2022 U-18 European Baseball Championship

2022 U-18 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Country Czech Republic
DatesAugust 13 – 20
Teams12
Defending champions Netherlands
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runners-up Netherlands
Third place Czech Republic
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Games played42

The 2022 U-18 Baseball European Championship was the 32nd edition of the U-18 Baseball European Championship, organised by Europe's governing baseball body, the WBSC Europe. The tournament was held in Brno, Czech Republic from 13 to 19 July 2026. The top two teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2023 U-18 Baseball World Cup.[1]

Spain defeated Netherlands 6–2 to win the championship.[2] Spain won the title for the first time. Both Spain and Netherlands have qualified for the 2023 U-18 Baseball World Cup.[3]

Participating teams

Round robin

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Spain 5 5 0 34 15 1.000 — Advance to semi final
2  Netherlands 5 4 1 56 13 .800 1
3  France 5 3 2 43 20 .600 2 Advance to 5th–8th classification round
4  Great Britain 5 2 3 27 43 .400 3
5  Austria 5 1 4 26 42 .200 4 Advance to 9th–12th classification round
6  Lithuania 5 0 5 10 63 .000 5
Source: WBSC Europe
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Aug 13, 2022 11:00 Netherlands  20–0  Lithuania 4 Hluboká Baseball & Softball Club 1:32 50 Boxscore
Aug 13, 2022 15;00 Spain  12–0  Austria 5 Hluboká Baseball & Softball Club 1:56 100 Boxscore
Aug 13, 2022 19:00 Great Britain  0–15  France 4 Hluboká Baseball & Softball Club 3:14 100 Boxscore
Aug 14, 2022 11:00 Lithuania  5–7  Spain   Hluboká Baseball & Softball Club 2:45 70 Boxscore
Aug 14, 2022 15:00 France  4–8  Netherlands   Hluboká Baseball & Softball Club 2:29 100 Boxscore
Aug 14, 2022 19:00 Austria  5–7  Great Britain   Hluboká Baseball & Softball Club 2:44 100 Boxscore
Aug 15, 2022 11:00 Lithuania  0–10  France 6 Hluboká Baseball & Softball Club 1:44 50 Boxscore
Aug 15, 2022 15:00 Austria  2–12  Netherlands 5 Hluboká Baseball & Softball Club 1:40 100 Boxscore
Aug 15, 2022 19:00 Great Britain  3–6  Spain   Hluboká Baseball & Softball Club 2:24 120 Boxscore
Aug 16, 2022 11:00 Austria  7–10  France   Hluboká Baseball & Softball Club 3:05 50 Boxscore
Aug 16, 2022 15:00 Great Britain  14–4  Lithuania 6 Hluboká Baseball & Softball Club 2:10 60 Boxscore
Aug 16, 2022 19:00 Spain  4–3  Netherlands 8 Hluboká Baseball & Softball Club 2:58 250 Boxscore
Aug 17, 2022 11:00 Netherlands  13–3  Great Britain 5 MBS Brno 2:14 100 Boxscore
Aug 17, 2022 15:00 France  4–5  Spain 8 MBS Brno 2:37 52 Boxscore
Aug 17, 2022 17:00 Lithuania  1–12  Austria 5 Olympia Blansko 1:31 45 Boxscore

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Czech Republic (H) 5 5 0 70 23 1.000 — Advance to semi final
2  Italy 5 4 1 45 17 .800 1
3  Germany 5 3 2 41 37 .600 2 Advance to 5th–8th classification round
4  Israel 5 2 3 4 62 .400 3
5  Belgium 5 1 4 31 43 .200 4 Advance to 9th–12th classification round
6  Ireland 5 0 5 26 35 .000 5
Source: WBSC Europe
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Aug 13, 2022 11:00 Italy  15–0  Ireland 4 Arrows Park Ostrava 1:42 75 Boxscore
Aug 13, 2022 15:00 Belgium  5–15  Czech Republic 6 Arrows Park Ostrava 2:27 224 Boxscore
Aug 14, 2022 10:00 Germany  12–7  Israel 6 Arrows Park Ostrava 2:25 116 Boxscore
Aug 14, 2022 13:00 Israel  6–1  Belgium   Arrows Park Ostrava 2:12 150 Boxscore
Aug 14, 2022 16:00 Ireland  1–3  Germany   Arrows Park Ostrava 1:53 94 Boxscore
Aug 14, 2022 19:00 Czech Republic  9–3  Italy 6 Arrows Park Ostrava 2:01 455 Boxscore
Aug 15, 2022 11:00 Belgium  7–10  Germany   Arrows Park Ostrava 2:29 41 Boxscore
Aug 15, 2022 15:00 Israel  0–9  Italy   Arrows Park Ostrava 2:08 65 Boxscore
Aug 15, 2022 19:00 Ireland  2–18  Czech Republic 4 Arrows Park Ostrava 1:37 45 Boxscore
Aug 16, 2022 11:00 Germany  6–7  Italy   Arrows Park Ostrava 2:55 222 Boxscore
Aug 16, 2022 15:00 Belgium  16–1  Ireland 5 Arrows Park Ostrava 1:54 75 Boxscore
Aug 16, 2022 19:00 Israel  3–13  Czech Republic 5 Arrows Park Ostrava 2:12 263 Boxscore
Aug 18, 2022 12:00 Ireland  0–10  Israel 5 BrnoField –"Sportovní areál Hroch" 1:37 74 Boxscore
Aug 18, 2022 16:00 Italy  11–2  Belgium   BrnoField –"Sportovní areál Hroch" 2:29 85 Boxscore
Aug 18, 2022 19:00 Czech Republic  15–10  Germany   MBS Brno 3:05 365 Boxscore

