2017 European Under-23 Baseball Championship

The 2017 European Under-23 Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament held by the Confederation of European Baseball for players 23-year-old and younger. The 2017 edition was held in Austria (Wels), Czech Republic (Blansko and Brno) and Slovakia (Trnava). The Dutch team won the first ever edition.

2017 European Under-23 Baseball Championship

Tournament details
Countries	Austria Czech Republic Slovakia
Dates	August 7–13
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands (1st title)
Runner-up	Czech Republic
Third place	Belgium
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Games played	48
MVP	Colin Van Laar

Group stage

Pool A

Standings

	Qualified for the-quarter finals
	Did not qualify for the-quarter finals

#	Team	Games	Wins	Losses
1	Netherlands	3	3	0
2	Croatia	3	2	1
3	Russia	3	1	2
4	Belarus	3	0	3

Game Results

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Aug 7, 2017	16:00	Russia	1-2	Croatia		Brno Hrosi	2:12	50	Boxscore
Aug 7, 2017	18:00	Belarus	0-9	Netherlands		Blansko	2:25	80	Boxscore
Aug 8, 2017	14:00	Netherlands	9-1	Russia		Brno MBS	2:38	50	Boxscore
Aug 8, 2017	18:00	Croatia	18-7	Belarus	F/7	Brno Hrosi	2:50	30	Boxscore
Aug 9, 2017	14:00	Belarus	1-2	Russia	F/10	Brno MBS	2:30	20	Boxscore
Aug 9, 2017	16:00	Croatia	3-18	Netherlands	F/6	Brno Hrosi	2:20	60	Boxscore

Pool B

Standings

	Qualified for the-quarter finals
	Did not qualify for the-quarter finals

#	Team	Games	Wins	Losses
1	Spain	3	3	0
2	Great Britain	3	2	1
3	Poland	3	1	2
4	Austria	3	0	3

Game Results

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Aug 7, 2017	13:00	Poland	1-5	Spain		Wels	2:31	50	Boxscore
Aug 7, 2017	17:30	Austria	0-10	Great Britain	F/7	Wels	1:54	200	Boxscore
Aug 8, 2017	13:00	Great Britain	13-12	Poland	F/11	Wels	3:29	150	Boxscore
Aug 8, 2017	17:30	Spain	3-0	Austria		Wels	2:19	250	Boxscore
Aug 9, 2017	13:00	Great Britain	1-4	Spain		Wels	2:42	85	Boxscore
Aug 9, 2017	17:30	Austria	11-12	Poland		Wels	3:16	200	Boxscore

Pool C

Standings

	Qualified for the quarter-finals
	Did not qualify for the quarter-finals

#	Team	Games	Wins	Losses
1	Germany	3	3	0
2	France	3	2	1
3	Slovakia	3	1	2
4	Georgia	3	0	3

Game Results

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Aug 7, 2017	11:00	Georgia	0-24	Germany	F/5	Trnava	1:30	40	Boxscore
Aug 7, 2017	16:00	Slovakia	0-11	France	F/7	Trnava	2:13	320	Boxscore
Aug 8, 2017	11:00	France	24-2	Georgia	F/5	Trnava	2:22	80	Boxscore
Aug 8, 2017	16:00	Germany	21-0	Slovakia	F/5	Trnava	1:55	240	Boxscore
Aug 9, 2017	11:00	France	8-9	Germany		Trnava	3:27	120	Boxscore
Aug 9, 2017	16:00	Georgia	4-15	Slovakia	F/7	Trnava	2:24	180	Boxscore

