2022 Women's European Baseball Championship

2022 Women's European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountryFrance
CityMontpellier
VenueGreg Hamilton Baseball Park
Dates3 August – 6 August
Teams4
Defending champions France
Final positions
Champions France (2nd title)
Runners-up Czech Republic
Third place Netherlands
Fourth place Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Games played7
Best BANetherlands Anouk Vergunst (.667)
Most HRsCzech Republic Karolína Blažková
France Emma Patry (1)
Most SBsNetherlands Wendy Bladt (5)
Best ERANetherlands Ciska Welboren (0.00)
Awards
MVPFrance Coralie Guillemin

All statistics correct as of 28 December 2022.

The 2022 Women's European Baseball Championship was an international women's baseball tournament organized by WBSC Europe. The championship was held in August 2022 in Montpellier, France, as France hosted for the second consecutive tournament.[1][2] France defended its title from the 2019 tournament.[3] It was Great Britain's first international championship.[4]

Teams

The following four teams qualified for the 2022 championship.

Team Previous finish

Netherlands
Silver 2019 Women's European Baseball Championship

Czech Republic
Bronze 2019 Women's European Baseball Championship

France
Gold 2019 Women's European Baseball Championship

Great Britain

Group stage

# Team Pld W L RS RA AVG
Q  France (H) 3 2 1 28 28 .666 Qualified for final
Q  Czech Republic 3 2 1 45 40 .666
E  Netherlands 3 1 2 26 17 .333 Eliminated
E  Great Britain 3 1 2 41 35 .333
August 3, 2022
11:00
Great Britain  27–10
(5)
 Czech Republic Greg Hamilton Baseball Park
Attendance: 80
Boxscore
August 3, 2022
16:00
Netherlands  5–6  France Greg Hamilton Baseball Park
Attendance: 200
Boxscore
August 4, 2022
10:00
Netherlands  12–2
(5)
 Great Britain Greg Hamilton Baseball Park
Attendance: 0
Boxscore
August 4, 2022
16:00
France  9–11  Czech Republic Greg Hamilton Baseball Park
Attendance: 100
Boxscore
August 5, 2022
10:00
Czech Republic  24–9
(6)
 Netherlands Greg Hamilton Baseball Park
Attendance: 80
Boxscore
August 5, 2022
16:00
Great Britain  12–13  France Greg Hamilton Baseball Park
Attendance: 200
Boxscore

Final

August 6, 2022
12:00
Gold France  13–3
(5)
 Czech Republic Silver Greg Hamilton Baseball Park
Attendance: 400
Boxscore

Final Standings

# Team Record
Gold  France 3–1[5] Qualified for 2023 Women's Baseball World Cup
Silver  Czech Republic 2–2
Bronze  Netherlands 1–2
 Great Britain 1–2

Awards and statistical leaders

Awards

  • Most valuable player: France Coralie Guillemin
  • Best hitter: Netherlands Anouk Vergunst
  • Best pitcher: France Cassandra Vigneau

Source[6]

Batting

  • Batting average: Netherlands Anouk Vergunst, .667
  • Home runs: Czech Republic Karolína Blažková and France Emma Patry, 1
  • Runs batted in: Four tied with 6
  • Stolen bases: Netherlands Wendy Bladt, 5

Pitching

  • Earned run average: Netherlands Ciska Welboren, 0.00
  • Innings pitched: France Cassandra Vigneau 8+23
  • Strikeouts: France Camille Foucher and United Kingdom Claury Rashel Scatliffe: 9

Source[7]

References

  1. ^ "2022 Women's European Baseball Championship". BaseballSoftballUK. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's European Baseball Championship starts in Montpellier on Wednesday". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  3. ^ Stoovelaar, Marco (August 5, 2022). "Netherlands Women's Baseball Team eliminated for Final European Championship". Grand Slam * Stats & News Netherlands. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  4. ^ "Great Britain and France winners on Day one of Women's European Baseball Championship". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. ^ "France wins Women's European Baseball Championship 2022 in Montpellier". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. ^ "2022 Women's Baseball European Championship Final Report" (PDF). WBSC.org. 6 August 2022. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Stats". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 2025-12-10.