2003 European Olympic Baseball Qualifying Tournament

2003 European Olympic Baseball Qualifying Tournament

Tournament details
Country	Netherlands
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates	23–26 July
Teams	6

The 2003 European Olympic Baseball Qualifying Tournament was held in the Netherlands from 23 to 27 July 2003. It was organized by the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) and served as the European qualifier for the baseball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. It awarded two berths, contested between the top six teams from the 2003 European Baseball Championship (except for Greece that had already qualified as hosts): Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Czech Republic and France. ^{[1] [2]}

Italy and the Netherlands, the top two teams in the tournament, qualified for the Olympics. ^[3]

Participating teams

•   Netherlands – 2003 European Baseball Championship winners
•   Spain – 2003 European Baseball Championship third place
•   Sweden – 2003 European Baseball Championship fourth place
•   Italy – 2003 European Baseball Championship fifth place
•   Czech Republic – 2003 European Baseball Championship sixth place
•   France – 2003 European Baseball Championship seventh place

Rosters

Netherlands

Netherlands roster – 2003 European Olympic Baseball Qualifying Tournament
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 16 Patrick Beljaards 25 David Bergman 19 Rob Cordemans 22 Patrick de Lange  3 Robin van Doornspeek 14 Dave Draijer 20 Eelco Jansen 29 Roger Kops 21 Alexander Smit		Catchers 15 Maikel Benner 24 Sidney de Jong 33 Chairon Isenia Infielders 11 Yurendell DeCaster  9 Evert-Jan 't Hoen 26 Percy Isenia 30 Raily Legito  2 Vince Rooi  5 Jeroen Sluijter Outfielders 12 Sharnol Adriana  7 Bryan Engelhardt 34 Stijn Gabriels 18 Dirk van 't Klooster 28 Harvey Monte  8 Danny Rombley		Manager 35 Davey Johnson Coaches 17 Eric de Bruin (coach) 10 Steve Janssen (coach) 32 Hensley Meulens (coach) 44 Ben Thyssen (coach) Roster

Spain

Spain roster – 2003 European Olympic Baseball Qualifying Tournament
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 12 Raúl Arrondo 20 Pedro Belmonte 24 Sandel Cuevas 28 Xavier Civit 29 Fernando Gutiérrez  3 Alberto Magallón 15 Manuel Olivera  5 René Reyes 23 Carlos Ros  2 José Taveras 16 Jorge Vallès		Catchers 21 Miguel Mora 22 Juan Rodríguez Infielders 14 Miguel Erroz  6 Jacobo Garrido 13 Asnel Llanes 10 Jorge Miqueleiz  4 Néstor Pérez  1 Javier Zabalza Outfielders 17 José Arrondo 19 Juan García  8 Félix Isasi  9 Sebastián Tesouro  7 David Zabalza		Manager 30 Ramiro Toruño Coaches 22 Jorge Alcauzar (coach) 25 Juan Damborenea (coach) 26 Juan García (coach) Roster

Sweden

Sweden roster – 2003 European Olympic Baseball Qualifying Tournament
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 18 Magnus Höglund 49 Matt Jones 72 Karl Knutsson 43 David Leander 29 Rickard Leander 35 Rickard Ljung 45 Richard Reimer 62 Johan Tisell 30 Petter Vesterlund		Catchers 34 Mikael Andersson 51 Peter Elfving 52 Björn Johannesen 48 Magnus Pilegård Infielders 42 Petter Diurlin 33 Magnus Jönsson 47 Doug Skiles 27 Elias Sölveling Outfielders 53 Håkan Börjes 60 Philip Gaijzler 46 Per Lindgren		Manager 44 Peter Schöön Coaches 61 Peter Ekwall (coach) 71 Jim Sasko (coach) 50 Leon Shades (coach) Roster

Italy

Italy roster – 2003 European Olympic Baseball Qualifying Tournament
Players				Coaches
Pitchers  7 Ilo Bartolucci  6 Antonio Bova 25 Silvio Censale 43 Riccardo De Santis 15 William Lucena 41 Luca Martignoni 36 Fabio Milano 40 Matteo Nava 16 Peter Nyari 29 Kasey Olenberger		Catchers 12 Marcello Malagoli 44 Vincent Parisi Infielders  9 Luca Bischeri 34 Davide Dallospedale 19 Francesco Imperiali 11 Seth La Fera  5 Giovanni Pantaleoni 23 Jairo Ramos Gizzi  1 Igor Schiavetti  2 Andrea Sgnaolin Outfielders 45 Mario Chiarini  3 Robert Fontana 21 Daniele Frignani 42 Claudio Liverziani		Manager 30 Giampiero Faraone Coaches  8 Claudio Corradi (coach) 12 José Manuel Cortina (coach)  4 Sergio Morville (coach) 32 Antonio Muñoz (coach) 27 Salvatore Varriale (coach) Roster

