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{{Infobox international baseball tournament
| image = 2003 European Baseball Championship logo.png
| size = 
| country = Netherlands
| venues = 3
| cities = 3
| dates = 11–19 July
| num_teams = 12
| defending_champion = Netherlands
| prev_year = 2001
| medal_type = europe
| champion = Netherlands
| num_championships = 18
| second = Greece
| third = Spain
| fourth = Sweden
| games = 
| attendance = 
| mvp = 
| prevseason = [[2001 European Baseball Championship|2001]]
| nextseason = [[2005 European Baseball Championship|2005]]
}}
The '''2003 European Baseball Championship''' was the 38th edition of the [[European Men's Baseball Championship|European Baseball Championship]]. The tournament was held in the [[Netherlands]] from 11 to 19 July 2003 and was contested between twelve national teams of the [[WBSC Europe|Confederation of European Baseball]].<ref>{{cite web|title=XXVIII European Seniors Championship - "A" Pool|url=http://www.baseballeurope.com/history/esa2003.html|website=baseballeurope.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040805171856fw_/http://www.baseballeurope.com/history/esa2003.html|archive-date=5 August 2004|access-date=11 May 2025}}</ref>

[[Netherlands national baseball team|Netherlands]] won the championship, its 18th title, defeating [[Greece national baseball team|Greece]] in the final. [[Spain national baseball team|Spain]] won the bronze medal, defeating [[Sweden national baseball team|Sweden]] in the bronze medal game.<ref>{{cite web|title=European Seniors Championship "A" Pool Netherlands - 2003 – Final Standing|url=http://www.baseballeurope.com/history/claesa2003.html|website=baseballeurope.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040805034412fw_/http://www.baseballeurope.com/history/claesa2003.html|archive-date=5 August 2004|access-date=11 May 2025}}</ref> The tournament also served as the qualification for the [[2005 Baseball World Cup]], with the top four teams qualifying for the championship.<ref>{{cite web|title=Report C.E.B. Congress 2003|url=http://baseballeurope.com/news/Report%202003%20CEB%20congress.htm|website=baseballeurope.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030510213819/http://baseballeurope.com/news/Report%202003%20CEB%20congress.htm|archivedate=10 May 2003|access-date=12 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=European Championship 2003 presented|url=http://baseballeurope.com/news/European%20Championship%20Presented.htm|website=baseballeurope.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030408173738/http://baseballeurope.com/news/European%20Championship%20Presented.htm|archivedate=8 April 2003|access-date=12 May 2025}}</ref>

==Venues==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! '''[[Haarlem]]'''
! '''[[Rotterdam]]'''
|-
| [[Pim Mulier Stadion]]
| [[Neptunus Familiestadion]]
|-
| Capacity: '''4,500'''
| Capacity: '''2,200'''
|-
| [[File:Haarlemse Honkbalweek 2006.jpg|200px]]
| [[File:Neptunus stadion.jpg|200px]]
|-
! rowspan="8" | {{Location map+|Netherlands|float=center|width=215|caption=|places=
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.923691|long=4.438937|label=[[Rotterdam]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.407884|long=4.631286|label=[[Haarlem]]|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.366846|long=4.799139|label=[[Amsterdam]]|position=top}}}}
|-
! '''[[Amsterdam]]'''
|-
| [[Sportpark Ookmeer]]
|-
| Capacity: '''2,000'''
|-
| [[File:Amsterdam Pirates.jpg|200px]]
|}

==Qualification==
{{main|2003 European Baseball Championship – Qualification}}
The following 12 teams qualified for the 2003 European Baseball Championship.

{| class="wikitable" width=70%
! colspan=2| Pool A
! colspan=2| Pool B
|- align=center
| {{bb-big|BEL}} || <small>9th, [[2001 European Baseball Championship]]</small>
| {{bb-big|GER}} || <small>7th, [[2001 European Baseball Championship]]</small>
|- align=center
| {{bb-big|CRO}} || <small>8th, [[2001 European Baseball Championship]]</small>
| {{bb-big|GBR}} || <small>10th, [[2001 European Baseball Championship]]</small>
|- align=center
| {{bb-big|CZE}} || <small>5th, [[2001 European Baseball Championship]]</small>
| {{bb-big|GRE}} || <small>Winner of Nagykovácsi Pool</small>
|- align=center
| {{bb-big|FRA|1974}} || <small>4th, [[2001 European Baseball Championship]]</small>
| {{bb-big|ITA}} || <small>[[Image:Bronze medal europe.svg|20px]] [[2001 European Baseball Championship]]</small>
|- align=center
| {{bb-big|NED}} || <small>[[Image:Gold medal europe.svg|20px]] [[2001 European Baseball Championship]]</small>
| {{bb-big|RUS}} || <small>[[Image:Silver medal europe.svg|20px]] [[2001 European Baseball Championship]]</small>
|- align=center
| {{bb-big|SWE}} || <small>Winner of Alby Pool</small>
| {{bb-big|ESP}} || <small>6th, [[2001 European Baseball Championship]]</small>
|}

