The 2022 European Champions Cup was the 59th iteration of the top European baseball club competition. It was held in Bonn, Germany in the Baseballstadion Rheinaue from 7 to 11 June 2022, with the Bonn Capitals acting as hosts.
The cup featured eight teams: Bonn Capitals and Heidenheim Heideköpfe from Germany, Arrows Ostrava and Draci Brno from Czech Republic, Parma Baseball Club from Italy, Amsterdam Pirates and Curaçao Neptunus from the Netherlands and San Marino Baseball Club from San Marino.
Parma Baseball won the tournament twice in a row after winning the 2021 edition. Parma defeated the Amsterdam Pirates in the final, 7–6. Host team Bonn Capitals won the bronze medal, beating San Marino Baseball 6–3 in the bronze medal game. Manuel Joseph from Parma Baseball was awarded the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
Venue Bonn Baseballstadion Rheinaue Capacity: 1,500
First round Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
Relegation First round
Relegation game
Statistical leaders
Batting Stat Name Team Total AVG Sicnarf Loopstok Amsterdam Pirates .647 H Delano Selassa Amsterdam Pirates 12 R Exequiel Talevi Parma Baseball 8 HR Denzel Richardson Amsterdam Pirates 4 RBI Manuel Joseph Parma Baseball 10 Denzel Richardson Amsterdam Pirates SLG Sicnarf Loopstok Amsterdam Pirates 1.176
Pitching Stat Name Team Total W 20 tied with 1 L Franklin van Gurp Amsterdam Pirates 2 SV Marc-André Habeck Parma Baseball 2 Dovydas Neverauskas Bonn Capitals IP Kaj Timmermans Curaçao Neptunus 11.2 ERA Carlos Contreras Parma Baseball 0.00 Marc-André Habeck Parma Baseball Diego Fabiani Parma Baseball SO Jared Mortensen Heidenheim Heideköpfe 13
Final standings Pos Team W L Parma Baseball 4 1 Amsterdam Pirates 3 2 Bonn Capitals 3 2 4 San Marino Baseball 2 3 5 Arrows Ostrava 1 3 Draci Brno 1 3 7 Curaçao Neptunus 3 2 8 Heidenheim Heideköpfe 2 3
References
External links WBSC Europe - European Baseball Champions Cup 2022