2017 European Champions Cup (baseball)
Tournament details
CountryGermany
DatesJune 7 – 11
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsNetherlands Curaçao Neptunus (9th title)
Runner-upItaly CNF Unipolsai Bologna
Tournament statistics
Games played19
Attendance6,235 (328 per game)

The 2017 European Champions Cup is a European baseball competition, that was held from June 7, to 11, 2017 in Regensburg, Germany. This is the fifty-fifth iteration of the Cup since its inaugural tournament in 1963.[1]

List of competing teams

Italy CNF Unipolsai Bologna (1st) Italy A.S.D. Rimini (2nd)
Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus (1st) Netherlands L&D Amsterdam (2nd)
Germany Mainz Athletics (1st) Germany Buchbinder Legionäre (2nd)
San Marino T&A San Marino France Rouen Huskies

Venues

Field A Field B
Germany Regensburg Germany Regensburg
Armin-Wolf-Arena Platz 1

Rosters

First round

Qualified for Final Four
Qualified for Bottom Four

Group A

Rk Team W L Pct. GB
1 Italy CNF Unipolsai Bologna 2 1 .667 0
2 Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus 2 1 .667 0
3 France Rouen Huskies 1 2 .333 2
4 Germany Mainz Athletics 1 2 .333 2
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jun 7, 2017 13:30 Curaçao Neptunus Netherlands 12-6 Italy CNF Unipolsai Bologna   Armin Wolf Arena 3:24 175 Boxscore
Jun 7, 2017 16:30 Rouen Huskies France 17-7 Germany Mainz Athletics 8 Platz 1 3:28 120 Boxscore
Jun 8, 2017 11:00 CNF Unipolsai Bologna Italy 14-0 France Rouen Huskies 7 Platz 1 2:14 130 Boxscore
Jun 8, 2017 13:30 Mainz Athletics Germany 7-6 Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus   Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:43 180 Boxscore
Jun 9, 2017 11:00 Mainz Athletics Germany 2-22 Italy CNF Unipolsai Bologna 7 Platz 1 2:39 130 Boxscore
Jun 9, 2017 13:30 Curaçao Neptunus Netherlands 9-3 France Rouen Huskies   Armin-Wolf-Arena 3:14 296 Boxscore

Group B

Rk Team W L Pct. GB
1 Netherlands L&D Amsterdam 3 0 1.000 0
2 San Marino T&A San Marino 2 1 .667 1
3 Italy A.S.D. Rimini 1 2 .333 2
4 Germany Buchbinder Legionäre 0 3 .000 3
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jun 7, 2017 11:00 L&D Amsterdam Netherlands 5-1 San Marino T&A San Marino   Platz 1 2:39 120 Boxscore
Jun 7, 2016 19:00 Buchbinder Legionäre Germany 2-5 Italy A.S.D. Rimini   Arwin-Wolf-Arena 3:13 320 Boxscore
Jun 8, 2017 16:30 A.S.D. Rimini Italy 2-9 Netherlands L&D Amsterdam   Platz 1 3:17 180 Boxscore
Jun 8, 2017 19:00 T&A San Marino San Marino 13-1 Germany Buchbinder Legionäre 7 Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:13 510 Boxscore
Jun 9, 2017 16:30 A.S.D. Rimini Italy 3-6 San Marino T&A San Marino 10 Platz 1 3:44 100 Boxscore
Jun 9, 2017 19:00 L&D Amsterdam Netherlands 9-6 Germany Buchbinder Legionäre   Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:43 705 Boxscore

Bottom Four

Game 1

June 10 11:00 at Platz 1
Team123456789RHE
Germany Mainz Athletics031210100881
Italy A.S.D. Rimini61103020X13153
WP: Italy Venezuela Jose Escalona (1-0)   LP: Canada Jeff Hunt (0-1)
Home runs:
MAI: None
RIM: Italy Federico Celli (1)
Attendance: 90
Umpires: HP − Spain Jerónimo Moreno Saura, 1B − Netherlands Edwin Louisa, 3B − Germany Tim Meyer
Boxscore