9th–12th classification round

 
9th–12th place semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
18 July –
 
 
 Austria12
 
19 July
 
 Ireland2
 
 Austria4
 
18 July –
 
 Belgium3
 
 Belgium7
 
 
 Lithuania0
 
11th place match
 
 
19 July
 
 
 Ireland11
 
 
 Lithuania3

9th–12th place semifinals

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Aug 19, 2022 12:00 Ireland  2–12  Austria 6 BrnoField –"Sportovní areál Hroch" 1:59 52 Boxscore
Aug 19, 2022 16:00 Lithuania  0–7  Belgium   BrnoField –"Sportovní areál Hroch"     Forfeit

11th place match

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Aug 20, 2022 13:00 Lithuania  3–11  Ireland   Hřiště Technika Brno 2:18 40 Boxscore

9th place match

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Aug 20, 2022 12:00 Belgium  3–4  Austria   BrnoField –"Sportovní areál Hroch" 2:14 50 Boxscore

5th–8th classification round

 
5th–8th place semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
18 July –
 
 
 France6
 
19 July
 
 Israel3
 
 France1
 
18 July –
 
 Germany14
 
 Germany3
 
 
 Great Britain0
 
7th place match
 
 
19 July
 
 
 Israel3
 
 
 Great Britain9

5th–8th place semifinals

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Aug 19, 2022 11:00 Great Britain  0–3  Germany   MBS Brno 1:48 71 Boxscore
Aug 19, 2022 17:00 Israel  3–6  France   Olympia Blansko 1:55 30 Boxscore

7th place match

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Aug 20, 2022 16:00 Great Britain  9–3  Israel   BrnoField –"Sportovní areál Hroch" 2:48 50 Boxscore

5th place match

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Aug 20, 2022 10:00 Germany  14–1  France 5 MBS Brno 2:03 57 Boxscore

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
18 July –
 
 
 Spain3
 
19 July
 
 Italy2
 
 Spain6
 
18 July –
 
 Netherlands2
 
 Czech Republic2
 
 
 Netherlands8
 
3rd place match
 
 
19 July
 
 
 Italy2
 
 
 Czech Republic4

Semifinals

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Aug 19, 2022 15:00 Italy  2–3  Spain   MBS Brno 2:17 225 Boxscore
Aug 19, 2022 19:00 Netherlands  8–2  Czech Republic   MBS Brno 2:07 425 Boxscore

3rd place match

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Aug 20, 2022 14:00 Italy  2–4  Czech Republic   MBS Brno 1:58 300 Boxscore

Final

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Aug 20, 2022 19:40 Netherlands  2–6  Spain 5 MBS Brno 1:56 300 Boxscore

Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Czech Republic
4  Italy
5  Germany
6  France
7  Great Britain
8  Israel
9  Austria
10  Belgium
11  Ireland
12  Lithuania
Qualified for the 2023 U-18 World Cup
Relegated to the 2023 U-18 European Championship Qualification

References

  1. ↑ "U-18 European championship set to open in Czechia, top two finishers will qualify for XXXI WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 12 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "España gana el campeonato de Europa Sub18 2022". Marca (in Spanish). 21 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Spain wins its first-ever U-18 Euro championship, qualifies with runner-up Netherlands for XXXI WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2023". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Belgium walks off against Ukraine in Extra-Innings to win U18 European Baseball Championship Qualifier in Trnava". WBSC Europe. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Great Britain wins U18 European Baseball Championship Qualifier in Sundbyberg". WBSC Europe. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2026.

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