The 1999 European Baseball Championship was won by the Netherlands. It was held in Bologna, Parma, and Rimini, Italy, and the host team finished in second. By finishing in first and second, the Dutch and Italian teams qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Because it was an Olympic qualifier, the tournament used wood bats, which lowered scoring.
The undefeated Dutch team featured Robert Eenhoorn, Evert-Jan 't Hoen, and Rikkert Faneyte.
Standings Pos. TeamRecord 1 8–0 2 7–1 3 6–2 4 4–4 5 5–3 6 3–5 7 3–5 8 4–4 9 3–4 10 2–5 11 2–5 12 0–7 Sources
Awards
Individual Awards AwardPlayerTeamMost Valuable PlayerDaniel NewmanItalyBest HitterNewmanItalyOutstanding Defensive PlayerFélix CanoSpainBest Pitcher (W–L)Carlos RosSpainBest earned run averageRobin RoyFranceMost home runsEvert-Jan 't HoenNetherlandsMost runs scoredRikkert FaneyteNetherlandsMost runs batted inManuel GasparriItalyMost stolen basesAlexander NizovRussia Sources
All-Star Team +PositionPlayerTeamLeft-handed pitcherCarlos RosSpainRight-handed pitcherRobin RoyFranceCatcherAndrej SelivanovRussiaFirst baseAndrea CastrìItalySecond baseTomáš OvesnýCzech RepublicThird baseEvert-Jan 't HoenNetherlandsShortstopJendrik SpeerGermanyLeft fieldClaudio LiverzianiItalyCenter fieldPeter StroobantsBelgiumRight fieldDaniel Newman ItalyDesignated hitterElston HansenNetherlands Sources
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