1999 European Baseball Championship

1999 European Baseball Championship

Tournament details
Country	Italy
Dates	23 July – 1 August 1999
Teams	12
Defending champions	Italy
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (16th title)
Runners-up	Italy
Third place	France
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Most HRs	Evert-Jan 't Hoen
Best ERA	Robin Roy
Awards
MVP	Daniele Newman
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The 1999 European Baseball Championship was won by the Netherlands. It was held in Bologna, Parma, and Rimini, Italy, and the host team finished in second. ^[1] By finishing in first and second, the Dutch and Italian teams qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics. ^{[2] [3]} Because it was an Olympic qualifier, the tournament used wood bats, which lowered scoring. ^[4]

The undefeated Dutch team featured Robert Eenhoorn, Evert-Jan 't Hoen, and Rikkert Faneyte. ^[2]

Standings

Pos.	Team	Record
1	Netherlands	8–0
2	Italy	7–1
3	France	6–2
4	Russia	4–4
5	Spain	5–3
6	Belgium	3–5
7	Sweden	3–5
8	Czech Republic	4–4
9	Great Britain	3–4
10	Germany	2–5
11	Croatia	2–5
12	Slovenia	0–7

Sources ^{[5] [1] [4]}

Awards

Individual Awards

Award	Player	Team
Most Valuable Player	Daniele Newman	Italy
Best Hitter	Newman	Italy
Best Pitcher (W–L)	Carlos Ros	Spain
Best earned run average	Robin Roy	France
Mosthome runs	Evert-Jan 't Hoen	Netherlands
Mostruns scored	Rikkert Faneyte	Netherlands
Mostruns batted in	Manuel Gasparri	Italy
Most Stolen Bases	Alexander Nizov	Russia
Outstanding Defensive Player	Felix Cano	Spain

Sources ^{[6] [2]}

All-Star Team

Position	Player	Team
Left-handed Pitcher	Carlos Ros	Spain
Right-handed Pitcher	Robin Roy	France
Catcher	Andrej Selivanov	Russia
First Base	Andrea Castri	Italy
Second Base	Thomas Ovesny	Czech Republic
Third Base	Evert-Jan 't Hoen	Netherlands
Shortstop	Jendrik Speer	Germany
Left Field	Claudio Liverziani	Italy
Center Field	Peter Stroobants	Belgium
Right Field	Daniele Newman	Italy
Designated Hitter	Elston Hansen	Netherlands

Sources ^{[7] [2]}

References

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3. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad (PDF). Vol. 2: Celebrating the Games. Canberra, Australia: Paragon Printers Australasia. pp. 176–179. ISBN   0-9579616-0-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
4. 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.
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7. "All Stars Team". Archived from the original on 2000-01-22.