Confederation of European Baseball | European Championship | Qualifier Pool 2 2006

Venue: Antwerp & Hoboken, Belgium, 1-5 August 2006

Final Standings

Pos.PWLRFRAPct.
1Croatia55055111.000
2Ireland5322018.600
3Belgium541318.800
4Switzerland5232339.400
5Slovakia5323521.600
6Slovenia5233332.400
7San Marino5141841.200
8Norway5051356.000

Reference: Compiled from results in [1]

Playoffs

DateHome TeamAway Team
5th-8th Semi-Finals
04.08.06Slovenia13Norway2
04.08.06Slovakia7San Marino2
3rd-4th Semi-Finals
04.08.06Croatia13Switzerland3
04.08.06Belgium1Ireland4
7th-8th Place
05.08.06Norway3San Marino13
5th-6th Place
05.08.06Slovakia13Slovenia3
3rd-4th Place
05.06.06Switzerland2Belgium15
Final
05.06.06Croatia12Ireland2

Reference: [1]

Group Standings

PWLRFRAPct
Group A
*Croatia3303061.000
*Ireland321145.667
Slovakia3121516.333
Norway303840.000
Group B
*Belgium3302511.000
*Switzerland3211811.667
Slovenia3121717.333
San Marino303333.000

Reference: [1]

Group Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Group A
01.08.06Slovakia2Ireland6
01.08.06Norway5Croatia20
02.08.06Croatia8Slovakia0
02.08.06Ireland7Norway1
03.08.06Slovakia13Norway2
03.08.06Croatia2Ireland1
Group B
01.08.06San Marino2Slovenia12
01.08.06Belgium7Switzrland0
02.08.06Switzerland10San Marino0
02.08.06Slovenia1Belgium7
03.08.06Slovenia4Switzerland8
03.08.06Belgium11San Marino1

Reference: [1]

Report

Ireland came the closest they have ever come to Qualifying for the A-Pool in the European Championships, reaching the Final, only to lose to Croatia. Their only previous loss was a 2-1 reverse to the same country in the Group Stage. Ireland’s fine performance throughout included a 4-1 win over hosts Belgium.

References:

Internet Archive:

[1] Confederation of European Baseball | Wayback Machine (2006) Schedule for European Championship Seniors Qualifier Pool 2, Antwerp, Belgium [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20061025185227/http://www.baseballeurope.com/competition/?id=00000002 [Accessed 17 May 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Peter Kavanagh, Baseball Ireland and Peter Mullen, Dublin Black Sox

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 19 July 2019

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