Czech Republic

Czech Republic roster – 2003 European Olympic Baseball Qualifying Tournament
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 24 Pavel Budský 31 Lukaš Cama 32 Jan Drábek 26 Aleš Kepyta 27 Aleš Kocman 43 Zdeněk Kocman 36 Leoš Kubát 14 Michal Kočí 46 Petr Minařík 23 Petr Pacas 10 Radek Procházka 37 Robert Rondný 42 Jakub Vančura		Catchers 29 Michal Breg 25 Martin Střítecký Infielders 20 Petr Baroch 28 Jan Chudoba  7 Michal Müller 14 Tomáš Ovesný  5 Pavel Procházka 17 David Winkler Outfielders 15 Karel Hrušovský 40 Ivo Kučera 22 Tomáš Přibyl 39 Martin Veselý		Manager  3 Rick Jaques Coaches 18 Glen Godwin (coach) 19 Jaroslav Krejčíř (coach)  1 Aleš Navrátil (coach) 12 Thomas Randolph (coach) Roster

France

France roster – 2003 European Olympic Baseball Qualifying Tournament
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 17 Patrice Briones 12 Simon Colboc 19 Nicolas Dubaut  7 Guillaume Gisbert  1 Thomas Langloys 30 Maxime Leblanc  4 Rémy Lejeune 10 Samuel Meurant  6 Anthony Piquet 23 Boris Rothermundt 18 Robin Roy		Catchers 26 Jamel Boutagra 11 Jérôme Dussart 16 Pierrick Lemestre 13 Boris Marche Infielders  9 Vincent Ferreira 14 Christophe Goniot  2 Sébastien Hervé 20 Jean-Baptiste Meunier 21 David Meurant Outfielders 24 Gaspard Fessy  8 Fermin Neme 27 Fabien Proust 25 Jérôme Rousseau		Manager Guillaume Coste Coaches Bill Arce (coach) Brad Doss (coach) Stéphane Dumont (coach) Andy Sallee (coach) Pierre Vieillot (coach) Roster

Round robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Italy	5	5	0	37	5	+32	1.000	—	Qualification to the 2004 Summer Olympics
2	Netherlands (H)	5	4	1	40	16	+24	.800	1
3	Czech Republic	5	3	2	30	24	+6	.600	2
4	Spain	5	2	3	35	50	−15	.400	3
5	France	5	1	4	28	39	−11	.200	4
6	Sweden	5	0	5	16	52	−36	.000	5

Source: European Baseball Confederation
(H) Hosts

23 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Sweden	2 – 11	France	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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23 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Italy	2 – 0	Spain	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
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23 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	Czech Republic	4 – 6	Netherlands	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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24 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Spain	3 – 8	Czech Republic	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
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24 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	France	0 – 10 (F/7)	Italy	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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24 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	Netherlands	11 – 2	Sweden	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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25 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Sweden	2 – 10	Czech Republic	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
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25 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Spain	16 – 15	France	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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25 July 2003 20:30 (UTC+2)	Netherlands	3 – 4	Italy	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
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26 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Sweden	1 – 10	Italy	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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26 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Netherlands	16 – 6 (F/7)	Spain	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
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26 July 2003 19:00 (UTC+2)	Czech Republic	7 – 2	France	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
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27 July 2003 12:30 (UTC+2)	France	0 – 4	Netherlands	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
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27 July 2003 13:00 (UTC+2)	Spain	10 – 9 (F/16)	Sweden	Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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27 July 2003 16:30 (UTC+2)	Italy	11 – 1 (F/7)	Czech Republic	Pim Mulier Stadion, Haarlem
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References

1. "2003 Olympic Qualification Haarlem (NED), 23 - 27/7/2003". baseballeurope.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
2. "International Baseball Federation (IBAF) – Qualification rules for Baseball" (PDF). athens2004.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
3. "Olympic Baseball Tournament". baseball.ch. Archived from the original on 4 February 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2025.

External links

• 2003 Olympic Qualification Netherlands, 23/7 - 27/7/2003