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2021 U-18 European Baseball Championship

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2021 U-18 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountryItaly
Dates5–11 July
Teams9
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (4th title)
Runner-up Italy
Third place Germany
Fourth place Spain

The 2021 U-18 European Baseball Championship was the eighth edition of the U-18 European Baseball Championship, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-18 national teams of the member associations of WBSC Europe, since its inception in 2007 as the European Junior Baseball Championship. The tournament was hosted by the Italy from 5–11 July.[1]

A total of nine teams played in the final tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.

In the final, the Netherlands defeated Italy 6–2 for their fourth title.[2] Italy and the Netherlands qualified for the 2021 U-18 Baseball World Cup as the top two finishers in the tournament.[3]

First round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification or relegation
1  Italy (H) 4 4 0 51 13 +38 1.000 Advance to Semifinal round
2  Netherlands 4 3 1 40 16 +24 .750 1
3  France 4 2 2 38 35 +3 .500 2 Advance to 5th-place game
4  Israel 4 1 3 18 35 −17 .250 3 Advance to relegation round
5  Lithuania 4 0 4 12 60 −48 .000 4
Source: WBSC Europe
(H) Hosts

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification or relegation
1  Germany 3 3 0 17 5 +12 1.000 Advance to Semifinal round
2  Spain 3 2 1 22 1 +21 .667 1
3  Czech Republic 3 1 2 13 20 −7 .333 2 Advance to 5th-place game
4  Austria 3 0 3 8 34 −26 .000 3 Advance to relegation round
Source: WBSC Europe

Relegation round

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification or relegation
1  Israel[a] 2 2 0 23 2 +21 1.000
2  Austria 2 1 1 13 11 +2 .500 1 Relegation to lower division
3  Lithuania[a] 2 0 2 3 26 −23 .000 2
Source: WBSC Europe
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The match between Israel and Lithuania in Group A carries over to the relegation round. Israel won 14–1.

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsGold medal game
 
      
 
10 July
 
 
 Germany2
 
11 July
 
 Netherlands4
 
 Netherlands6
 
10 July
 
 Italy2
 
 Spain5
 
 
 Italy7
 
Bronze medal game
 
 
11 July
 
 
 Germany10
 
 
 Spain0
 
Fifth place game
 
  
 
11 July
 
 
 Czech Republic7
 
 
 France10
 


References

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  1. ^ "U-18 European Baseball Championship 2021". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Netherlands tops Italy to win U-18 European Championship, both advance to WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ^ Roberto Angotti (29 April 2021). "Team Italy hosts U18 European Baseball Championship and announces game schedule". Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball. Retrieved 23 May 2022.