# 2023 Baseball5 European Championship

The 2023 Baseball5 European Championship was an international baseball5 tournament organized by the WBSC Europe. The championship was held from 7 to 11 November 2023, in the Lithuanian Sports Complex in Druskininkai, Lithuania and was contested between 13 national teams.
Hosts Lithuania won the tournament, beating France in the final 2 sets to 0, in a replay of the 2020 final (won by France). Spain finished third defeating the Netherlands 2 sets to 1 in the bronze medal game.
Lithuania and France qualified for second time in a row to the 2024 Baseball5 World Cup to be held in the Central Harbourfront Event Space in Hong Kong.

## Venues

* Druskininkai
* Lithuanian Sports Complex

## Qualification round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Super round |
| 2 | Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2 | Advance to Super round |
| 3 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | Advance to Super round |
| 4 | Finland | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | Advance to Placement round |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | Advance to Placement round |
| 6 | Romania | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4 | Advance to Placement round |
| 7 | Latvia | 6 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 6 | Advance to Placement round |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Lithuania (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Super round |
| 2 | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | Advance to Super round |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | Advance to Super round |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | Advance to Placement round |
| 5 | Estonia | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | Advance to Placement round |
| 6 | Moldova | 5 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5 | Advance to Placement round |

## Second round
### Super round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Gold medal game |
| 2 | Lithuania (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | Advance to Gold medal game |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | Advance to Bronze medal game |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | Advance to Bronze medal game |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | |

### Placement round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Finland | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | — |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | — |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | — |
| 4 | Romania | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 |
| 5 | Estonia | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3 |
| 6 | Moldova | 6 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4 |
| 7 | Latvia | 6 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 5 |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | Qualification |
| | Lithuania | 8 | 1 | Qualified for 2024 Baseball5 World Cup |
| | France | 9 | 1 | Qualified for 2024 Baseball5 World Cup |
| | Spain | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Belgium | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Italy | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Finland | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | Romania | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Estonia | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Moldova | 1 | 8 |
| 13 | Latvia | 0 | 9 |

## Awards

Tournament Awards :
| Award | Player |
| Female MVP | Nomeda Neverauskaitė |
| Male MVP | Omar Diodene Pacheco |
| Best Female Hitter | Ambre Brouard |
| Best Male Hitter | Flavien Hasslauer |
| Best Female Offensive Player | Amina Taleb |
| Best Male Offensive Player | Kristijonas Vicas |
All Europe Team :
* Player
* Omar Diodene Pacheco
* Nomeda Neverauskaitė
* Melvin Brandjes
* Nikol Yordanova
* Flavien Hasslauer
* Amina Taleb
* Kristijonas Vicas
* Elia Pascual