Lithuania national baseball team
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| Lithuania national baseball team | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Federation | Lithuanian Baseball Association |
| Confederation | WBSC Europe |
| Manager | William Gordon |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 47  2 (18 December 2023)[1] |
The Lithuania national baseball team is the national baseball team of Lithuania. The team currently competes in the Pool B of the European Baseball Championship.
History[edit]
Baseball was introduced in Lithuania by Lithuanian American pilot Steponas Darius in 1922, after returning from the United States.[2]
The team played in the 2019 European Baseball Championship - B-Pool in early July 2019 in Trnava, Slovakia, winning its group and advancing to the playoffs against Israel in the 2019 Playoff Series at the end of July 2019 for the last qualifying spot for the 2019 European Baseball Championship.
Israel won the first two games in a best-of-three series against Lithuania in Utena.[3]
Roster[edit]
Lithuania's roster for the European Baseball Championship Qualifier 2022, the last official competition in which the team took part.[4]
| Lithuania national baseball team – European Baseball Championship Qualifier 2022 roster | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | |||
Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
| Manager
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Tournament results[edit]
European Youth Baseball Championship
- 2008 : 8th
European Cadet Baseball Championship
European Juveniles Baseball Championship
European Junior Baseball Championship
- 2011 : 10th
European Under-21 Baseball Championship
World University Baseball Championship
- 2008 : 7th
12U Baseball World Championship
- 2011 : 13th
References[edit]
- ^ "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Kazlauskas, Rytis (18 July 2019). "Rebirth of Lithuanian baseball – national team on the verge of top European level and no pitch". LRT.lt. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Israel dominates Lithuania, wins B Pool to advance in Olympic qualifying". 28 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania Roster". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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