1985 European Baseball Championship

none 1985 6 17–26 July 1983 Netherlands Italy The Netherlands Italy Belgium Sweden NED Marcel Joost nl 1987 Haarlem and Eindhoven 24 ITA Roberto Bianchi (baseball player) Roberto Bianchi it Roberto Bianchi (giocatore di baseball) NED Judsel Baranco nl .593 1985 Netherlands baseball (cropped).jpg The victorious Netherlands national team in Haarlem The 1985 European Baseball Championship was held in Haarlem and Eindhoven, the Netherlands and was won by the Netherlands, which swept Italy in a four-game championship series. Third-place Belgium won all three group games among the bottom-four teams.Chetwynd Josh https://archive.org/details/baseballineurope0000chet/page/246/ Baseball in Europe : a country by country history 2008 McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-3724-5 Jefferson, N.C. 246 8 January 2026 registration San Marino, competing for the first time since 1971 championship, lost all 8 games.Archief Europees kampioenschap https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/archief/ek_eindstanden/ek_1985.html 2025-12-09 honkbalsite archief nl The top three teams qualified for the 1986 Amateur World Series, also held in the Netherlands.Gersen Peter 1985-07-15 'Nieuwe formule' moet EK van ander deuntje voorzien https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010820639:mpeg21:a0187 2026-02-09 Trouw nl The Italian team fielded fewer Italian American players, which weakened the team, particularly their pitching.Botman Hans van de Gevel Frank 1985-07-15 Italië Weggevaagd https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBPERS01:003034013:mpeg21:a00078 2026-02-09 Algemeen Dagblad 13 nl The tournament attracted 50,000 spectators, exceeding organizers' goal of 30,000 to fund the tournament. Standings Pos. TeamRecord 1 Netherlands9–0 2 Italy4–5 3 Belgium6–2 4 Sweden4–4 5 Spain2–6 6 San Marino0–8 SourcesBaseball - European Championships 1985 - Calendar & Results https://www.the-sports.org/baseball-1985-european-championships-epr23231.html 2026-02-09 the-sports.org Awards thumb|Judsel Baranco led the tournament with a .593 batting average|285x285px Most valuable player NED Marcel Joost nl Best hitter: NED Judsel Baranco nl, .593 batting average1985-07-15 EK honkbal uit de kosten https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010962085:mpeg21:a0174 2026-02-09 Het Vrije Volk Best pitcher: BEL Frank Lauwers or NED Jan Hijzelendoorn (baseball player) Jan Hijzelendoorn nl Jan Hijzelendoorn (honkballer) yes Most home runs: ITA Roberto Bianchi (baseball player) Roberto Bianchi it Roberto Bianchi (giocatore di baseball) Most spectacular player: NED Jacky Jakoba 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 2026-01-08 www.sport-komplett.de de European Baseball Championship Category:European Baseball Championship 1985 Category:1985 in Dutch sport