# 2023 European Champions Cup (baseball)

The 2023 European Champions Cup was a European baseball competition, held from 4 to 10 June 2023, in Amsterdam and Bussum, Netherlands. This is the sixtieth iteration of the Cup since its inaugural tournament in 1963.
It featured the top eight professional baseball teams on the continent, and it was the first tier of the four competitions organized by WBSC Europe, alongside the second-tier Confederation Cup, third-tier Federation Cup, and fourth-tier Federation Cup Qualifiers, all of which operate with a promotion and relegation system for its federations.
The defending champions were Italian club Parma. The last place at the end of the tournament was relegated to the 2024 second-tier Confederation Cup.
HCAW Bussum won the tournament after defeating Parma in the final, 11–4. Amsterdam Pirates claimed the bronze, defeating Bonn Capitals 12–6 in the third place game. HCAW outfielder Victor Draijer was honored with the Most Valuable Player award of the tournament.

## List of competing teams

| Parma Baseball Club (2022 champions) | Paderborn Untouchables |
| HCAW Bussum (host club) | Arrows Ostrava |
| Amsterdam Pirates (host club) | Draci Brno |
| Bonn Capitals | Rouen Huskies |

## Venues

| Group A | Group B |
| Amsterdam | Bussum |
| Loek Loevendie Ballpark | Rob Hoffmann Vallei |
| Capacity: 400 | Capacity: 1,000 |

## First round

* Qualified for Final Four
* Qualified for Bottom Four

### Group A

| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| 1 | Parma Baseball Club | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 2 | Amsterdam Pirates | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 2 |
| 3 | Draci Brno | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 2 |
| 4 | Paderborn Untouchables | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 2 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| June 6, 2023 | 15:00 | Paderborn Untouchables | 0–13 | Parma Baseball Club | 8 | Loek Loevendie Ballpark | 2:13 | 125 | Boxscore |
| June 6, 2023 | 19:30 | Amsterdam Pirates | 3–4 | Draci Brno | 9 | Loek Loevendie Ballpark | 2:41 | 275 | Boxscore |
| June 7, 2023 | 15:00 | Paderborn Untouchables | 4–2 | Draci Brno | 9 | Loek Loevendie Ballpark | 2:47 | 175 | Boxscore |
| June 7, 2023 | 19:30 | Parma Baseball Club | 7–5 | Amsterdam Pirates | 10 | Loek Loevendie Ballpark | 3:19 | 550 | Boxscore |
| June 8, 2023 | 14:00 | Draci Brno | 2–6 | Parma Baseball Club | 9 | Loek Loevendie Ballpark | 2:32 | 150 | Boxscore |
| June 8, 2023 | 19:30 | Amsterdam Pirates | 15–0 | Paderborn Untouchables | 7 | Loek Loevendie Ballpark | 2:34 | 550 | Boxscore |

### Group B

| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| 1 | HCAW Bussum | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 0 |
| 2 | Bonn Capitals | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 0 |
| 3 | Arrows Ostrava | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 0 |
| 4 | Rouen Huskies | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 2 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| June 6, 2023 | 15:00 | Arrows Ostrava | 3–1 | Bonn Capitals | 9 | Rob Hoffmann Vallei | 2:16 | 125 | Boxscore |
| June 6, 2023 | 19:00 | Rouen Huskies | 5–18 | HCAW Bussum | 7 | Rob Hoffmann Vallei | 2:44 | 350 | Boxscore |
| June 7, 2023 | 15:00 | Rouen Huskies | 2–7 | Bonn Capitals | 9 | Rob Hoffmann Vallei | 2:46 | 200 | Boxscore |
| June 7, 2023 | 19:00 | HCAW Bussum | 12–0 | Arrows Ostrava | 7 | Rob Hoffmann Vallei | 2:11 | 450 | Boxscore |
| June 8, 2023 | 15:00 | Arrows Ostrava | 5–1 | Rouen Huskies | 9 | Rob Hoffmann Vallei | 2:23 | 125 | Boxscore |
| June 8, 2023 | 19:00 | Bonn Capitals | 5–2 | HCAW Bussum | 9 | Rob Hoffmann Vallei | 2:36 | 450 | Boxscore |

## Final Four
### Semifinals

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| June 9, 2023 | 19:00 | Amsterdam Pirates | 3–4 | HCAW Bussum | 10 | Rob Hoffmann Vallei | 3:01 | | Boxscore |
| June 9, 2023 | 19:30 | Bonn Capitals | 3–13 | Parma Baseball Club | 7 | Loek Loevendie Ballpark | 2:41 | 350 | Boxscore |

### 3rd place game

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| June 10, 2023 | 14:00 | Bonn Capitals | 6–12 | Amsterdam Pirates | 9 | Loek Loevendie Ballpark | 3:01 | 300 | Boxscore |

### Final

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| June 10, 2023 | 18:00 | Parma Baseball Club | 4–11 | HCAW Bussum | 9 | Rob Hoffmann Vallei | 2:52 | 650 | Boxscore |

## Bottom Four
### First round

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| June 9, 2023 | 15:00 | Rouen Huskies | 1–6 | Draci Brno | 9 | Loek Loevendie Ballpark | 2:49 | 75 | Boxscore |
| June 9, 2023 | 15:00 | Paderborn Untouchables | 5–7 | Arrows Ostrava | 9 | Rob Hoffmann Vallei | 2:24 | 150 | Boxscore |

### 5th place game

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| June 10, 2023 | 10:30 | Draci Brno | 14–10 | Arrows Ostrava | 9 | Loek Loevendie Ballpark | 3:13 | 65 | Boxscore |

### Relegation game

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| June 10, 2023 | 10:30 | Rouen Huskies | 4–6 | Paderborn Untouchables | 9 | Rob Hoffmann Vallei | 3:05 | 100 | Boxscore |

## Final standings

* Champion
* Relegated to Confederation Cup
| Rk | Team |
| 1 | HCAW Bussum |
| 2 | Parma Baseball Club |
| 3 | Amsterdam Pirates |
| 4 | Bonn Capitals |
| 5 | Draci Brno |
| 6 | Arrows Ostrava |
| 7 | Paderborn Untouchables |
| 8 | Rouen Huskies |