2024 U-18 Baseball European Championship

2024 U-18 Baseball European Championship
Tournament details
Country Germany
DatesJuly 8 – 14
Teams12
Defending champions Spain
Final positions
Champions Italy (15th title)
Runners-up Germany
Third place Netherlands
Fourth place Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Games played42

The 2024 U-18 Baseball European Championship was the 33rd edition of the U-18 Baseball European Championship, organised by Europe's governing baseball body, the WBSC Europe. The tournament was held in Regensburg, Germany from 8 to 14 July 2024.[1][2] The top two teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2025 U-18 Baseball World Cup.

Italy defeated Germany 3–1 to win the championship.[3][4] Both Italy and Germany have qualified for the 2025 U-18 Baseball World Cup.[5]

Participating teams

Round robin

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Italy 5 5 0 42 4 1.000 — Advance to semi final
2  Germany (H) 5 4 1 50 13 .800 1
3  Spain 5 3 2 36 15 .600 2 Advance to 5th–8th classification round
4  Austria 5 2 3 15 47 .400 3
5  Israel 5 1 4 29 40 .200 4 Advance to 9th–12th classification round
6  Croatia 5 0 5 11 64 .000 5
Source: WBSC Europe
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 8, 2024 10:00 Spain  12–3  Austria   Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:54 230 Boxscore
Jul 8, 2024 14:00 Italy  7–0  Israel   Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:31 270 Boxscore
Jul 8, 2024 18:00 Croatia  0–15  Germany F/4 Armin-Wolf-Arena 1:22 850 Boxscore
Jul 9, 2024 11:30 Austria  0–10  Italy F/6 Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 2:19 70 Boxscore
Jul 9, 2024 15;30 Israel  18–8  Croatia   Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 3:29 17 Boxscore
Jul 9, 2024 18:00 Germany  7–1  Spain   Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:42 280 Boxscore
Jul 10, 2024 10:00 Croatia  0–14  Italy F/5 Armin-Wolf-Arena 1:46 180 Boxscore
Jul 10, 2024 18:00 Austria  1–16  Germany F/4 Armin-Wolf-Arena 1:32 315 Boxscore
Jul 10, 2024 19:30 Israel  3–9  Spain   Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 2:12 320 Boxscore
Jul 11, 2024 17:15 Croatia  3–4  Austria   Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 2:26 43 Boxscore
Jul 11, 2024 18:00 Israel  2–9  Germany   Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:17 340 Boxscore
Jul 11, 2024 20:30 Italy  2–1  Spain   Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 2:15 220 Boxscore
Jul 12, 2024 11:30 Austria  7–6  Israel   Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 2:30 85 Boxscore
Jul 12, 2024 18:00 Germany  3–9  Italy   Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:19 250 Boxscore
Jul 12, 2024 19:30 Spain  13–0  Croatia F/5 Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 1:22 17 Boxscore

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 59 7 1.000 — Advance to semi final
2  Great Britain 5 3 2 28 22 .600[a] 2
3  France 5 3 2 35 40 .600[a] 2 Advance to 5th–8th classification round
4  Czech Republic 5 2 3 32 24 .400[b] 3
5  Belgium 5 2 3 28 33 .400[b] 3 Advance to 9th–12th classification round
6  Sweden 5 0 5 7 63 .000 5
Source: WBSC Europe
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Great Britain 11–5 France
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Czech Republic 8–2 Belgium
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 8, 2024 11:30 Netherlands  13–3  Belgium F/6 Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 2:11 127 Boxscore
Jul 8, 2024 15:30 Sweden  5–11  France   Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 2:23 96 Boxscore
Jul 8, 2024 19:30 Czech Republic  2–4  Great Britain   Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 1:55 120 Boxscore
Jul 9, 2024 10:00 France  0–10  Netherlands F/5 Armin-Wolf-Arena 1:43 90 Boxscore
Jul 9, 2024 14:00 Great Britain  10–0  Sweden F/5 Armin-Wolf-Arena 1:48 127 Boxscore
Jul 9, 2024 19:30 Belgium  2–8  Czech Republic   Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 2:46 60 Boxscore
Jul 10, 2024 11:30 Great Britain  1–9  Netherlands   Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 2:23 150 Boxscore
Jul 10, 2024 14:00 Sweden  0–12  Czech Republic F/5 Armin-Wolf-Arena 1:35 120 Boxscore
Jul 10, 2024 15:30 Belgium  6–9  France   Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 2:45 72 Boxscore
Jul 11, 2024 10:00 Sweden  1–11  Belgium F/5 Armin-Wolf-Arena 1:52 170 Boxscore
Jul 11, 2024 11:30 Great Britain  11–5  France F/6 Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 2:25 73 Boxscore
Jul 11, 2024 16:40 Czech Republic  2–8  Netherlands   Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:08 100 Boxscore
Jul 12, 2024 10:00 France  10–8  Czech Republic   Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:51 67 Boxscore
Jul 12, 2024 14:00 Belgium  6–2  Great Britain   Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:39 80 Boxscore
Jul 12, 2024 15:30 Netherlands  19–1  Sweden F/5 Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 2:22 50 Boxscore

