Baseball European Confederation Cup 2023 in Karlovac starts on Wednesday

Baseball European Confederation Cup 2023 in Karlovac starts on Wednesday
03/06/2023
Karlovac in Croatia is hosting the Baseball European Confederation Cup 2023 with seven teams from Wednesday to Sunday with the winner earning a spot in next year’s Baseball European Champions Cup.

The Confederation Cup 2023 is hosted by Olimpija Karlovac (CRO).

Teams are slotted into group A during the preliminary round together with Astros Valencia (ESP), Hoboken Pioneers (BEL) and Vienna Wanderers (AUT). In group B are playing the Therwil Flyers (SUI), Savigny Lions (FRA) and Tenerife Marlins (ESP). Following the first round the top two teams from each pool will advance to the semi-finals, which are scheduled to be played on Saturday. The final is scheduled for Sunday at 5pm.

The Baseball European Confederation Cup is the second tier in the system of Baseball European Cups, located underneath the Champions Cup and above the Federation Cup and the Federation Cup Qualifiers.

The winner of the Confederation Cup earns a spot for their federation in the Champions Cup in the next season. In 2022 the Rouen Huskies won the Confederation Cup and earned a spot for France in the Champions Cup in 2023.  

All games from the Confederation Cup 2023 can be followed by live play by play on the WBSC Europe website and through live streaming on WBSC Europe’s YouTube Channel.