Pool D

Standings

	Qualified for the-quarter finals
	Did not qualify for the-quarter finals

#	Team	Games	Wins	Losses
1	Czech Republic	3	3	0
2	Belgium	3	2	1
3	Ukraine	3	1	2
4	Lithuania	3	0	3

Game Results

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Aug 7, 2017	14:00	Ukraine	3-8	Belgium		Brno MBS	2:50	60	Boxscore
Aug 7, 2017	19:00	Lithuania	0-15	Czech Republic	F/7	Brno MBS	2:24	280	Boxscore
Aug 8, 2017	18:00	Belgium	8-0	Lithuania		Blansko	2:55	90	Boxscore
Aug 8, 2017	19:00	Czech Republic	12-1	Ukraine	F/7	Brno MBS	2:30	300	Boxscore
Aug 9, 2017	18:00	Lithuania	5-15	Ukraine	F/7	Blansko	3:10	50	Boxscore
Aug 9, 2017	19:00	Belgium	0-17	Czech Republic	F/5	Brno MBS	1:50	300	Boxscore

Second stage

Pool E (9º-12º)

Standings

#	Team	Games	Wins	Losses
1	Ukraine	3	3	0
2	Poland	3	1	2
3	Russia	3	1	2
4	Slovakia	3	1	2

Game Results

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Aug 10, 2017	15:00	Ukraine	10-7	Russia		Brno MBS	3:00	20	Boxscore
Aug 11, 2017	11:00	Slovakia	4-17	Poland	F/8	Brno MBS	2:42	50	Boxscore
Aug 12, 2017	11:00	Poland	2-10	Ukraine		Brno Technika	2:32	20	Boxscore
Aug 12, 2017	18:00	Russia	1-3	Slovakia		Blansko	2:31	50	Boxscore
Aug 13, 2017	11:00	Russia	8-1	Poland		Brno Hrosi	2:23	30	Boxscore
Aug 13, 2017	11:00	Ukraine	10-6	Slovakia	F/10	Brno Technika	3:17	30	Boxscore

Pool F (13º-16º)

Standings

#	Team	Games	Wins	Losses
1	Austria	3	3	0
2	Belarus	3	2	1
3	Lithuania	3	1	2
4	Georgia	3	0	3

Game Results

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Aug 10, 2017	15:00	Lithuania	0-14	Belarus	F/7	Brno Hrosi	2:40	50	Boxscore
Aug 11, 2017	13:20	Georgia	4-17	Austria	F/5	Brno Hrosi	1:25	50	Boxscore
Aug 12, 2017	13:00	Belarus	13-3	Georgia	F/7	Brno Hrosi	2:25	25	Boxscore
Aug 12, 2017	17:00	Austria	8-3	Lithuania		Brno Technika	3:00	45	Boxscore
Aug 13, 2017	15:00	Austria	4-3	Belarus		Blansko	1:51	50	Boxscore
Aug 13, 2017	15:30	Lithuania	8-0	Georgia		Brno Technika	2:34	30	Boxscore

Quarter-finals

August 11 15:00 at Brno MBS (F/7)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Netherlands	0	2	0	0	0	2	7	X	X	11	10	0
Great Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	1	6	2
WP: Kaj Timmermans (2−0)   LP: Conrad Cornell (0−1) Home runs: NED: None GBR: Hayden Platt (1) Attendance: 160 Notes: Mercy rule was used in 7th Boxscore

August 11 17:00 at Brno Hrosi (F/8)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	0	1	3
Spain	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	X	10	16	1
WP: Eric Páez (2−0)   LP: Kruno Gojkovic (0−1) Attendance: 85 Notes: Mercy rule was used in 8th Boxscore

August 11 18:00 at Blansko

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Belgium	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	1
Germany	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0
WP: Drew Janssen (2−0)   LP: Mark Harrison (0−1) Attendance: 103 Boxscore

August 11 19:00 at Brno MBS

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
France	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	2
Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	X	5	8	1
WP: Ondrej Satoria (1−0)   LP: Jonathan Mottay (0−1) Home runs: FRA: None CZE: Marek Chlup (2), Martin Muzik (3) Attendance: 400 Boxscore

5th-8th Places

August 12 11:00 at Brno MBS

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Great Britain	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	0	1	3	5	0
Germany	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	X	5	7	1
WP: Sascha Koch (1−0)   LP: Nolan Bond (1−1)   Sv: Luis Santa Cruz (1) Home runs: GBR: None GER: Maik Ehmcke (1) Attendance: 120 Boxscore

