2005 European Baseball Championship

2005 European Baseball Championship

Tournament details
Country	Czech Republic
Dates	7–17 July 2005
Teams	12
Defending champions	Netherlands
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (19th title)
Runners-up	Italy
Third place	Spain
Fourth place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played	62
Most HRs	Ivanon Coffie (7)
Most SBs	Sebastien Herve (5)
Best ERA	Samuel Meurant (0.00)
Awards
MVP	Ivanon Coffie
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The 2005 European Baseball Championship was won by the Netherlands, who defeated Italy by a mercy rule win in the championship game. It was held in the Czech Republic from 7 to 17 July 2005, with the championship games held in Prague. The top four teams qualified for the 2007 Baseball World Cup. ^[1]

Round 1

Pool A

Standings

	Qualified for Pool C
	Did not qualify for Pool C

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
Netherlands	5	0	1.000	–	36	6
Italy	4	1	.800	1	31	16
Germany	2	3	.600	3	21	36
Great Britain	2	3	.600	3	21	23
Sweden	1	4	.200	4	11	23
Russia	1	4	.200	4	15	31

Source ^[2]

Pool B

Standings

	Qualified for Pool C
	Did not qualify for Pool C

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
Spain	5	0	1.000	–	46	14
Czech Republic	4	1	.800	1	34	17
France	3	2	.600	2	29	10
Greece	2	3	.400	3	15	39
Ukraine	1	4	.200	4	12	36
Croatia	0	5	.000	5	12	33

Source ^[2]

Round 2

Pool C

Standings

	Qualified for championship game
	Did not qualify for championship game

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
Netherlands	5	0	1.000	–	51	6
Italy	4	1	.800	1	33	12
Spain	3	2	.600	2	26	25
Germany	2	3	.400	3	24	35
Czech Republic	1	4	.200	4	7	32
France	0	5	.000	5	7	38

Source ^[2]

Pool D

Standings

Relegated to B-Pool

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
Great Britain	4	1	.800	–	42	10
Sweden	3	2	.600	2	45	14
Greece	3	2	.600	2	19	43
Ukraine	3	2	.600	2	14	21
Russia	1	4	.200	4	16	21
Croatia	1	4	.200	4	8	35

Source ^[2]

Bronze-medal game

July 17, 2005	Spain	7 – 3	Germany	Prague

Source ^[2]

Championship game

July 17, 2005	Netherlands	15 – 0 (7)	Italy	Prague

Sources ^{[2] [1]}

Final standings

Rk Team   Netherlands   Italy   Spain 4   Germany 5   Czech Republic 6   France 7   Great Britain 8   Sweden 9   Greece 10   Ukraine 11   Russia 12   Croatia

2005 European Baseball Championship  Netherlands 19th title

Sources ^{[2] [3]}

Awards

Individual awards

• Most valuable player: Ivanon Coffie
• Best hitter: Ian Young
• Best defensive player: Raily Legito (shortstop)
• Best pitcher (ERA): Samuel Meurant, 0.00 in 17+2⁄3 innings pitched
• Best pitcher (W–L record) Javier Civit, 3–0
• Most runs batted in: Ivanon Coffie, 16
• Most home runs: Ivanon Coffie, 7
• Most stolen bases: Sebastien Herve, 5
• Most runs scored: Javier Zabalza, 13

All-Star team

Position	Name	Team
Right handed pitcher	Javier Civit
Left handed Pitcher	Patrick Beljaards
Catcher	Sidney de Jong
First base	Jairo Ramos Gizzi
Second base	Luc Piquet
Third base	Ivanon Coffie
Shortstop	Néstor Pérez
Left field	Danny Rombley
Center field	Frank Candela
Right field	Harvey Monte
Designated hitter	Félix Cano

Sources ^{[3] [2]}

References

1. Chetwynd, Josh (2008). Baseball in Europe : a country by country history . Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. pp. 255, 256. ISBN   978-0-7864-3724-5 . Retrieved 8 January 2026.
2. "European Championships 2005". Marco Stoovelaar. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
3. "Final Report". eurobaseball2005.cz (zip file). 2005. S02-standings.pdf. Archived from the original on 2006-05-06. Retrieved 2026-01-08.

External links

• Official site (Archived)