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1997 European Baseball Championship

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The 1997 European Baseball Championship was won by Italy. It was held in Paris, France. In a battle of undefeated teams, Italy defeated the defending champion, the Netherlands, 4–2 in the finale. It was the last European championship to feature aluminum bats. The field expanded from 10 teams at the 1995 championship to 12 teams and featured one first-time participant, the Czech Republic.

Dutch catcher Johnny Balentina won his second consecutive tournament MVP award. The Netherlands subsequently won every European championship until 2010, when the Italy again snapped the Dutch's title run.

The French Federation of Baseball and Softball faced financial problems after hosting the tournament, with the Confederation of European Baseball temporarily suspending French teams from competitions, though France returned for the 1999 championship.

Standings

Pos.	Team	Record
1		8–0
2		7–1
3		5–3
4		4–4
5		6–3
6		4–4
7		4–4
8		2–6
9		2–5
10		3–4
11		2–5
12		0–7

Sources

Awards

Most valuable player: NED Johnny Balentina
Best batter: Belgium Tonny Verhaert
Best pitcher: Belgium Michael Leys Sources

References

Chetwynd, Josh. (2008). "Baseball in Europe : a country by country history". McFarland & Co..
(September 9, 2021). "From Antwerp to Piemonte, 67 years of European Baseball Championship history".
Wedemeijer, Harry. (1997). "European Championships Baseball 29 August - 7 September 1997, Paris".
"Archief Europees kampioenschap".

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