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2018 European Champions Cup (baseball)

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2018 European Champions Cup
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
CityRotterdam
Dates6–10 June
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsNetherlands Curaçao Neptunus
Runner-upItaly A.S.D. Rimini
Third placeItaly Fortitudo Bologna
Fourth placeFrance Rouen Huskies
Tournament statistics
Games played19
Attendance7,919 (417 per game)
MVPNetherlands Quintin de Cuba
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The 2018 European Champions Cup was the 55th iteration of the European Champions Cup, the top European baseball club competition organized by the Confederation of European Baseball. It was held in Rotterdam and Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands from 6 to 10 June 2018.[1]

The cup featured eight teams: hosts Curaçao Neptunus and Amsterdam Pirates from the Netherlands, Draci Brno from the Czech Republic, Rouen Huskies from France, Heidenheim Heideköpfe from Germany, Fortitudo Bologna and A.S.D. Rimini from Italy and San Marino Baseball from San Marino.[2]

Curaçao Neptunus won the tournament after defeating A.S.D. Rimini 5–0 in the final game. Fortitudo Bologna finished third, after a victory over Rouen Huskues 8–0.[3][4] Neptunus Catcher Quintin de Cuba received the Most Valuable Player award of the tournament.[5]

Venues

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Netherlands Rotterdam Netherlands Capelle aan den IJssel
Neptunus Familiestadion Sportpark Schenkel
Capacity: 2,760

First round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1 Italy A.S.D. Rimini 3 2 1 16 10 +6 .667 Advance to Semifinals
2 France Rouen Huskies 3 2 1 19 15 +4 .667
3 Netherlands Amsterdam Pirates 3 1 2 7 13 −6 .333 1
4 Germany Heidenheim Heideköpfe 3 1 2 7 11 −4 .333 1
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
6 Jun 2018 13:00 Rouen Huskies France 5–12 Italy A.S.D. Rimini   Sportpark Schenkel 2:39 327 Boxscore
6 Jun 2018 15:00 Heidenheim Heideköpfe Germany 2–4 Netherlands Amsterdam Pirates   Neptunus Familiestadion 2:33 315 Boxscore
7 Jun 2018 10:30 Amsterdam Pirates Netherlands 1–8 France Rouen Huskies   Neptunus Familiestadion 2:50 90 Boxscore
7 Jun 2018 13:00 A.S.D. Rimini Italy 1–3 Germany Heidenheim Heideköpfe   Sportpark Schenkel 2:38 211 Boxscore
8 Jun 2018 10:30 Heidenheim Heideköpfe Germany 2–6 France Rouen Huskies   Neptunus Familiestadion 2:41 150 Boxscore
8 Jun 2018 15:00 A.S.D. Rimini Italy 3–2 Netherlands Amsterdam Pirates   Neptunus Familiestadion 2:47 310 Boxscore

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1 Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus (H) 3 3 0 15 6 +9 1.000 Advance to Semifinals
2 Italy Fortitudo Bologna 3 2 1 20 10 +10 .667 1
3 San Marino San Marino Baseball 3 1 2 16 26 −10 .333 2
4 Czech Republic Draci Brno 3 0 3 14 23 −9 .000 3
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
6 Jun 2018 10:30 Draci Brno Czech Republic 1–4 Italy Fortitudo Bologna   Neptunus Familiestadion 2:32 128 Boxscore
6 Jun 2018 19:30 San Marino Baseball San Marino 0–3 Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus   Neptunus Familiestadion 2:44 753 Boxscore
7 Jun 2018 15:00 Fortitudo Bologna Italy 12–4 San Marino San Marino Baseball   Neptunus Familiestadion 3:21 155 Boxscore
7 Jun 2018 19:30 Curaçao Neptunus Netherlands 7–2 Czech Republic Draci Brno   Neptunus Familiestadion 2:40 524 Boxscore
8 Jun 2018 13:00 San Marino Baseball San Marino 12–11 Czech Republic Draci Brno   Sportpark Schenkel 3:18 212 Boxscore
8 Jun 2018 19:30 Fortitudo Bologna Italy 4–5 Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus   Neptunus Familiestadion 2:47 1,155 Boxscore

Knockout stage

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
9 June – Rotterdam
 
 
Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus4
 
10 June – Rotterdam
 
France Rouen Huskies0
 
Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus5
 
9 June – Rotterdam
 
Italy A.S.D. Rimini0
 
Italy A.S.D. Rimini2
 
 
Italy Fortitudo Bologna1
 
Bronze medal game
 
 
10 June – Rotterdam
 
 
Italy Fortitudo Bologna8
 
 
France Rouen Huskies0

Semifinals

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
9 Jun 2018 15:00 Fortitudo Bologna Italy 1–2 Italy A.S.D. Rimini   Neptunus Familiestadion 2:24 395 Boxscore
9 Jun 2018 19:30 Rouen Huskies France 0–4 Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus   Neptunus Familiestadion 2:08 910 Boxscore

Bronze medal game

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
10 Jun 2018 13:00 Rouen Huskies France 0–8 Italy Fortitudo Bologna   Neptunus Familiestadion 2:55 375 Boxscore

Final

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
10 Jun 2018 18:00 A.S.D. Rimini Italy 0–5 Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus   Neptunus Familiestadion 2:04 1,245 Boxscore

Relegation

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First round

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
9 Jun 2018 10:30 Heidenheim Heideköpfe Germany 6–5 San Marino San Marino Baseball   Neptunus Familiestadion 3:27 204 Boxscore
9 Jun 2018 13:00 Draci Brno Czech Republic 8–0 Netherlands Amsterdam Pirates   Sportpark Schenkel 2:23 215 Boxscore

Relegation game

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
10 Jun 2018 11:00 Amsterdam Pirates Netherlands 8–3 San Marino San Marino Baseball   Sportpark Schenkel 3:16 245 Boxscore

Statistical leaders

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Final standings

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Pos Team W L
Netherlands Curaçao Neptunus 5 0
Italy A.S.D. Rimini 3 2
Italy Fortitudo Bologna 3 2
4 France Rouen Huskies 2 3
5 Czech Republic Draci Brno 1 3
Germany Heidenheim Heideköpfe 2 2
7 Netherlands Amsterdam Pirates 2 3
8 San Marino San Marino Baseball 1 4

References

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  1. ^ Stoovelaar, Marco (13 April 2018). "Game-schedule European Champions Cup released". Grand Slam Stats & News Netherlands. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. ^ van Zon, Rogier (23 December 2017). "Loting verricht voor European Champions Cup". HonkbalSoftbal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  3. ^ Angotti, Roberto (10 June 2018). "Reigning Euro Cup Champion Curacao Neptunus seizes the 2018 title again". Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. ^ "European Champions Cup 2018 in Rotterdam: Curacao Neptunus defends Title with Shutout". mister-baseball.com. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Daily Report Final" (PDF). Confederation of European Baseball. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b "European Champions Cup 2018 Rotterdam - Standings & Leaders". Confederation of European Baseball. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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