monstas & villains – 360 Softball Europe https://www.softballeurope.com 360 Softball Europe Thu, 26 Sep 2019 10:35:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.softballeurope.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-se360-32x32.png monstas & villains – 360 Softball Europe https://www.softballeurope.com 32 32 Monstas & Villains ESSL Champion 2019 https://www.softballeurope.com/2019/09/26/monstas-villains-essl-champion-2019/ Thu, 26 Sep 2019 10:35:58 +0000 http://www.softballeurope.com/?p=4881 New in the league and Monstas & Villains won their first ESSL Championships right away. In the Championship game they beat Team Italy Slow 15 – 10

Championship Games
Monstas & Villains USA vs. Team Italy Slow Italy 15 – 10

Link: tournament games & results

Final Ranking ESSL Finals in Brunssum, Netherlands

  1. USA Monstas & Villains
  2. Italy Team Italy Slow
  3. USA Them Boyz
  4. USA Eagles
  5. USA Guzzlers
  6. Austria DR Linz
  7. Dutch Lions DNT
  8. USA Uprising
  9. USA GK Hitmen
  10. Dutch Lions Eastpro / Stokes BBQ
  11. Germany BeBe’s Kidz
  12. Czech Republic Grizzlies

TOP 3 ESSL Finals

]]> Monstas & Villains win ESSL Brunssum tournament https://www.softballeurope.com/2019/06/04/monstas-villains-win-essl-brunssum-tournament/ Tue, 04 Jun 2019 12:57:58 +0000 http://www.softballeurope.com/?p=4729 Monstas & Villains win the first qualification tournament for the ESSL finals in Brunssum, Netherlands Netherlands

Link: Games & results

Final Ranking

  1. USA Monstas & Vaillains
  2. USA GK Hitmen
  3. USA Uprising
  4. USA Wiesbaden Eagles
  5. Netherlands Dutch National Slowpitch Team
  6. Netherlands Eastpro / Stokes BBQ
  7. Swiss Toros Swiss Toros
  8. Belgium Belgium Brewers
  9. Belgium Belgium Bandits

TOP 3 of the tournament

Top 3 Brunssum 2019

 

]]> M&V win pre-season tournament in Ladenburg https://www.softballeurope.com/2019/04/30/m-v-win-pre-season-tournament-in-ladenburg/ Tue, 30 Apr 2019 11:02:59 +0000 http://www.softballeurope.com/?p=4631 With a 16-10 win against Wiesbaden Eagles the Monstas & Villains team won the ESSL pre-season tournament in Ladenburg, Germany

Final Rankings

  1. Monstas & Villains USA
  2. Wiesbaden Eagles USA
  3. Guzzlers Europe USA
  4. BeBe’s Kidz Germany
  5. Uprising USA
  6. Czech Grizzlies Czech Republic & Friends (Austria Germany )

ESSL Ladenburg 2019 TOP 3

 

]]> Monstas & Villains a new ESSL team on the rise https://www.softballeurope.com/2019/03/07/monstas-villains-a-new-essl-team-on-the-rise/ Thu, 07 Mar 2019 07:36:28 +0000 http://www.softballeurope.com/?p=4454 In 2019 Monstas & Villains enter the ESSL West Division to play in the top European slowpitch league. We interviewed the M&V team manager Alex Ruiz about the upcoming season:

Alex Ruiz
Alex Ruiz

(Q) Why did you choose the name Monstas &Villains? What is the meaning for it?
(A) It was a collective team decision to change our name from Misfits to Monstas & Villains in 2017. Due to the friendly competitive nature of the sport and our sudden emergence as a team, we saw ourselves bringing out particularly strong efforts from opponents when facing us. Combined with the fact that most of our players swing Monsta Bats, it was only fitting that we went with the name Monstas & Villains.

(Q) What was the reason to join the ESSL?
(A) With the softball season coming to an end in 2018, it was while playing in The Netherlands that we decided to join the ESSL. While we are grateful to be invited and accepted into any league play, we feel ESSL offers an increased level of play more in line with the talents of our players. After being able to field a team consistently over a few years, we felt that the cohesiveness and commitment was there to take the next step.

(Q) What do you expect from this season?
(A) We are looking forward to new competition and making new friends, help grow / promote ESSL in Europe, and have fun…. Of course a win or two would be a plus.

(Q) How would you describe your team and playing philosophy?
(A) We all love the camaraderie and competition that the game offers. Softball is a big part of all of us and our Monstas & Villains family. We have a great group of men and women that have been playing together for the last 3 years and some since 2018. This year, we have some new additions to the M&V family. We can’t wait to share the field together as one unit for the 2019 ESSL season.

(Q) How do you see the future for slowpitch in Europe and the ESSL?
(A) ESSL has a bright future ahead with more teams participating and the point of this league is to play at the highest level of Slowpitch in Europe. This is why we as a team choose to participate in this organization. At the moment, Slowpitch Softball is the fastest growing sport within Europe; easy to learn but hard to master. Especially in Germany, Austria, and The Netherlands. This explains why Slowpitch is much loved among young players and “the young at heart”.

Pictures © Alex Ruiz

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