The 2003 European Baseball Championship was the 38th edition of the European Baseball Championship. The tournament was held in Haarlem, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam, the Netherlands from 11 to 19 July 2003 and included 12 national teams of the Confederation of European Baseball.

Netherlands won its 18th championship, defeating Greece in the final, 2–0. Greece, competing in its first European championship, fielded a team with several Minor League Baseball players, including future major leaguers Nick Markakis and George Kottaras and former major leaguers Erik Pappas, Kevin Pickford, and Sean Spencer.

Spain won the bronze medal, defeating Sweden in the bronze medal game. The tournament served as the qualification for the 2005 Baseball World Cup, with the top four teams qualifying for the championship.

Venues Haarlem Rotterdam Neptunus Familiestadion Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 2,200 Amsterdam Capacity: 2,000

Qualification

The following 12 teams qualified for the 2003 European Baseball Championship.

Pool A Pool B 9th, 2001 European Baseball Championship 7th, 2001 European Baseball Championship 8th, 2001 European Baseball Championship 10th, 2001 European Baseball Championship 5th, 2001 European Baseball Championship Winner of Nagykovácsi Pool 4th, 2001 European Baseball Championship 2001 European Baseball Championship 2001 European Baseball Championship 2001 European Baseball Championship Winner of Alby Pool 6th, 2001 European Baseball Championship

Opening round Group A

Group B

9th–12th place round

Knockout stage Bracket

Final standings PosTeamWL 8 0 6 2 6 2 4 3 5 5 6 2 6 4 4 7 3 5 8 2 6 9 4 4 10 4 4 11 2 6 12 0 8

Awards

+ Tournament Awards Award Player MVP Xavier Civit Leading hitter Sharnol Adriana Best pitcher (ERA) Patrick Beljaards Best pitcher (W–L%) Tetsuhiro Monna Most runs batted in Bryan Engelhardt Most home runs Vince Rooi Most stolen bases Peter Maestrales Most runs scored Peter Maestrales Outstanding defensive player Vince Rooi

+ All-Star Team Position Player Pitchers Eelco Jansen Patrick Beljaards Catcher Chairon Isenia First baseman Xavier Civit Second baseman Chris Demetral Third baseman Vince Rooi Shortstop Raily Legito Outfielders Bryan Engelhardt Giovanni Pantaleoni Cory Harris

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