The 2023 European Champions Cup was a European baseball competition, held from 4 to 10 June 2023, in Amsterdam and Bussum, Netherlands. This is the sixtieth iteration of the Cup since its inaugural tournament in 1963.
It featured the top eight professional baseball teams on the continent, and it was the first tier of the four competitions organized by WBSC Europe, alongside the second-tier Confederation Cup, third-tier Federation Cup, and fourth-tier Federation Cup Qualifiers, all of which operate with a promotion and relegation system for its federations.
The defending champions were Italian club Parma. The last place at the end of the tournament was relegated to the 2024 second-tier Confederation Cup.
HCAW Bussum won the tournament after defeating Parma in the final, 11–4. Amsterdam Pirates claimed the bronze, defeating Bonn Capitals 12–6 in the third place game. HCAW outfielder Victor Draijer was honored with the Most Valuable Player award of the tournament.
List of competing teams Parma Baseball Club (2022 champions) Paderborn Untouchables HCAW Bussum (host club) Arrows Ostrava Amsterdam Pirates (host club) Draci Brno Bonn Capitals Rouen Huskies
Venues Group AGroup B Amsterdam BussumLoek Loevendie BallparkRob Hoffmann Vallei Capacity: 400 Capacity: 1,000
First round Qualified for Final FourQualified for Bottom Four
Group A RkTeamWLPct.GB1 Parma Baseball Club301.00002 Amsterdam Pirates120.33323 Draci Brno120.33324120.3332
Group B RkTeamWLPct.GB1 HCAW Bussum210.66702 Bonn Capitals210.66703 Arrows Ostrava210.66704 Rouen Huskies030.0002
Final Four Semifinals
3rd place game
Final
Bottom Four First round
5th place game
Relegation game
Statistical leaders
Batting Stat Name Team Total AVG Delano Selassa HCAW Bussum .550 H Delano Selassa HCAW Bussum 11 R Manuel Joseph Parma Baseball 8 HR 15 tied with 1 RBI Cesare Astorri Parma Baseball 11 SLG Terrell Joyce Bonn Capitals .895
Pitching Stat Name Team Total W 20 tied with 1 L Pim Vijfvinkel Amsterdam Pirates 2 Thibault Mercadier Rouen Huskies SV Wilson Lee Bonn Capitals 2 Jan Kozel Arrows Ostrava IP Jelle van der Lelie Amsterdam Pirates 11.1 ERA Jhenderson Hurtado Draci Brno 0.00 Lars Huijer HCAW Bussum Ondřej Satoria Arrows Ostrava SO Quentin Moulin Rouen Huskies 16
Final standings ChampionRelegated to Confederation Cup
RkTeam1 HCAW Bussum2 Parma Baseball Club3 Amsterdam Pirates4 Bonn Capitals5 Draci Brno6 Arrows Ostrava7 Paderborn Untouchables8 Rouen Huskies
See also European Confederation Cup European Baseball Championship Asia Series Caribbean Series
References
External links
Official site Baseball European Champions Cup 2023