| Lithuania national baseball team | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Federation | Lithuanian Baseball Association |
| Confederation | WBSC Europe |
| Manager | William Gordon |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 35  2 (31 December 2022) [1] |
The Lithuania national baseball team is the national baseball team of Lithuania. The team currently competes in the Pool B of the European Baseball Championship.
Baseball was introduced in Lithuania by Lithuanian American pilot Steponas Darius in 1922, after returning from the United States. [2]
The team played in the 2019 European Baseball Championship - B-Pool in early July 2019 in Trnava, Slovakia, winning its group and advancing to the playoffs against Israel in the 2019 Playoff Series at the end of July 2019 for the last qualifying spot for the 2019 European Baseball Championship.
Israel won the first two games in a best-of-three series against Lithuania in Utena. [3]
Lithuania's roster for the European Baseball Championship Qualifier 2022, the last official competition in which the team took part. [4]
| Lithuania national baseball team – European Baseball Championship Qualifier 2022 roster | ||||
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Outfielders
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European Youth Baseball Championship
European Cadet Baseball Championship
European Juveniles Baseball Championship
European Junior Baseball Championship
European Under-21 Baseball Championship
World University Baseball Championship
12U Baseball World Championship
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