1991 European Baseball Championship


The 1991 European [Baseball Championship] was held in Nettuno, Italy and was won by Italy [national baseball team|Italy], sweeping the Netherlands in a three-game championship series. Italy was undefeated as host. The Soviet [Union national baseball team|Soviet Union] competed in its only European championship, winning four of its last five games. Great Britain, which lost all eight games, would not return to the tournament until 1997.

Standings

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Format

The eight teams in the tournament were split into two groups that competed in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group then advanced to a semifinal round, playing the top two teams in the other group. The two best teams and two worst teams in the semifinal then matched up in a three-game series for the gold and bronze medals, respectively. The bottom two finishers in each initial group competed in another round-robin format to determine the final standings.

Awards