| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 8 (2023) |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Netherlands (3rd title) |
| Most titles | Netherlands (3 titles) |
The European Under-23 Baseball Championship is held biennially between national baseball teams in Europe, governed by the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB). [1]
| Year | Final Host | Final | Semifinalists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | 4th place | ||||
| 2017 Details |  /  /  Brno/Blansko/Wels/Trnava |  Netherlands | 10–9 |  Czech Republic |  Belgium |  Spain | ||
| 2019 Details | Prague | Czech Republic | 4–1 |  Germany | Belgium |  France | ||
| 2021 Details |  Verona | Netherlands | 6–1 | Germany |  Italy |  Great Britain | ||
| 2023 Details | Wiener Neustadt | Netherlands | 23–5 | Great Britain | France | Germany | ||
| 2025 Details | Trebič | |||||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
The Honkbal Hoofdklasse is the highest level of professional baseball in the Netherlands. It is an eight-team league that plays a 42-game schedule and is overseen by the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation (KNBSB).
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