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Team Italy Slow wins ESSL Ostrava tournament

Marc Stein — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 10:47:44 +0000

History was made. It took the European teams 6 years to win the first ESSL League tournament. The final game between Team Italy Slow and Grizzlies was a close race between the two teams. At the end the Italian team had a walk-off win and became tournament champion after playing 10 games (9 – 1 record) in two days.

Championship Games
Game 1: Team Italy Slow vs. Grizzlies 21 – 9
Game 2 (IF Game): Team Italy Slow vs. Grizzlies 10 – 9

Link: tournament games & results

http://www.softballeurope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ostrava.mp4

Final Ranking ESSL Ostrava

Team Italy Slow
Grizzlies
Guzzlers
Them Boyz
BeBe’s Kidz
Los Coyotes
Dream Team
Bulldogs
Dutch Lions

ESSL Promotion Tournaments 2019

Marc Stein — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 06:00:40 +0000

In 2019 we start to support tournaments in Europe as a partner to promote the game of slowpitch in Europe. Our goal is to introduce this game to players in Europe, show them how much fun this can be and how fascinating & exciting this game is.
Come to the tournaments, try it out and enjoy the game of slowpitch:

– April 27/28, Ladenburg, Germany
– May 11/12, Chocen, Czech Republic
– June 28-30, Almere (windmillclassic.com), Netherlands
– September 7/8, Baldham (Munich), Germany

More to come…

Pre-Season Tournaments in Ladenburg & Chocen

Marc Stein — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 16:22:27 +0000

Before the ESSL 2019 league starts two pre-season tournaments take place, one in Ladenburg (Germany) in April and the other one in Chocen (Czech Republic) in May. Both tournaments are played on a baseball field and based on the ASA / ESSL rules.

MIND: both are NON-official ESSL league tournaments but played on the ESSL rules.

Ladenburg, Germany
Date: 27/28 April
Camping available and hotel list upon request
Food & drinks at the field
Registration: LL-Alex@gmx.de

Chocen, Czech Republic
Date: 11/12 May
Field lights available
Food & drinks at the field
Registration: pavelkozeny@seznam.cz

ESSL Dates 2019

Marc Stein — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 15:36:09 +0000

For the first time the ESSL finals will be played in the Netherlands. Before the top teams qualifiy for it they have to play two tournamwents in their division.
At the end of the season the SUPERCUP V takes place at MLB approved fields in Regensburg, Germany.

PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENTS (open for every team)
– April 27/28 in Ladenburg, Germany
– May 11/12 in Chocen, Czech Republic

ESSL WEST DIVISION

June 1/2 in Brunssum, Netherlands
August 10/11 in Almere, Netherlands

ESSL CENTRAL DIVISION

June 8/9 in Ostrava, Czech Republic
August 17/18 in Ljubljana, Slovenia

ESSL FINALS 2018

September 20/21/22 in Brunssum, Netherlands

ESSL SUPERCUP

October 19/20 in Regensburg, Germany

ESSL Stats Czech Republic

Marc Stein — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 22:22:58 +0000

Best hitter of the tournament in Chocen (Czech Republic) Erwin Visser (AVG .857) from the Dutch National Slowpitch Team (DNT) and best pitcher Jason Parker (OBA .305) from Dream Team.
D.R. (Dominican Republic) won the tournament 16:6 vs Guzzlers.

Championship Game ESSL Czech Republic 2017
D.R. vs. Guzzlers 16:6 (box score)

Final Rankings ESSL Czech
1. D.R. de Linz
2. Guzzlers
3. Dutch National Slowpitch Team (DNT)
4. Bulldogs
5. Eagles
6. Dream Team
7. BeBe Kidz

PLAYER AWARDS
Best Hitter: Erwin Visser, DNT, AVG .857
Best Pitcher: Jason Parker, Dream Team, OBA .305

BEST HITTER OF EACH TEAM
BeBe Kidz: Michal Pisar, (6th), AVG .733
Bulldogs: Miran Brinovec (16th), AVG. 583
DNT: Erwin Visser (1st), AVG. 857
D.R.: Daniel Evangelista Lopez, (2nd), AVG. .833
Dream Team: Michael Kane (3rd), AVG. 786
Eagles: Eric Evangelista, Eagles (7th), AVG .714
Guzzlers: Roger Murphy (4th), AVG .750

TOP 10 Hitters

Link: hitting stats Chocen

Pitcher Ranking

Links:

D.R. win ESSL Czech tournament undefeated

Marc Stein — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 20:22:55 +0000

With 6 wins and no losses the Dominican Republic team from Linz (Austria) won the ESSL Czech tournament in Chocen . With the second tournament win (Austria & Czech Republic) they are taking the lead in the ESSL. There is only one tournament left and D.R. has a very good chance to win the ESSL (European Slowpitch Softball League) title for the first time.

