The 1979 European Baseball Championship was held in Trieste and Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy. Italy won their third consecutive championship in a row, defeating The Netherlands in a best-of-five games final. Four teams competed, the fewest number of teams since the 1960 championship. The same four teams would return in 1981.
Dave DeMarco, an Italian-American who played college baseball at Dartmouth, was the tournament MVP for Italy, batting .385 with 12 runs batted in.
Standings Pos. TeamRecord 1 7–1 2 3–4 3 2–3 4 1–4 Sources
Awards Most valuable player: Dave DeMarco Best hitter: Dario Borghino Best pitcher: Giuseppe Del Sardo
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