Lithuania national Baseball5 team

Last updated

Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
Information
Country Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
Federation Lithuanian Baseball Association
Confederation WBSC Europe
Manager Maksim Burdin
WBSC ranking
Current 10 Steady2.svg (9 August 2024) [1]
Baseball5 World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2022 )
Best result8th (1 time, in 2024 )
Baseball5 European Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2020 )
Best resultGold medal europe.svg 1st (1 time, in 2023 )

The Lithuania national Baseball5 team represents Lithuania in international Baseball5 competitions.

Contents

History

Lithuania participated as hosts in the 2020 Baseball5 European Championship, where they reached the final, but lost to France 0 matches to 2. [2] [3]

As European runner-up, the Lithuanian team qualified to the inaugural Baseball5 World Cup played in Mexico City, where the team participated in the historic first game of tournament, but lost to Mexico 5–3 and 4–2. [4] Lithuania finished the championship 11th with a 2–6 record. [5]

Lithuania became European champions in 2023, after winning the 2023 Baseball5 European Championship defeating France 2 sets to 0, in a replay of the 2020 final. [6]

Current roster

As of 7 October 2024 [7]
No.Pos.PlayerGender
14 1BKira BaitulF
12 SSDeividas BaniūnasM
1 SSNapalis Paulius GrigasM
77 2BUgne KučinskaitėF
7 3BNomeda NeverauskaitėF
9 2BAistė PaškevičiūtėF
5 PKristijonas VicasM
27 1BDovydas ZakarasM

Staff

No.Pos.Name
--Manager Maksim Burdzin
--Coach Arvydas Birbalas

Tournament record

Baseball5 World Cup

Baseball5 World Cup record
YearRoundPositionWLRSRA
Flag of Mexico.svg 2022 Placement round11th265381
Flag of Hong Kong.svg 2024 Placement round8th449798
Total2/2610150179

Baseball5 European Championship

Baseball5 European Championship record
YearRoundPositionWLRSRA
Flag of Lithuania.svg 2020 Final2nd639279
Flag of Lithuania.svg 2023 Final1st8115541
Total2/2144247120

References

  1. "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. "Baseball5 European Championship: Lithuania, France qualify for Baseball5 World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. "Baseball5 Euros: Crowning a European Champion". Extra Innings Baseball. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. "Copa Mundial de Baseball5: México vence a Lituania en partido inaugural". El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 8 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  5. "Cuba crowned first ever WBSC Baseball5 World Champions". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  6. "Lithuania clinches gold at the Baseball5 European Championship 2023". WBSC Europe. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  7. "Lithuania - WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024". World Baseball Sofbtall Confederation. Retrieved 7 October 2024.