The 2005 European Baseball Championship was won by the Netherlands, who defeated Italy by a mercy rule win in the championship game. It was held in the Czech Republic from 7 to 17 July 2005, with the championship games held in Prague. The top four teams qualified for the 2007 Baseball World Cup.
Round 1 Pool A Standings Qualified for Pool C Did not qualify for Pool C Teams Pct. GB 5 0 1.000 – 36 6 4 1 .800 1 31 16 2 3 .600 3 21 36 2 3 .600 3 21 23 1 4 .200 4 11 23 1 4 .200 4 15 31 Source
Pool B Standings Qualified for Pool C Did not qualify for Pool C Teams Pct. GB 5 0 1.000 – 46 14 4 1 .800 1 34 17 3 2 .600 2 29 10 2 3 .400 3 15 39 1 4 .200 4 12 36 0 5 .000 5 12 33 Source
Round 2 Pool C Standings Qualified for championship game Did not qualify for championship game Teams Pct. GB 5 0 1.000 – 51 6 4 1 .800 1 33 12 3 2 .600 2 26 25 2 3 .400 3 24 35 1 4 .200 4 7 32 0 5 .000 5 7 38 Source
Pool D Standings Relegated to B-Pool Teams Pct. GB 4 1 .800 – 42 10 3 2 .600 2 45 14 3 2 .600 2 19 43 3 2 .600 2 14 21 1 4 .200 4 16 21 1 4 .200 4 8 35 Source
Bronze-medal game
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Championship game
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Final standings
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Awards
Individual awards Most valuable player: Ivanon Coffie Best hitter: Ian Young Best defensive player: Raily Legito (shortstop) Best pitcher (ERA): Samuel Meurant, 0.00 in innings pitched Best pitcher (W–L record) Javier Civit, 3–0 Most runs batted in: Ivanon Coffie, 16 Most home runs: Ivanon Coffie, 7 Most stolen bases: Sebastien Herve, 5 Most runs scored: Javier Zabalza, 13
All-Star team PositionNameTeamRight handed pitcherJavier CivitLeft handed PitcherPatrick BeljaardsCatcherSidney de JongFirst baseJairo Ramos GizziSecond baseLuc PiquetThird baseIvanon CoffieShortstopNéstor PérezLeft fieldDanny RombleyCenter fieldFrank CandelaRight fieldHarvey MonteDesignated hitterFélix Cano Sources
References
External links Official site (Archived)