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2003 European Baseball Championship
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | 2003 European Baseball Championship logo.png |
| country | Netherlands |
| venues | 3 |
| cities | 3 |
| dates | 11–19 July |
| num_teams | 12 |
| defending_champion | Netherlands |
| champion | Netherlands |
| num_championships | 18 |
| second | Greece |
| third | Spain |
| fourth | Sweden |
| mvp | ESP Xavier Civit |
| prevseason | [2001](2001-european-baseball-championship) |
| nextseason | [2005](2005-european-baseball-championship) |
The 2003 European Baseball Championship was the 38th edition of the European Baseball Championship. The tournament was held in Haarlem, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam, the Netherlands from 11 to 19 July 2003 and included 12 national teams of the Confederation of European Baseball.
Netherlands won its 18th championship, defeating Greece in the final, 2–0. Greece, competing in its first European championship, fielded a team with several Minor League Baseball players, including future major leaguers Nick Markakis and George Kottaras and former major leaguers Erik Pappas, Kevin Pickford, and Sean Spencer.
Spain won the bronze medal, defeating Sweden in the bronze medal game. The tournament served as the qualification for the 2005 Baseball World Cup, with the top four teams qualifying for the championship.
Venues
| **Haarlem** | **Rotterdam** | {{Location map+ | Netherlands | float=center | width=215 | caption= | places= | **Amsterdam** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neptunus Familiestadion | ||||||||
| Capacity: **4,500** | Capacity: **2,200** | |||||||
| [[File:Haarlemse Honkbalweek 2006.jpg | 200px]] | [[File:Neptunus stadion.jpg | 200px]] | |||||
| Capacity: **2,000** | ||||||||
| [[File:Amsterdam Pirates.jpg | 200px]] |
Qualification
Main article: 2003 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
The following 12 teams qualified for the 2003 European Baseball Championship.
| Pool A | Pool B | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th, [2001 European Baseball Championship](2001-european-baseball-championship) | ||
| 8th, [2001 European Baseball Championship](2001-european-baseball-championship) | ||
| 5th, [2001 European Baseball Championship](2001-european-baseball-championship) | ||
| 4th, [2001 European Baseball Championship](2001-european-baseball-championship) | ||
| [[Image:Gold medal europe.svg | 20px]] [2001 European Baseball Championship](2001-european-baseball-championship) | |
| Winner of [Alby Pool](2003-european-baseball-championship-qualification-pool-a) |
Opening round
Group A
Group B
9th–12th place round
Knockout stage
Bracket
| ||8||0 | ||2||4 | ||11|'''|1 | ||5||9 | ||21||0 | ||10||0 | ||2||0 | ||2||5
| ||3||9 | ||0||2 | ||2||1 | ||0||5
Final standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Gold medal icon.svg | 18px]] | 8 | 0 | |
| [[File:Silver medal icon.svg | 18px]] | 6 | 2 | |
| [[File:Bronze medal icon.svg | 18px]] | 6 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 8 |
Awards
| Award | Player | MVP | Leading hitter | Best pitcher (ERA) | Best pitcher (W–L%) | Most runs batted in | Most home runs | Most stolen bases | Most runs scored | Outstanding defensive player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP Xavier Civit | ||||||||||
| NED Sharnol Adriana | ||||||||||
| NED Patrick Beljaards | ||||||||||
| CRO Tetsuhiro Monna | ||||||||||
| NED Bryan Engelhardt | ||||||||||
| NED Vince Rooi | ||||||||||
| GRE Peter Maestrales | ||||||||||
| GRE Peter Maestrales | ||||||||||
| NED Vince Rooi |
| Position | Player | Pitchers | Catcher | First baseman | Second baseman | Third baseman | Shortstop | Outfielders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED Eelco Jansen | ||||||||
| NED Patrick Beljaards | ||||||||
| NED Chairon Isenia | ||||||||
| ESP Xavier Civit | ||||||||
| GRE Chris Demetral | ||||||||
| NED Vince Rooi | ||||||||
| NED Raily Legito | ||||||||
| NED Bryan Engelhardt | ||||||||
| ITA Giovanni Pantaleoni | ||||||||
| GRE Cory Harris |
References
References
- "XXVIII European Seniors Championship - "A" Pool".
- (19 July 2003). "Achttiende Europese titel voor Nederland".
- (July 19, 2003). "Greece (National Team) Roster Report".
- "European Seniors Championship "A" Pool Netherlands - 2003 – Final Standing".
- "Report C.E.B. Congress 2003".
- "European Championship 2003 presented".
- Wedemeijer, Harry. "European Championships, A-Pool 11 - 19 July 2003, Netherlands".
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