscore

12 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	Russia	4 – 5 (F/10)	Spain	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
		Boxscore

12 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	Greece	11 – 0 (F/7)	Germany	Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
		Boxscore

12 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	Italy	7 – 5	Great Britain	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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13 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	Italy	1 – 2	Greece	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
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13 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	Russia	7 – 6	Germany	Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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13 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	Spain	9 – 2	Great Britain	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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14 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Great Britain	1 – 10	Greece	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
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14 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Russia	0 – 6	Italy	Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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14 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Spain	5 – 2	Germany	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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15 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Italy	5 – 1	Spain	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
		Boxscore

15 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Germany	3 – 5	Great Britain	Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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15 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Greece	11 – 4	Russia	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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9th–12th place round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB
1	Great Britain	3	3	0	16	5	+11	1.000	—
2	Croatia	3	2	1	12	13	−1	.667	1
3	Belgium	3	1	2	8	6	+2	.333	2
4	Germany	3	0	3	6	18	−12	.000	3

Source: European Baseball Confederation

17 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Croatia	5 – 3	Germany	Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
		Boxscore

17 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Great Britain	1 – 0	Belgium	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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18 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Germany	0 – 8	Belgium	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
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18 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Croatia	2 – 10	Great Britain	Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
		Boxscore

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Netherlands	8

Russia	0
		Netherlands	21

		Sweden	0
Italy	2

Sweden	4
				Netherlands	2

				Greece	0
Greece	11

France	1
		Greece	10

		Spain	0	Third place
Czech Republic	5

Spain	9
				Sweden	2

				Spain	5

5th–8th place		Fifth place



Russia	3

Italy	9
		Italy	2

		Czech Republic	1
France	0

Czech Republic	2
		Seventh place



		Russia	0

		France	5

Final standings

Pos	Team	W	L
	Netherlands	8	0
	Greece	6	2
	Spain	6	2
4	Sweden	3	5
5	Italy	6	2
6	Czech Republic	4	4
7	France	3	5
8	Russia	2	6
9	Great Britain	4	4
10	Croatia	4	4
11	Belgium	2	6
12	Germany	0	8

Awards

Tournament Awards^[5]
Award	Player
MVP	Xavier Civit
Leading hitter	Sharnol Adriana
Best pitcher (ERA)	Patrick Beljaards
Best pitcher (W-L%)	Tetsuhiro Monna
Most Runs batted in	Bryan Engelhardt
Most Home runs	Vince Rooi
Most Stolen bases	Peter Maestrales
Most Runs scored	Peter Maestrales
Outstanding defensive player	Vince Rooi

All Star Team^[5]
Position	Player
Pitchers	Eelco Jansen
Pitchers	Patrick Beljaards
Catcher	Chairon Isenia
First baseman	Xavier Civit
Second baseman	Chris Demetral
Third baseman	Vince Rooi
Shortstop	Raily Legito
Outfielders	Bryan Engelhardt
	Giovanni Pantaleoni
	Cory Harris

References

^ "XXVIII European Seniors Championship - "A" Pool". baseballeurope.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
^ "European Seniors Championship "A" Pool Netherlands - 2003 – Final Standing". baseballeurope.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
^ "Report C.E.B. Congress 2003". baseballeurope.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
^ "European Championship 2003 presented". baseballeurope.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
^ ^a ^b Wedemeijer, Harry. "European Championships, A-Pool 11 - 19 July 2003, Netherlands". Archived from the original on 19 November 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2025.

[1] "XXVIII European Seniors Championship - "A" Pool". baseballeurope.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2025.

[2] "European Seniors Championship "A" Pool Netherlands - 2003 – Final Standing". baseballeurope.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2025.

[3] "Report C.E.B. Congress 2003". baseballeurope.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2025.

[4] "European Championship 2003 presented". baseballeurope.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2025.

[awards-5] Wedemeijer, Harry. "European Championships, A-Pool 11 - 19 July 2003, Netherlands". Archived from the original on 19 November 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2025.

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