# 2008 European Youth Baseball Championship

The 2008 European Youth Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition held in Rome, Italy from July 15 to 19, 2008. It featured teams from Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Russia and Slovakia.
In the end the team from the Netherlands won the tournament.

## Group stage
### Pool A
#### Standings

* Qualified for the semi-finals
* Did not qualify for the semi-finals
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-1 (5.40 RA/9) |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-1 (13.91 RA/9) |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-1 (14.54 RA/9) |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | - |

#### Game results

| July 15, 2008 | Austria | 4 – 5 | Germany | Rome, Italy |
| July 15, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Rome, Italy |
| July 15, 2008 | Italy | 11 – 3 | Czech Republic | Rome, Italy |
| July 15, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Rome, Italy |
| July 16, 2008 | Czech Republic | 9 – 6 | Austria | Rome, Italy |
| July 16, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Rome, Italy |
| July 16, 2008 | Germany | 6 – 5 (F/8) | Italy | Rome, Italy |
| July 16, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Rome, Italy |
| July 17, 2008 | Czech Republic | 16 – 6 (F/5) | Germany | Rome, Italy |
| July 17, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Rome, Italy |
| July 17, 2008 | Austria | 5 – 16 (F/6) | Italy | Rome, Italy |
| July 17, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Rome, Italy |

### Pool B
#### Standings

* Qualified for the semi-finals
* Did not qualify for the semi-finals
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 (6.00 RA/9) |
| 3 | Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 (7.62 RA/9) |
| 4 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 (11.25 RA/9) |

#### Game results

| July 15, 2008 | Lithuania | 8 – 7 | Russia | Viterbo, Italy |
| July 15, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Viterbo, Italy |
| July 15, 2008 | Netherlands | 14 – 0 (F/5) | Slovakia | Viterbo, Italy |
| July 15, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Viterbo, Italy |
| July 16, 2008 | Slovakia | 4 – 3 | Lithuania | Viterbo, Italy |
| July 16, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Viterbo, Italy |
| July 16, 2008 | Russia | 7 – 8 (F/8) | Netherlands | Viterbo, Italy |
| July 16, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Viterbo, Italy |
| July 17, 2008 | Slovakia | 0 – 12 (F/5) | Russia | Viterbo, Italy |
| July 17, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Viterbo, Italy |
| July 17, 2008 | Lithuania | 6 – 10 | Netherlands | Viterbo, Italy |
| July 17, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Viterbo, Italy |

## Final round
### Pool C
#### Standings

* Qualified for the semi-finals
* Did not qualify for the semi-finals
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 3 |

#### Game results

| July 18, 2008 | Germany | 8 – 1 | Slovakia | Rome, Italy |
| July 18, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Rome, Italy |
| July 18, 2008 | Lithuania | 2 – 3 | Austria | Viterbo, Italy |
| July 18, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Viterbo, Italy |
| July 19, 2008 | Austria | 6 – 5 (F/8) | Slovakia | Montefiascone, Italy |
| July 19, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Montefiascone, Italy |
| July 19, 2008 | Germany | 8 – 7 | Lithuania | Viterbo, Italy |
| July 19, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Viterbo, Italy |

### Semi-finals

| July 18, 2008 | Netherlands | 6 – 5 | Czech Republic | Viterbo, Italy |
| July 18, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Viterbo, Italy |
| July 18, 2008 | Italy | 2 – 4 | Russia | Rome, Italy |
| July 18, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Rome, Italy |

### 3rd place

| July 19, 2008 | Czech Republic | 4 – 2 | Italy | Rome, Italy |
| July 19, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Rome, Italy |

### Final

| July 19, 2008 | Netherlands | 7 – 6 (F/8) | Russia | Rome, Italy |
| July 19, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Rome, Italy |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team |
| 1 | Netherlands |
| Lost in Final ||
| 2 | Russia |
| Failed to qualify for the Final ||
| 3 | Czech Republic |
| 4 | Italy |
| Failed to qualify for the semi-finals ||
| 5 | Germany |
| 6 | Austria |
| 7 | Slovakia |
| 8 | Lithuania |
* 2008 European Youth Baseball Championship
* Netherlands