The European Big League Tour, an initiative by Rick van den Hurk to bring Major League players to Europe, will come to Rotterdam and London in 2012. The big leaguers will hold youth clinics in the Netherlands on Saturday and Sunday, November 10 and 11.

Jupiter, Florida. Spain has won the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Jupiter, Florida. They stunned the favored team from Israel by a score of 9-7 on Sunday evening at Roger Dean Stadium. An attendance of 4,463 people saw Spain deciding the outcome with Yunesky Sanchez’ two-out, two-run single in the top of the tenth inning. With the win, Spain has clinched a ticket to the 2013 World Baseball Classic, which will be held next March.

Regensburg, Germany. Canada has won the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Regensburg, Germany. On Monday evening in front of an attendance of 2.720 people at the Armin-Wolf-Arena the team of manager Ernie Whitt beat Germany 11-1 in eight innings.

Regensburg, Germany. Canada has reached the final at the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Regensburg, Germany. They defeated Germany 16-7 after scoring 12 runs in the last three frames en route to the win. 4,085 in attendance at the Armin-Wolf-Arena on Saturday evening saw a tight ball game for the first six innings. In the seventh a homerun by Tyson Gillies broke a 4-4 tie and two five-run rallies turned the score into a blowout.

Regensburg, Germany. The German national team has reached the final at the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Regensburg. In front of 1,452 people in attendance at the Armin-Wolf-Arena on Sunday afternoon, Greg Frady’s squad crushed Great Britain 16-1 in seven innings to reach a final berth against Canada on Monday evening. The British team is eliminated, suffering its second loss.

Jupiter, Florida. The Friday evening game at the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Jupiter, Florida between France and South Africa is in overtime. With the score tied at 2-2 in the tenth inning, the game was suspended due to rain seven hours after the original scheduled starting time.

World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Jupiter Friday, September 21, 2012 Jupiter, Florida. Nate Freiman hit two more homeruns and led Israel to a 4-2 win over Spain and into the final of the World Baseball Classic Qualifier on Sunday. Spain gets a second chance on Saturday against the winner of the duel between France and South […]

Regensburg, Germany. Great Britain remains in the hunt for the tournament win at the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Regensburg, Germany. The British team defeated the Czech Republic 12-5 on Saturday afternoon and earned at least one more game on Sunday against the loser of the evening matchup between Germany and Canada. The Czech team is eliminated from the WBC Qualifier after suffering their second loss.

Regensburg, Germany. The German national team beat the Czech Republic 16-1 in their first game at the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Regensburg on Friday evening. Three runs in the first, eight in the fifth and five in the sixth turned the score into a lopsided result. Third baseman Matt Weaver had the big plays on defense and at the plate to lead the German team. Local hero Mike Bolsenbroek pitched 5 1/3 strong innings for the win.

Jupiter, Florida. Spain kicked off their World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Jupiter, Florida with an 8-0 shutout over France. The team from Mauro Mazzotti scored seven of their eight runs in the first three frames en route to an easy win. 975 people saw the game in attendance at Roger Dean Stadium.