| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Continents: | 1 |
| Defending Champion: | Netherlands |
| Prev Year: | 2021 |
| Medal Type: | europe |
| Champion: | Spain |
| Second: | Great Britain |
| Third: | Netherlands |
| Fourth: | Germany |
| Games: | 48 |
| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2025 |
The 2023 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament organized by the Confederation of European Baseball. It was held in five cities in the Czech Republic, from September 24 to October 1, 2023. The championship marked the first time in history, excluding three occasions when they did not enter the tournament, that the Netherlands did not feature in the final, having lost 7-6 to Spain in the semi-finals.[1]
The top 14 teams of the 2021 European Championship qualified automatically for the tournament. After the expulsion of Russia, who had finished 10th, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the remaining three spots were filled through a qualification tournament, that saw Hungary, France and Switzerland qualify.[2] Slovakia was the only team from the 2021 championship that did not qualify in 2023.
The tournament took place in six different stadiums across the Czech Republic.[3]
| Prague | Třebíč | Brno | Brno |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles Park | Stadion Na Hvězdě | Sports area Hroch | YD Baseball Arena |
| Matches: 6 | Matches: 10 | Matches: 6 | Matches: 14 (including final) |
| Ostrava | Blansko | ||
| Arrows Park | Strawberry Field | ||
| Matches: 6 | Matches: 6 | ||
The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The bottom two teams entered the 9th–16th place play-offs.[4] [5]
All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).[5]
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There were 74 home runs hit in 48 games, for an average of home runs per game.[6]
4 homeruns
3 homeruns
2 homeruns
1 homerun
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct. | R | RA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 72 | 13 | |||
| 5 | 1 | .833 | 59 | 30 | |||
| 5 | 1 | .833 | 63 | 18 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 46 | 23 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 41 | 23 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 34 | 32 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 32 | 27 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 32 | 51 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 61 | 29 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 35 | 32 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 32 | 47 | ||
| 12 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 28 | 53 | ||
| 13 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 43 | 57 | ||
| 14 | ^ | 1 | 5 | .167 | 17 | 60 | |
| 15 | ^ | 1 | 5 | .167 | 24 | 56 | |
| 16 | ^ | 0 | 6 | .000 | 33 | 97 |