Internationaux de France Baseball5: France triumph as champions
04/07/2023 1 Minute Read

Internationaux de France Baseball5: France triumph as champions

The inaugural edition of the international Baseball5 tournament "Internationaux de France Baseball5" took place from June 30th to July 2nd, 2023. The event was sanctioned by WBSC Europe.

The "Internationaux de France Baseball5" took place at the prestigious CREPS Occitanie sports complex in Toulouse, featuring six competing teams from various nations.

The six teams that registered for the first edition of the Internationaux de France Baseball5 were: the French senior and U-18, the Lithuanian and Belgian national teams, and the regional selections from Vallée d’Aoste, Italy, and Catalunya, Spain.

Over forty games were held both outdoors on a permanent Baseball5 field and indoors on temporary fields within the gymnasium of the CREPS Occitanie complex.

After three days of intense competition, the France Seniors National Team emerged victorious, winning the gold medal. The Lithuania National Team secured the silver medal and the U-18 French national squad clinched the bronze medal.

The games were live-streamed on the French Baseball and Softball Federation Facebook page.
For detailed information on all the results and statistics, visit the French Baseball and Softball Federation website.

In November, the Baseball5 European Championship will take place in Lithuania.

Cover photo by Glenn Gervot