Game 2

June 10 13:30 at Armin-Wolf-Arena
Team123456789RHE
Germany Buchbinder Legionäre02000XXXX231
France Rouen Huskies4815XXXXX18151
WP: France Cuba Léo Céspedes (1-0)   LP: Germany United States Eric Faint (0-1)
Home runs:
REG: None
ROU: Canada Gabriel Fromental-Houle (2), France Maxime Lefevre (1)
Attendance: 693
Umpires: HP − Netherlands Stenar van Gronigen Schinkel, 1B − Italy Fabrizio Fabrizi, 3B − Italy Alessandro Spera
Notes: Completed early due to 15–run mercy rule after 5 innings.
Boxscore

Relegation Game

June 11 16:00 at Armin-Wolf-Arena
Team123456789RHE
Germany Mainz Athletics002002000442
Germany Buchbinder Legionäre000002001350
WP: Germany Tim Stahlmann (1-1)   LP: Netherlands Mike Bolsenbroek (0-2)   Sv: Germany Lennard Stöcklin (1)
Home runs:
MAI: Germany Max Boldt (3), Germany Kevin Kotowski (1)
REG: None
Attendance: 535
Umpires: HP − Netherlands Edwin Louisa, 1B − Italy Alessandro Spera, 3B − Netherlands Stenar van Groningen Schinkel
Boxscore

Final four

Semi-Final 1

June 10 16:30 at Platz 1
Team123456789RHE
San Marino T&A San Marino000000001181
Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus00011050X780
WP: Netherlands Diegomar Markwell (1-0)   LP: Italy United States Josh Kimborowicz (0-1)
Attendance: 207
Umpires: HP − Germany Dirk Biehl, 1B − Germany Tim Meyer, 3B − Czech Republic Miroslav Kaigl
Boxscore

Semi-Final 2

June 10 19:00 at Armin-Wolf-Arena
Team123456789RHE
Italy CNF Unipolsai Bologna0040301109122
Netherlands L&D Amsterdam000014030882
WP: Venezuela Raul Rivero (1-0)   LP: Netherlands Robin Schel (0-1)   Sv: Italy Filippo Crepaldi (1)
Home runs:
BOL: Italy Paolino Ambrosino (1), Italy Dominican Republic Robel García (1), Venezuela Osman Marval (1), Italy Dominican Republic Alexander Russo (1)
AMS: Netherlands Max Clarijs (1)
Attendance: 417
Umpires: HP − Austria Oswald Tschaurf, 1B − France Serge Makouchetchev, 3B − Italy Fabrizio Fabrizi
Boxscore

3rd Place

June 11 13:30 at Platz 1
Team123456789RHE
Netherlands L&D Amsterdam001020000372
San Marino T&A San Marino02102200X7123
WP: Venezuela Yoimer Camacho (1-0)   LP: Netherlands Kevin Heijstek (1-1)
Home runs:
AMS: None
SMR: Italy Venezuela Erick Epifano (1)
Attendance: 79
Umpires: HP − Germany Tim Meyer, 1B − Czech Republic Miroslav Kaigl, 3B − Spain Jerónimo Merino Saura
Boxscore

Final

June 11 19:00 at Armin-Wolf-Arena
Team123456789RHE
Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus2000004107132
Italy CNF Unipolsai Bologna000011010383
WP: Czech Republic Jan Tomek (1-0)   LP: United States Rudy Owens (0-2)   Sv: Netherlands Berry Van Driel (1)
Home runs:
ROT: Netherlands Shaldimar Daantji
BOL: None
Attendance: 1248
Umpires: HP − France Serge Makouchetchev, 1B − Austria Oswald Tschaurf, 3B − Germany Dirk Biehl
Boxscore

Final standings

Champion
Relegated to CEB Cup
Rk Team
1 Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus
2 Italy CNF Unipolsai Bologna
3 San Marino T&A San Marino
4 Netherlands L&D Amsterdam
5* Italy A.S.D. Rimini
5* France Rouen Huskies
7 Germany Mainz Athletics
8 Germany Buchbinder Legionäre
* Both teams share 5th place.

Statistics leaders

See also

References

  1. "Home". baseballeurope.com. Archived from the original on 2004-08-31. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
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