The 2025 Baseball European Championship has officially assigned the location of the finals. The Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond will be the host organization of the tournament finals that will be crowned in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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The WBSC Europe Board assigned the organization of the final phase of the Baseball European Championship 2025 to @HonkbalSoftbal!
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The stadium, Neptunus Familiestadion, is home to one of the most successful baseball clubs in Dutch history, Neptunus.
For the first phase, the 16 participating teams will be divided into four groups. Two groups will be hosted in the Netherlands, and the other locations have yet to be announced.
Each team plays three teams in its group, and the top two teams from each group advance to the final phase in Notterdom. The top 12 teams begin with the quarterfinals and culminate with the semifinals and finals.
Three teams have qualified for the tournament so far. Austria earned a spot in the 2025 tournament after winning the qualifier in Ireland, 14-3, against the Irish team. Julian Faulhaber hit a homer, and Andreas Lastinger had three RBIs. Austria was relegated from the 2023 tournament.
Hungary also punched their ticket to the championship in an undefeated fashion and took down host nation Serbia 11-1 in the final. Sean Fekete and James Dutton drove in three runs in the win. Hungary returns to the tournament after being relegated in 2023.
Lithuania took the Poland qualifier after a close final game against Poland, which ended 10-9 with Lithuania winning on a fielder’s choice. Dovydas Zakaras, Vytas Valincius, and Domas Kamandulis hit home runs for Lithuania in the win.
