# 2018 European Champions Cup (baseball)

The 2018 European Champions Cup was the 55th iteration of the European Champions Cup, the top European baseball club competition organized by the Confederation of European Baseball. It was held in Rotterdam and Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands from 6 to 10 June 2018.
The cup featured eight teams: hosts Curaçao Neptunus and Amsterdam Pirates from the Netherlands, Draci Brno from the Czech Republic, Rouen Huskies from France, Heidenheim Heideköpfe from Germany, Fortitudo Bologna and A.S.D. Rimini from Italy and San Marino Baseball from San Marino.
Curaçao Neptunus won the tournament after defeating A.S.D. Rimini 5–0 in the final game. Fortitudo Bologna finished third, after a victory over Rouen Huskues 8–0. Neptunus Catcher Quintin de Cuba received the Most Valuable Player award of the tournament.

## Venues

| Rotterdam | Capelle aan den IJssel |
| Neptunus Familiestadion | Sportpark Schenkel |
| Capacity: 2,760 | |

## First round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | A.S.D. Rimini | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | .667 | — | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Rouen Huskies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 15 | +4 | .667 | — | Advance to Semifinals |
| 3 | Amsterdam Pirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | .333 | 1 | |
| 4 | Heidenheim Heideköpfe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | .333 | 1 | |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| 6 Jun 2018 | 13:00 | Rouen Huskies | 5–12 | A.S.D. Rimini | Sportpark Schenkel | 2:39 | 327 | Boxscore |
| 6 Jun 2018 | 15:00 | Heidenheim Heideköpfe | 2–4 | Amsterdam Pirates | Neptunus Familiestadion | 2:33 | 315 | Boxscore |
| 7 Jun 2018 | 10:30 | Amsterdam Pirates | 1–8 | Rouen Huskies | Neptunus Familiestadion | 2:50 | 90 | Boxscore |
| 7 Jun 2018 | 13:00 | A.S.D. Rimini | 1–3 | Heidenheim Heideköpfe | Sportpark Schenkel | 2:38 | 211 | Boxscore |
| 8 Jun 2018 | 10:30 | Heidenheim Heideköpfe | 2–6 | Rouen Huskies | Neptunus Familiestadion | 2:41 | 150 | Boxscore |
| 8 Jun 2018 | 15:00 | A.S.D. Rimini | 3–2 | Amsterdam Pirates | Neptunus Familiestadion | 2:47 | 310 | Boxscore |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Curaçao Neptunus (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Fortitudo Bologna | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | .667 | 1 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 3 | San Marino Baseball | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 26 | −10 | .333 | 2 | |
| 4 | Draci Brno | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 23 | −9 | .000 | 3 | |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| 6 Jun 2018 | 10:30 | Draci Brno | 1–4 | Fortitudo Bologna | Neptunus Familiestadion | 2:32 | 128 | Boxscore |
| 6 Jun 2018 | 19:30 | San Marino Baseball | 0–3 | Curaçao Neptunus | Neptunus Familiestadion | 2:44 | 753 | Boxscore |
| 7 Jun 2018 | 15:00 | Fortitudo Bologna | 12–4 | San Marino Baseball | Neptunus Familiestadion | 3:21 | 155 | Boxscore |
| 7 Jun 2018 | 19:30 | Curaçao Neptunus | 7–2 | Draci Brno | Neptunus Familiestadion | 2:40 | 524 | Boxscore |
| 8 Jun 2018 | 13:00 | San Marino Baseball | 12–11 | Draci Brno | Sportpark Schenkel | 3:18 | 212 | Boxscore |
| 8 Jun 2018 | 19:30 | Fortitudo Bologna | 4–5 | Curaçao Neptunus | Neptunus Familiestadion | 2:47 | 1,155 | Boxscore |

## Knockout stage

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 9 June – Rotterdam | 9 June – Rotterdam |
| Curaçao Neptunus | 4 |
| Curaçao Neptunus | 4 | 10 June – Rotterdam | 10 June – Rotterdam |
| Rouen Huskies | 0 | 10 June – Rotterdam | 10 June – Rotterdam |
| Rouen Huskies | 0 | Curaçao Neptunus | 5 |
| 9 June – Rotterdam | 9 June – Rotterdam | | Curaçao Neptunus | 5 |
| 9 June – Rotterdam | 9 June – Rotterdam | A.S.D. Rimini | 0 |
| A.S.D. Rimini | 2 | A.S.D. Rimini | 0 |
| Fortitudo Bologna | 1 | | |
| Fortitudo Bologna | 1 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | 10 June – Rotterdam | 10 June – Rotterdam |
| | | Fortitudo Bologna | 8 |
| | | Rouen Huskies | 0 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| 9 Jun 2018 | 15:00 | Fortitudo Bologna | 1–2 | A.S.D. Rimini | | Neptunus Familiestadion | 2:24 | 395 | Boxscore |
| 9 Jun 2018 | 19:30 | Rouen Huskies | 0–4 | Curaçao Neptunus | | Neptunus Familiestadion | 2:08 | 910 | Boxscore |

### Bronze medal game

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| 10 Jun 2018 | 13:00 | Rouen Huskies | 0–8 | Fortitudo Bologna | | Neptunus Familiestadion | 2:55 | 375 | Boxscore |

### Final

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| 10 Jun 2018 | 18:00 | A.S.D. Rimini | 0–5 | Curaçao Neptunus | | Neptunus Familiestadion | 2:04 | 1,245 | Boxscore |

## Relegation
### First round

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| 9 Jun 2018 | 10:30 | Heidenheim Heideköpfe | 6–5 | San Marino Baseball | | Neptunus Familiestadion | 3:27 | 204 | Boxscore |
| 9 Jun 2018 | 13:00 | Draci Brno | 8–0 | Amsterdam Pirates | | Sportpark Schenkel | 2:23 | 215 | Boxscore |

### Relegation game

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| 10 Jun 2018 | 11:00 | Amsterdam Pirates | 8–3 | San Marino Baseball | | Sportpark Schenkel | 3:16 | 245 | Boxscore |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | W | L |
| | Curaçao Neptunus | 5 | 0 |
| | A.S.D. Rimini | 3 | 2 |
| | Fortitudo Bologna | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Rouen Huskies | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Draci Brno | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Heidenheim Heideköpfe | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Amsterdam Pirates | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | San Marino Baseball | 1 | 4 |