European baseball championship 2012

European baseball championship 2012
Tournament details
host	Netherlands
Period	September 7th - September 16th
Attendees	12
Defending champion	Italy
Bottom line
winner	Italy (10th title)
Second	Netherlands
Third	Spain
Fourth	Germany
statistics
Games	43 completed a total of 43 so far
spectator	26,200   (Ø: 609 per game)

The 2012 European Baseball Championship was the 32nd  European Baseball Championship and took place from September 7th to September 16th, 2012 in the Netherlands . This was announced by the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB).

Italy competed in the European Championship as defending champions.

Attendees

Group A		Group B
Greece	Fourth, 2010 European Baseball Championship	Belgium	Group 1 winner
Italy	European baseball championship 2010	Germany	European baseball championship 2010
Croatia	Group 5 winner	France	Sixth, 2010 European Baseball Championship
Russia	Group 3 winner	Great Britain	Group 4 winner
Sweden	Fifth, 2010 European Baseball Championship	Netherlands	European baseball championship 2010
Spain	Group 2 winner	Czech Republic	Seventh, 2010 European Baseball Championship

Twelve teams had qualified for the 32nd European Baseball Championship. The best seven teams in the 2010 European Championship were automatically qualified, including the German national baseball team , which reached third place in 2010. In 2011 five qualification tournaments took place, the winners of which bought tickets for the European Championship: Belgium, Spain , Russia, Great Britain and Croatia. Austria took second place in Group 1 behind Belgium. Switzerland also took second place in Group 2 behind Spain.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl.	team	S.	N	%
1.	Italy	5	0	1,000
2.	Spain	4th	1	.800
3.	Sweden	3	2	.600
4th	Greece	2	3	.400
5.	Croatia	1	4th	.200
6th	Russia	0	5	.000

date	Team 1	Score	Team 2	inning	place	Box score
07.09.2012	Spain	10-0	Greece	8th	Haarlem	Box score
07.09.2012	Sweden	14-1	Russia	7th	Utrecht	Box score
07.09.2012	Croatia	0-16	Italy	5	Haarlem	Box score
09/08/2012	Russia	1-10	Spain		Haarlem	Box score
09/08/2012	Greece	7-2	Croatia		Rotterdam	Box score
09/08/2012	Italy	8-1	Sweden		Haarlem	Box score
09/09/2012	Sweden	4-2	Croatia		Haarlem	Box score
09/09/2012	Italy	4-3	Spain		Haarlem	Box score
09/09/2012	Greece	9-5	Russia		Utrecht	Box score
09/10/2012	Croatia	8-4	Russia		Utrecht	Box score
09/10/2012	Sweden	1-13	Spain	7th	Rotterdam	Box score
09/10/2012	Italy	7-0	Greece		Haarlem	Box score
09/11/2012	Spain	6-0	Croatia		Utrecht	Box score
09/11/2012	Greece	3-5	Sweden		Haarlem	Box score
09/11/2012	Russia	0-10	Italy	7th	Haarlem	Box score

Group B

Pl.	team	S.	N	%
1.	Netherlands	4th	1	.800
2.	Germany	4th	1	.800
3.	Czech Republic	3	2	.600
4th	France	2	3	.600
5.	Belgium	1	4th	.200
6th	Great Britain	1	4th	.200

date	Team 1	Score	Team 2	inning	place	Box score
07.09.2012	Czech Republic	4-5	Germany	10	Rotterdam	Box score
07.09.2012	France	3–1	Great Britain		Utrecht	Box score
07.09.2012	Belgium	0-17	Netherlands	6th	Rotterdam	Box score
09/08/2012	Germany	10-2	Belgium		Utrecht	Box score
09/08/2012	Great Britain	6-1	Czech Republic		Utrecht	Box score
09/08/2012	Netherlands	15-0	France	5	Rotterdam	Box score
09/09/2012	France	9-8	Belgium		Utrecht	Box score
09/09/2012	Netherlands	2-3	Czech Republic	10	Rotterdam	Box score
09/09/2012	Germany	6-1	Great Britain		Rotterdam	Box score
09/10/2012	France	0-6	Czech Republic		Haarlem	Box score
09/10/2012	Belgium	10-7	Great Britain		Utrecht	Box score
09/10/2012	Netherlands	10-0	Germany	7th	Rotterdam	Box score
09/11/2012	Germany	8-3	France		Rotterdam	Box score
09/11/2012	Czech Republic	12-3	Belgium		Utrecht	Box score
09/11/2012	Great Britain	2-11	Netherlands		Rotterdam	Box score

Placement games

Game for 7th place

date	Team 1	Score	Team 2	inning	place	Box score
09/12/2012	France	5-9	Greece		Utrecht	Box score

Play for 9th place

date	Team 1	Score	Team 2	inning	place	Box score
09/12/2012	Belgium	3–2	Croatia		Haarlem	Box score

Game for 11th place

date	Team 1	Score	Team 2	inning	place	Box score
09/12/2012	Russia	2-6	Great Britain		Rotterdam	Box score

Main round

Pl.	team	S.	N	%
1.	Italy	5	0	1,000
2.	Netherlands	3	2	.600
3.	Spain	3	2	.600
4th	Germany	2	3	.400
5.	Czech Republic	2	3	.400
6th	Sweden	0	5	.000

date	Team 1	Score	Team 2	inning	place	Box score
09/13/2012	Spain	6-5	Czech Republic		Haarlem	Box score
09/13/2012	Italy	3–0	Germany		Haarlem	Box score
09/13/2012	Sweden	1-17	Netherlands	6th	Rotterdam	Box score
14.09.2012	Germany	10-3	Sweden		Rotterdam	Box score
14.09.2012	Netherlands	2–0	Spain		Rotterdam	Box score
14.09.2012	Czech Republic	0-3	Italy		Haarlem	Box score
09/15/2012	Czech Republic	6-5	Sweden		Haarlem	Box score
09/15/2012	Germany	6-8	Spain		Haarlem	Box score
09/15/2012	Italy	4-3	Netherlands		Rotterdam	Box score

final

date	Team 1	Score	Team 2	inning	place	Box score
09/16/2012	Italy	8-3	Netherlands		Rotterdam	Box score

Final score

Pl.	team	S.	N
	Italy	9	0
	Netherlands	6th	3
	Spain	4th	4th
4th	Germany	4th	4th
5	Czech Republic	4th	4th
6th	Sweden	3	5
did not qualify for the main round
7th	Greece	3	3
8th	France	2	4th
9	Belgium	2	4th
10	Croatia	1	5
11	Great Britain	2	4th
12	Russia	0	6th

Web links

• Baseball EM 2012 Official website of the host (CEB)
• European baseball association