9th–12th classification round

 
9th–12th place semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
13 July – Regensburg
 
 
 Israel9
 
14 July – Regensburg
 
 Sweden6
 
 Israel11
 
13 July – Regensburg
 
 Belgium7
 
 Belgium7
 
 
 Croatia4
 
11th place match
 
 
14 July – Regensburg
 
 
 Sweden15
 
 
 Croatia2

9th–12th place semifinals

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 13, 2024 10:00 Sweden  6–9  Israel   Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:19 70 Boxscore
Jul 13, 2024 11:30 Croatia  4–7  Belgium   Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 2:20 50 Boxscore

11th place match

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 14, 2024 11:30 Sweden  15–2  Croatia F/5 Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 2:00 46 Boxscore

9th place match

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 14, 2024 10:00 Belgium  7–11  Israel   Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:58 20 Boxscore

5th–8th classification round

 
5th–8th place semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
13 July – Regensburg
 
 
 Spain6
 
14 July – Regensburg
 
 Czech Republic5
 
 Spain3
 
13 July – Regensburg
 
 France13
 
 France10
 
 
 Austria0
 
7th place match
 
 
14 July – Regensburg
 
 
 Czech Republic11
 
 
 Austria2

5th–8th place semifinals

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 13, 2024 14:00 Czech Republic  5–6  Spain   Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:39 75 Boxscore
Jul 13, 2024 15:30 Austria  0–10  France F/6 Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 1:55 75 Boxscore

7th place match

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 14, 2024 14;30 Czech Republic  11–2  Austria   Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 2:20 60 Boxscore

5th place match

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 14, 2024 17:30 Spain  3–13  France F/5 Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 1:51 75 Boxscore

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
13 July – Regensburg
 
 
 Italy6
 
14 July – Regensburg
 
 Great Britain1
 
 Italy3
 
13 July – Regensburg
 
 Germany1
 
 Netherlands5
 
 
 Germany6
 
3rd place match
 
 
14 July – Regensburg
 
 
 Great Britain3
 
 
 Netherlands5

Semifinals

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 13, 2024 18:00 Germany  6–1  Netherlands   Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:17 500 Boxscore
Jul 13, 2024 19:30 Great Britain  5–6  Italy F/8 Regensburg Legionäre - Field 1 3:01 317 Boxscore

3rd place match

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 14, 2024 14:00 Great Britain  3–5  Netherlands   Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:39 90 Boxscore

Final

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 14, 2024 19:00 Germany  1–3  Italy   Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:15 550 Boxscore

Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Netherlands
4  Great Britain
5  France
6  Spain
7  Czech Republic
8  Austria
9  Israel
10  Belgium
11  Sweden
12  Croatia
Qualified for the 2025 U-18 World Cup
Relegated to the 2025 U-18 European Championship B Pool

References

  1. ↑ "U-18 Baseball European Championship 2024 Schedule Announced". WBSC Europe. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "U18-EM im Baseball: Deutschlands Junioren hegen Titelambitionen". Mittelbayerische Zeitung (in German). 6 July 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "U18 Baseball: l'Italia è Campione d'Europa". SevenPress.com (in Italian). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Baseball, l'Italia Under 18 è Campione d'Europa! Gli azzurrini superano in finale la Germania". OA Sport (in Italian). 14 July 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Italy Wins the U-18 Baseball European Championship". WBSC Europe. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2026.

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