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2005 European Baseball Championship

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2005 European Baseball Championship
BERJAYA
Tournament details
CountryCzech Republic
Dates7–17 July 2005
Teams12
Defending championsBERJAYA Netherlands
Final positions
ChampionsBERJAYA Netherlands (19th title)
Runners-upBERJAYA Italy
Third placeBERJAYA Spain
Fourth placeBERJAYA Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played62
Most HRsNetherlands Ivanon Coffie (7)
Most SBsFrance Sebastien Herve (5)
Best ERAFrance Samuel Meurant (0.00)
Awards
MVPNetherlands Ivanon Coffie
← 2003
2007 →

The 2005 European Baseball Championship was won by the Netherlands, who defeated Italy by a mercy rule win in the championship game. It was held in the Czech Republic from 7 to 17 July 2005, with the championship games held in Prague. The top four teams qualified for the 2007 Baseball World Cup.[1]

Round 1

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Pool A

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Standings

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Qualified for Pool C
Did not qualify for Pool C
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
BERJAYA Netherlands501.000–366
BERJAYA Italy41.80013116
BERJAYA Germany23.60032136
BERJAYA Great Britain23.60032123
BERJAYA Sweden14.20041123
BERJAYA Russia14.20041531

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Pool B

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Standings

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Qualified for Pool C
Did not qualify for Pool C
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
BERJAYA Spain501.000–4614
BERJAYA Czech Republic41.80013417
BERJAYA France32.60022910
BERJAYA Greece23.40031539
BERJAYA Ukraine14.20041236
BERJAYA Croatia05.00051233

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Round 2

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Pool C

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Standings

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Qualified for championship game
Did not qualify for championship game
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
BERJAYA Netherlands501.000–516
BERJAYA Italy41.80013312
BERJAYA Spain32.60022625
BERJAYA Germany23.40032435
BERJAYA Czech Republic14.2004732
BERJAYA France05.0005738

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Pool D

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Standings

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Relegated to B-Pool
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
BERJAYA Great Britain41.800–4210
BERJAYA Sweden32.60024514
BERJAYA Greece32.60021943
BERJAYA Ukraine32.60021421
BERJAYA Russia14.20041621
BERJAYA Croatia14.2004835

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Bronze-medal game

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July 17, 2005 Spain BERJAYA 7 – 3 Germany BERJAYA Prague

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Championship game

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July 17, 2005 Netherlands BERJAYA 15 – 0 (7) Italy BERJAYA Prague

Sources[2][1]

Final standings

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Awards

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Individual awards

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  • Most valuable player: Netherlands Ivanon Coffie
  • Best hitter: United Kingdom Ian Young
  • Best defensive player: Netherlands Raily Legito (shortstop)
  • Best pitcher (ERA): France Samuel Meurant, 0.00 in 17+2⁄3 innings pitched
  • Best pitcher (W–L record) Spain Javier Civit, 3–0
  • Most runs batted in: Netherlands Ivanon Coffie, 16
  • Most home runs: Netherlands Ivanon Coffie, 7
  • Most stolen bases: France Sebastien Herve, 5
  • Most runs scored: Spain Javier Zabalza, 13

All-Star team

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Position Name Team
Right handed pitcher Javier Civit Spain
Left handed Pitcher Patrick Beljaards Netherlands
Catcher Sidney de Jong Netherlands
First base Jairo Ramos Gizzi Italy
Second base Luc Piquet France
Third base Ivanon Coffie Netherlands
Shortstop Néstor Pérez Spain
Left field Danny Rombley Netherlands
Center field Frank Candela Italy
Right field Harvey Monte Netherlands
Designated hitter Félix Cano Spain

Sources[3][2]

References

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  1. 1 2 Chetwynd, Josh (2008). Baseball in Europe : a country by country history. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. pp. 255, 256. ISBN 978-0-7864-3724-5. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Stoovelaar, Marco. "European Championships 2005". Grand Slam Stats & News. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Final Report". eurobaseball2005.cz (zip file). 2005. S02-standings.pdf. Archived from the original on 2006-05-06. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
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