Great Britain Baseball

Great Britain announced their 40-man preliminary roster for the 2009 Baseball World Cup yesterday.  The roster is built around the core of the 2007 European Championship silver medal team, including tournament MVP Brant Ust and catcher Mike Nickeas, and features players currently competing in leagues in North America, Europe and here in Britain.

The 40-man roster will be reduced to twenty-four when the tournament begins on 9 September.  Team GB’s first game is scheduled for 10 September, when they will take on Japan in Zagreb, Croatia.  Continue reading →

Great Britain Baseball

Great Britain’s 2009 Baseball World Cup journey will now begin at a new destination.  The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) announced yesterday that Croatia will replace Russia in the tournament and take over as the host of Pool D. 

The move from Moscow to Zagreb has been confirmed less than two months before the tournament is scheduled to begin on 9 September.  Continue reading →

British baseball received a boost yesterday with the official confirmation that the national team will be taking its place in next year’s Baseball World Cup.  As previously reported, Britain had qualified for the tournament due to their excellent silver-medal showing in the 2007 European Baseball Championships, but their participation was put in doubt by the initial press release issued by the International Baseball Federation in September.  Continue reading →

Nicaragua lost 4-1 to Puerto Rico yesterday on what was the final day of the Baseball Cup of the Americas. This meant that Puerto Rico finished at the top of the group with a 7-1 record, while Nicaragua had to settle for second place (going 6-2). The significance of this for Great Britain is that Nicaragua will join Japan and the hosts Russia in Great Britain’s four-team pool in the Baseball World Cup next September.