In the final game of the tournament D.R. won it 16 to 6 against the Guzzlers . The defense of D.R. was well prepared against the Guzzlers’ hitters and slowed them down to a team batting average of .387. With a strong offense (team batting average .487) the pitcher of D.R., Inoa Gil Elias, was able to control the game and to pitch for the win.

Championship game
D.R. de Linz vs. Guzzlers 16:6 (result & boxscore)

ESSL Chocen, Czech Republic: games & results

Final tournament ranking

Dominican Republic
Guzzlers Europe
Dutch National Slowpitch Team
Bulldogs
Eagles
Dream Team
BeBe Kidz

Final tournament

August 12/13 Almere, Netherlands

ESSL standings

ESSL All Stars vs. Czech Republic

Marc Stein — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 11:19:32 +0000

Coach Jose Faulk

At the ESSL tournament in Choceň (Czech Republic) an ESSL All Star team will play an exhibtion game against the Czech Republic. For the Czech team the game is to experience the level of slowpitch in the ESSL and it is also a good preparation for the ESF XI. European Coed Slowpitch Championships from 11 – 15 of July in Sofia, Bulgaria. Coach of the ESSL All Star team will be Jose Faulk (Wiesbaden Eagles).

Date: Saturday, 24th of June
Time: 20:00 (8 p.m.)
Place:
Areal Softball and Baseball Orlice Choceň
U Koupaliště 1724, 565 01 Choceň, Czech Republic

Read about the tounament and the game on Czech Softball (English version by Google translate: https://goo.gl/mX7Mkq).

Schedule for ESSL Czech Tournament

Marc Stein — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:26:13 +0000

The second tournament takes place in Choceň, Czech Republic. On Saturday @ 2000 there will be an exhibition game ESSL vs. Czech Republic.

Date: 23 – 25 June 2017
Address:
Areal Softball and Baseball Orlice Choceň
U Koupaliště 1724, 565 01 Choceň, Czech Republic
GPS: 49.999912N, 16.205547E

Coaches meeting @ 0730 Saturday
All games will be determined by coin flip (except the Championship)
Round Robin for seeding **
- 45 minutes (no new inning after 40 minutes)
- Seeding based on Head to Head – Runs Made – Runs Allowed – Coin Flip
- Team ranked 1st in RR will have 1st round bye until DE Game 4
- **will finish the inning if necessary in RR
Double Elimination
- 50 minutes (will finish the inning)
Championship Game : 7 innings (no time limit)
- If game, home team will be determined by coin flip
SPORTS DIRECTOR: Jose Faulk

Mind: The schedule is subject to alteration

Next Stop Choceň, Czech Republic

Marc Stein — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 16:41:46 +0000

On June 24-25 the ESSL will be in Choceň (Czech Republic) for the second tournament of the season. It will be the first time the Czech Republic hosts an ESSL tournament.

The field has lights and there is a place for tents (about 20 tents).
Field measures: left field 92, center 105 and right field 94 meters

Accommodations
There is a special offer for teams at the local hotels.
Contact: Petr Novotný, email: novotny.peter@atlas.cz

Address of playing field
U Koupaliště 1724, 565 01 Choceň, Czech Republic
Web: www.saborlicechocen.cz
GPS: 49.999912N, 16.205547E

Choceň

The city of Choceň is 1 hour 50 minutes east of Prague. South of Choceň you will be able to visit Litomyšl castle, a UNESCO world heritage site.

Links:

Dates & Locations for the ESSL 2017 season

Marc Stein — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 07:55:51 +0000

For the league season the ESSL will play in Austria, Czech Republic and in the Netherlands. The season starts with the tournament in Linz Austria on May 20/21, next stop is Chocen (Czech Republic) and the ESSL league season ends in Almere (Netherlands) on August 12/13.

In Linz and in Almere two fields will be available and in Chocen a field with lights.

ESSL League Dates 2017

May 20/21 – Linz (Austria)
June 24/25 – Chocen (Czech Republic)
August 12/13 – Almere (Netherlands)