Teams
Nine teams remained from the 2017 Pool B competition:
Five additional teams advanced from 2018 Pool C.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Slovakia Bulgaria |
| Dates | 1–6 July 2019 |
| Teams | 14 |
The 2019 European Baseball Championship - B-Pool was the second tier of the Confederation of European Baseball men's competition. It featured 14 teams, competing in two groups of 6 and 8 teams in early July 2019. The two group winners, Team Israel and Team Lithuania, faced off in the 2019 European Baseball Playoff Series for the last qualifying spot for the 2019 European Baseball Championship, with Team Israel prevailing. [1]
Nine teams remained from the 2017 Pool B competition:
Five additional teams advanced from 2018 Pool C.
| Qualified for Final | |
| Did not qualify for Final |
| # | Teams | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Switzerland | 3 | 0 |
| 2 |  Ukraine | 2 | 1 |
| 3 |  Poland | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Finland | 0 | 3 |
| July 2, 2019 10:00 | Switzerland | 16–9 | Finland | Trnava Attendance: 20 |
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| July 2, 2019 17:00 | Poland | 1–11 (7) | Ukraine | Bratislava Attendance: 46 |
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| July 3, 2019 13:30 | Finland | 6–21 (7) | Poland | Trnava Attendance: 50 |
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| July 3, 2019 17:00 | Ukraine | 1–2 | Switzerland | Trnava Attendance: 45 |
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| July 4, 2019 10:00 | Ukraine | 14-0 (7) | Finland | Trnava Attendance: 20 |
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| July 4, 2019 17:00 | Switzerland | 11-10 | Poland | Bratislava Attendance: 60 |
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| # | Teams | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Slovakia | 2 | 1 |
| 2 |  Lithuania | 2 | 1 |
| 3 |  Belarus | 2 | 1 |
| 4 |  Romania | 0 | 3 |
| July 2, 2019 13:30 | Lithuania | 8–6 | Romania | Trnava Attendance: 30 |
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| July 2, 2019 17:00 | Slovakia | 10–1 | Belarus | Trnava Attendance: 250 |
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| July 3, 2019 10:00 | Belarus | 4-3 | Lithuania | Trnava Attendance: 50 |
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| July 3, 2019 17:00 | Romania | 1–19 (6) | Slovakia | Bratislava Attendance: 100 |
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| July 4, 2019 13:30 | Belarus | 1-0 | Romania | Trnava Attendance: 20 |
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| July 4, 2019 17:00 | Lithuania | 19-15 | Slovakia | Trnava Attendance: 120 |
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| Semifinals | Finals | |||||
| July 5 13:30 Trnava | ||||||
| Switzerland | 7 | |||||
| July 6 17:00 Trnava | ||||||
| Lithuania | 12 | |||||
| Lithuania | 7 | |||||
| July 5 17:00 Trnava | ||||||
| Ukraine | 5 | |||||
| Slovakia | 1 | |||||
| Ukraine | 18 | |||||
| 3rd Place | ||||||
| July 6 13:30 Trnava | ||||||
| Switzerland | 9 | |||||
| Slovakia | 11 | |||||
Semifinals order will be switched, because home team advanced to this round.
| July 5, 2019 13:30 | Switzerland | 7-12 | Lithuania | Trnava Attendance: 50 |
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| July 5, 2019 17:00 | Slovakia | 1-18 (6) | Ukraine | Trnava |
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| July 6, 2019 13:30 | Switzerland | 9-11 | Slovakia | Trnava Attendance: 40 |
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| July 6, 2019 17:00 | Lithuania | 7-5 | Ukraine | Trnava Attendance: 100 |
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| Pos. | Teams | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Belarus | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Poland | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Finland | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Romania | 0 | 3 |
| July 5, 2019 10:00 | Belarus | 14-4 | Finland | Trnava Attendance: 20 |
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| July 5, 2019 17:00 | Poland | 10-1 | Romania | Bratislava Attendance: 45 |
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| July 6, 2019 10:00 | Romania | 14-20 | Finland | Trnava Attendance: 20 |
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| July 6, 2019 13:30 | Belarus | 12-2 | Poland | Bratislava Attendance: 20 |
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| # | Teams |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania |
| 2 | Ukraine |
| 3 | Slovakia |
| 4 | Switzerland |
| 5 | Belarus |
| 6 | Poland |
| 7 | Finland |
| 8 | Romania |
| Qualified for Final | |
| Did not qualify for Final |
| # | Teams | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Israel | 5 | 0 |
| 2 |  Russia | 4 | 1 |
| 3 |  Greece | 3 | 2 |
| 4 |  Serbia | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Ireland | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 5 |
| July 1, 2019 10:00 | Greece | 7–14 | Israel | Blagoevgrad Attendance: 75 |
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| July 1, 2019 13:30 | Serbia | 17–5 (7) | Ireland | Blagoevgrad Attendance: 60 |
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| July 1, 2019 17:30 | Bulgaria | 0–21 (5) | Russia | Blagoevgrad Attendance: 52 |
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| July 2, 2019 10:00 | Israel | 11–1 (8) | Serbia | Blagoevgrad Attendance: 85 |
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| July 2, 2019 13:30 | Russia | 14–1 | Greece | Blagoevgrad Attendance: 60 |
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| July 2, 2019 17:30 | Ireland | 5–0 | Bulgaria | Blagoevgrad Attendance: 72 |
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| July 3, 2019 10:00 | Serbia | 5–9 | Greece | Blagoevgrad Attendance: 68 |
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| July 3, 2019 13:30 | Russia | 13–3 (7) | Ireland | Blagoevgrad Attendance: 47 |
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| July 3, 2019 17:30 | Israel | 8–0 | Bulgaria | Blagoevgrad Attendance: 50 |
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| July 4, 2019 10:00 | Greece | 3-0 | Ireland | Blagoevgrad Attendance: 60 |
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| July 4, 2019 13:30 | Israel | 13-12 (10) | Russia | Blagoevgrad Attendance: 60 |
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| July 4, 2019 17:30 | Serbia | 7-2 | Bulgaria | Blagoevgrad Attendance: 83 |
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| July 5, 2019 10:00 | Ireland | 3-10 (7) | Israel | Blagoevgrad Attendance: 42 |
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| July 5, 2019 13:30 | Russia | 12-3 | Serbia | Blagoevgrad Attendance: 45 |
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| July 5, 2019 17:30 | Bulgaria | 6-9 | Greece | Blagoevgrad Attendance: 86 |
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| July 6, 2019 10:00 | Israel | 5-3 | Russia | Blagoevgrad Attendance: 126 |
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| Qualified for playoffs | |
| Did not qualify for playoffs |
| # | Teams |
|---|---|
| 1 | Israel |
| 2 | Russia |
| 3 | Greece |
| 4 | Serbia |
| 5 | Ireland |
| 6 | Bulgaria |
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