August 12 17:00 at Brno Hrosi

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
France	0	1	0	0	3	1	4	0	0	9	12	3
Croatia	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	7	2
WP: Maxence Esteban (1−0)   LP: Vidrac Fran Stancic (0−1) Attendance: 22 Boxscore

August 13 10:00 at Brno MBS

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
France	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	4
Germany	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	X	5	5	0
WP: Niklas Rimmel (1−0)   LP: Gedeon Coste (0−1)   Sv: Florian Seidel (1) Attendance: 75 Boxscore

August 13 19:00 at Brno Technika

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Croatia	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	4	11	4
Great Britain	2	7	0	0	1	2	0	0	X	5	8	1
WP: Elijah Hackney-Rose (1−0)   LP: Hrvoje Jerbic (0−2) Attendance: 100 Boxscore

Semi-finals

August 12 15:00 at Brno MBS

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Netherlands	0	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	10	16	2
Belgium	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	12	1
WP: Maickel Rietel (1−0)   LP: Kyran Weemaels (0−1) Attendance: 150 Boxscore

August 12 19:00 at Brno MBS

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Czech Republic	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	7	7	2
Spain	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	7	2
WP: Jan Novak (1−0)   LP: Francisco González (1−1) Attendance: 450 Boxscore

3rd-place game

August 13 14:00 at Brno MBS (F/10)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Belgium	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	4
Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	0
WP: Lucas Rizzi (1−0)   LP: Starlyn Yoel Taveras (0−1) Attendance: 120 Notes: Extra inning rule was used in 10th Boxscore

Final

August 13 19:00 at Brno MBS (F/10)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Netherlands	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	2	10	10	0
Czech Republic	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	9	9	2
WP: Colin Van Laar (1−0)   LP: Ondrej Satoria (1−1) Attendance: 1,000 Notes: Extra inning rule was used in 10th Boxscore

Final standings

Rk	Team	W	L	Pct.
	Netherlands	6	0	1.000
Lost in gold medal game
	Czech Republic	5	1	.833
Failed to qualify for gold medal game
	Belgium	4	2	.667
4	Spain	4	2	.667
Failed to qualify for the semi-finals
5	Germany	5	1	.800
6	France	3	3	.500
7	Great Britain	2	4	.333
8	Croatia	2	4	.333
Failed to qualify for the quarter-finals
9	Ukraine	4	2	.667
10	Poland	2	4	.333
11	Russia	2	4	.333
12	Slovakia	2	4	.333
Failed to qualify for the Pool E
13	Austria	3	3	.500
14	Belarus	2	4	.333
15	Lithuania	1	5	.167
16	Georgia	0	6	.000

Statistics leaders

Batting

Statistic	Name	Total/Avg
Batting average*	Max Clarijs	.833
Hits	Denzel Richardson	13
Runs	Vojtech Mensik Denzel Richardson	12
Home runs	Martin Muzik	4
RBI	Martin Muzik	13
Walks	Vojtech Mensik	11
Strikeouts	Bastian Dagneau	9
Stolen bases	Daniil Khomyakov	4
On-base percentage*	Martin Muzik	.704
Slugging percentage*	Martin Muzik	1.263
OPS*	Martin Muzik	1.967

* Minimum 1.0 AB per team game

Pitching

Statistic	Name	Total/Avg
Wins	Drew Janssen Eric Páez Luis Santa Cruz Kaj Timmermans	2
Losses	6 players	2
Saves	7 players	1
Innings pitched	Robin Roevens	18.0
Hits allowed	Giorgi Jalabadze	23
Runs allowed	Jumberi Beinashvili	19
Earned runs allowed	Hrvoje Herbic Jumberi Beinashvili	15
ERA*	Robin Roevens	0.00
Walks	Jumberi Beinashvili	16
Strikeouts	Maksin Makarkin	23

* Minimum 1.5 inning pitched per team game

External links

• CEB Website