2016 European Champions Cup (baseball)

The 2016 European Champions Cup was a European baseball competition, held from May 31, to June 4, 2016. This was the fifty-forth iteration of the Cup since its inaugural tournament in 1963. The champions were Dutch team L&D Amsterdam, winning the team's first title.

List of competing teams A.S.D. Rimini (1st) Fortitudo Bologna (2nd) Curaçao Neptunus (1st) L&D Amsterdam (2nd) Heidenheim Heideköpfe (1st) Buchbinder Legionäre (2nd) T&A San Marino Kotlářka Praha

Venues Group B & Final FourGroup A & Bottom Four Rimini, Italy San MarinoStadio dei PiratiStadio di Baseball di Serravalle

First round Qualified for Final FourQualified for Bottom Four

Group A RkTeamWLPct.GB1 Fortitudo Bologna301.00002 Curaçao Neptunus21.66713 T&A San Marino12.33324 Heidenheim Heideköpfe03.0003

Group B RkTeamWLPct.GB1 L&D Amsterdam301.00002 A.S.D. Rimini21.66713 Buchbinder Legionäre12.33324 Kotlářka Praha03.0003

Final four Semi-Final 1

Semi-Final 2

3rd Place

Grand Final

Bottom Four Game 1

Game 2

Relegation Game

Final standings ChampionRelegated to CEB Cup

RkTeam1 L&D Amsterdam2 A.S.D. Rimini3 Fortitudo Bologna4 Curaçao Neptunus5* T&A San Marino5* Heidenheim Heideköpfe7 Buchbinder Legionäre8 Kotlářka Praha

* Both teams share 5th place.

Statistics leaders

Batting Statistic Name Total/AvgBatting average Nick Urbanus (AMS) .571 Hits Nick Urbanus (AMS) 8Runs Nick Urbanus (AMS) 10Home runs Janison Boekhoudt (NEP) 2RBI Janison Boekhoudt (NEP) 8Walks Jose Flores (RIM) 6Stolen bases Gilmer Lampe (AMS) Mirco Caradonna (RIM) 3On-base percentage Nick Urbanus (AMS) .647Slugging percentage Nick Urbanus (AMS) .929OBPS Nick Urbanus (AMS) 1.576

Pitching Statistic Name Total/AvgWins 16 players 1Losses 16 players 2Saves Tom de Blok (AMS) Carlos Teran (RIM) 2Innings pitched Marek Červenka (PRA) 12.1Hits allowed Carlos Teran (RIM) 0Runs allowed Carlos Teran (RIM) 0Earned runs allowed 9 players 0ERA 9 players 0.00Walks Loek van Mil (NEP) Roberto Corradini (RIM) 0Strikeouts/Game Yoimer Camacho (SMR) 15.43

See also European Baseball Championship Asia Series Caribbean Series

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