1995 European Baseball Championship

none 10 7–16 July 1993 The Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands 15 Italy Belgium Spain NED Johnny Balentina 1997 ESP Carlos Ros Haarlem NED Johnny Balentina Top two teams qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics Pim Mulier Stadium BEL Frank Mathys 30 The 1995 European Baseball Championship was held in the Haarlem, the Netherlands and won by the Netherlands. Italy finished second. The top two teams qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics. In its semifinal match, Belgium chose to not start ace pitcher Frank Mathys with Olympic qualification at stake, preferring he help the team finish in third.Brinkhorst Berry 1995-07-17 Bondscoach Leurs hekelt instelling clubvoorzitters https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010842049:mpeg21:a0130 2026-02-10 Het Parool nlRensink Gérald 1995-07-13 Honkballers plaatsen zich overtuigend voor EK-finale en Olympische Spelen https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010821402:mpeg21:a0154 2026-02-10 Trouw nl The tournament expanded to 10 teams from eight teams in 1993. Few of the preliminary games were competitive, with the closest winning margin being 3 runs and the winning team scoring at least 11 runs in 15 of the 20 games. Italy was the only team that beat the Dutch or kept them under 10 runs in a game. Slovakia and Ukraine competed for the first time, with Ukraine's win over Slovakia the only victory for either team in the tournament.Wedemeijer Harry European Championships Baseball 7 - 16 July 1995 Haarlem http://home.wanadoo.nl:80/hwede/stats95/ek95/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100419232817/http://home.wanadoo.nl:80/hwede/stats95/ek95/index.html 2010-04-19 2025-11-26 home.wanadoo.nlChetwynd Josh https://archive.org/details/baseballineurope0000chet/page/250/ Baseball in Europe: a country by country history 2008 McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-3724-5 Jefferson, N.C. 250,251 registration Standings Pos. TeamRecord 1 Netherlands8–1 2 Italy6–3 3 Belgium6–3 4 Spain5–5 5 France5–2 6 Germany4–3 7 Sweden3–4 8 Russia2–5 9 Ukraine1–6 10 Slovenia0–7 SourcesArchief Europees kampioenschap https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/archief/ek_eindstanden/ek_1995.html 2025-11-26 Honkbalsite Archief nlWedemeijer Harry 1995 Personal Awards http://home.wanadoo.nl:80/hwede/stats95/ek95/awards.040.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090603030938/http://home.wanadoo.nl:80/hwede/stats95/ek95/awards.040.html 2009-06-03 2025-11-26 home.wanadoo.nl Awards Individual awards and statistical leaders +AwardPlayerTeamMost valuable playerJohnny BalentinaNetherlandsBest hitterMost runs scoredMost stolen basesBest pitcher (win–loss record)Frank Mathys, 3–0BelgiumMost strikeoutsMathys, 30Best pitcher (earned run average)Carlos RosSpainMost home runsArnaud Fau, 5FranceMost runs batted inEdsel MartisNetherlands All-Star team +PositionPlayerTeamPitcherMassimilliano MasinItalyCatcherJohnny BalentinaNetherlandsFirst basemanEric de Bruin nl yesNetherlandsSecond basemanStephan JägerGermanyThird basemanYevgeny PuchkovSinger Tom Miller Doug March 25, 2016 The Glasnost Gang: When the Halos 'invaded' Russia https://www.mlb.com/news/glasnost-gang-when-angels-signed-3-russians-c168580616 2025-11-26 MLB.com enRussiaShortstopAndrea EvangelistiItalyOutfieldOscar Rebolleda pl Óscar RebolledaSpainRoberto De Franceschi itItalyArnaud FauFranceDesignated hitterEdsel MartisNetherlands SourcesPitching totals http://home.wanadoo.nl/hwede/stats95/ek95/pit_tot.040.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080331131620/http://home.wanadoo.nl/hwede/stats95/ek95/pit_tot.040.html 2008-03-31 2026-03-31 home.wanadoo.nlBatting totals http://home.wanadoo.nl/hwede/stats95/ek95/bat_tot.040.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090506130606/http://home.wanadoo.nl/hwede/stats95/ek95/bat_tot.040.html 2009-05-06 2026-03-31 home.wanadoo.nl References External links Rosters of top three teams at the European Championship https://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/b/baseball/hst/5.html 2025-12-10 sport-komplett.de de European Baseball Championship Category:European Baseball Championship 1995 Category:1995 in Dutch sport