Tournament details | |
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Country | Germany |
City | Bonn |
Dates | 7–11 June |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Parma Baseball |
Runner-up | Amsterdam Pirates |
Third place | Bonn Capitals |
Fourth place | San Marino Baseball |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Manuel Joseph |
The 2022 European Champions Cup was the 59th iteration of the top European baseball club competition. It was held in Bonn, Germany in the Baseballstadion Rheinaue from 7 to 11 June 2022, with the Bonn Capitals acting as hosts. [1]
The cup featured eight teams: Bonn Capitals and Heidenheim Heideköpfe from Germany, Arrows Ostrava and Draci Brno from Czech Republic, Parma Baseball Club from Italy, Amsterdam Pirates and Curaçao Neptunus form the Netherlands and San Marino Baseball Club from San Marino. [2]
Parma Baseball won the tournament twice in a row after winning the 2021 edition. Parma defeated Amsterdam Pirates in the final, 7–6. Host team Bonn Capitals won the bronze medal, beating San Marino Baseball 6–3 in the bronze medal game. [3] Manuel Joseph from Parma Baseball was awarded the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. [4]
Bonn |
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Baseballstadion Rheinaue |
Capacity: 1,500 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Amsterdam Pirates | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | .667 | — | Advance to Semifinals |
2 | Parma Baseball | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 13 | +14 | .667 | — | |
3 | Heidenheim Heideköpfe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 16 | −4 | .667 | — | |
4 | Draci Brno | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | −25 | .000 | 2 |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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7 Jun 2022 | 10:30 | Draci Brno | 1–11 | Parma Baseball | 8 | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | 2:36 | 60 | Boxscore |
7 Jun 2022 | 12:30 | Heidenheim Heideköpfe | 4–2 | Amsterdam Pirates | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | 2:50 | 70 | Boxscore | |
8 Jun 2022 | 10:30 | Amsterdam Pirates | 9–0 | Draci Brno | 5 | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | 2:12 | 50 | Boxscore |
9 Jun 2022 | 9:30 | Draci Brno | 2–8 | Heidenheim Heideköpfe | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | 2:30 | 95 | Boxscore | |
9 Jun 2022 | 13:00 | Parma Baseball | 12–0 | Heidenheim Heideköpfe | 8 | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | 2:57 | 70 | Boxscore |
9 Jun 2022 | 16:00 | Amsterdam Pirates | 12–4 | Parma Baseball | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | Boxscore |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Bonn Capitals (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | +4 | .667 | — | Advance to Semifinals |
2 | San Marino Baseball | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | .667 | — | |
3 | Curaçao Neptunus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 19 | +3 | .667 | — | |
4 | Arrows Ostrava | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | −12 | .000 | 2 |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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8 Jun 2022 | 11:00 | San Marino Baseball | 4–0 | Arrows Ostrava | 7 | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | 1:45 | 20 | Boxscore |
8 Jun 2022 | 15:00 | Arrows Ostrava | 3–6 | Bonn Capitals | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | 3:30 | 140 | Boxscore | |
9 Jun 2022 | 12:00 | Arrows Ostrava | 4–9 | Curaçao Neptunus | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | 2:28 | 120 | Boxscore | |
9 Jun 2022 | 16:00 | Bonn Capitals | 8–5 | Curaçao Neptunus | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | 3:21 | 300 | Boxscore | |
9 Jun 2022 | 20:00 | San Marino Baseball | 6–4 | Bonn Capitals | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | 3:15 | 350 | Boxscore | |
10 Jun 2022 | 10:30 | Curaçao Neptunus | 8–7 | San Marino Baseball | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | 3:58 | 80 | Boxscore |
Semifinals | Final | |||||
10 June – Bonn | ||||||
Amsterdam Pirates | 13 | |||||
17 July – Bonn | ||||||
San Marino Baseball | 9 | |||||
Amsterdam Pirates | 6 | |||||
10 June – Bonn | ||||||
Parma Baseball | 7 | |||||
Bonn Capitals | 5 | |||||
Parma Baseball | 6 | |||||
Bronze medal game | ||||||
17 July – Bonn | ||||||
San Marino Baseball | 3 | |||||
Bonn Capitals | 6 |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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10 Jun 2022 | 15:00 | San Marino Baseball | 9–13 | Amsterdam Pirates | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | 3:00 | 200 | Boxscore | |
10 Jun 2022 | 19:00 | Parma Baseball | 6–5 | Bonn Capitals | 10 | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | 2:44 | 600 | Boxscore |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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12 Jun 2022 | 15:00 | Bonn Capitals | 6–3 | San Marino Baseball | 7 | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | Boxscore |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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12 Jun 2022 | 19:00 | Parma Baseball | 7–6 | Amsterdam Pirates | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | 3:46 | 520 | Boxscore |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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10 Jun 2022 | 12:00 | Arrows Ostrava | 8–7 | Heidenheim Heideköpfe | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | 3:39 | 70 | Boxscore | |
10 Jun 2022 | 16:00 | Draci Brno | 12–6 | Curaçao Neptunus | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | 3:16 | 40 | Boxscore |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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11 Jun 2022 | 12:30 | Curaçao Neptunus | 10–8 | Heidenheim Heideköpfe | 10 | Baseballstadion Rheinaue | 3:45 | 50 | Boxscore |
Batting
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Pos | Team | W | L |
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Parma Baseball | 4 | 1 | |
Amsterdam Pirates | 3 | 2 | |
Bonn Capitals | 3 | 2 | |
4 | San Marino Baseball | 2 | 3 |
5 | Arrows Ostrava | 1 | 3 |
Draci Brno | 1 | 3 | |
7 | Curaçao Neptunus | 3 | 2 |
8 | Heidenheim Heideköpfe | 2 | 3 |
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