==Opening round==
===Group A===
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|win_SWE=2|loss_SWE=3|gf_SWE=21|ga_SWE=20
|win_FRA=2|loss_FRA=3|gf_FRA=17|ga_FRA=14
|win_CRO=2|loss_CRO=3|gf_CRO=16|ga_CRO=16
|win_BEL=1|loss_BEL=4|gf_BEL=5 |ga_BEL=32

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|name_SWE={{bb|SWE}}
|name_FRA={{bb|FRA|1974}}
|name_CRO={{bb|CRO}}
|name_BEL={{bb|BEL}}

|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1|text_KO=Advance to [[#Knockout stage|Knockout stage]]
|col_PR=red1|text_PR=Advance to [[#9th–12th place round|9th–12th place round]]

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}}

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|date = 11 July 2003
|time = 13:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
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{{Baseballbox
|date = 12 July 2003
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{{Baseballbox
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{{Baseballbox
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{{Baseballbox
|date = 15 July 2003
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===Group B===
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|team_order=GRE, ITA, ESP, RUS, GBR, GER
|result1=KO|result2=KO|result3=KO|result4=KO|result5=PR|result6=PR

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|win_ITA=4|loss_ITA=1|gf_ITA=29|ga_ITA=10
|win_ESP=4|loss_ESP=1|gf_ESP=21|ga_ESP=13
|win_RUS=2|loss_RUS=3|gf_RUS=19|ga_RUS=29
|win_GBR=1|loss_GBR=4|gf_GBR=14|ga_GBR=33
|win_GER=0|loss_GER=5|gf_GER=13|ga_GER=38

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|name_ITA={{bb|ITA}} 
|name_ESP={{bb|ESP}}
|name_RUS={{bb|RUS}}
|name_GBR={{bb|GBR}}
|name_GER={{bb|GER}}

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|col_KO=green1|text_KO=Advance to [[#Knockout stage|Knockout stage]]
|col_PR=red1|text_PR=Advance to [[#9th–12th place round|9th–12th place round]]

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{{Baseballbox
|date = 11 July 2003
|time = 13:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = {{bb-rt|GBR}}
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|team2 = '''{{bb|RUS}}'''
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{{Baseballbox
|date = 11 July 2003
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|team1 = '''{{bb-rt|ESP}}'''
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{{Baseballbox
|date = 11 July 2003
|time = 19:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = {{bb-rt|GER}}
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|team2 = '''{{bb|ITA}}'''
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{{Baseballbox
|date = 12 July 2003
|time = 19:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
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{{Baseballbox
|date = 12 July 2003
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|team1 = '''{{bb-rt|GRE}}'''
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|team2 = {{bb|GER}}
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{{Baseballbox
|date = 12 July 2003
|time = 19:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = '''{{bb-rt|ITA}}'''
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{{Baseballbox
|date = 13 July 2003
|time = 19:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = {{bb-rt|ITA}}
|score = 1 – 2
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|team2 = '''{{bb|GRE}}'''
|stadium = Pim Mulier Stadion, [[Haarlem]]}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 13 July 2003
|time = 19:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = '''{{bb-rt|RUS}}'''
|score = 7 – 6
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|team2 = {{bb|GER}}
|stadium = Sportpark Ookmeer, [[Amsterdam]]}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 13 July 2003
|time = 19:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = '''{{bb-rt|ESP}}'''
|score = 9 – 2
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|team2 = {{bb|GBR}}
|stadium = Neptunus Familiestadion, [[Rotterdam]]}}
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{{Baseballbox
|date = 14 July 2003
|time = 13:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = {{bb-rt|GBR}}
|score = 1 – 10
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040805210256fw_/http://www.baseballeurope.com/history/games/eu200319.htm
|team2 = '''{{bb|GRE}}'''
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{{Baseballbox
|date = 14 July 2003
|time = 13:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = {{bb-rt|RUS}}
|score = 0 – 6
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|team2 = '''{{bb|ITA}}'''
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{{Baseballbox
|date = 14 July 2003
|time = 13:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = '''{{bb-rt|ESP}}'''
|score = 5 – 2
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|team2 = {{bb|GER}}
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{{Baseballbox
|date = 15 July 2003
|time = 13:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = '''{{bb-rt|ITA}}'''
|score = 5 – 1
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|team2 = {{bb|ESP}}
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{{Baseballbox
|date = 15 July 2003
|time = 13:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = {{bb-rt|GER}}
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{{Baseballbox
|date = 15 July 2003
|time = 13:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = '''{{bb-rt|GRE}}'''
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==9th–12th place round==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL|for_against_style=runs|ranking_style=perc|show_GB=true|update=complete

|team_order=GBR, CRO, BEL, GER

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|win_CRO=2|loss_CRO=1|gf_CRO=12|ga_CRO=13
|win_BEL=1|loss_BEL=2|gf_BEL=8 |ga_BEL=6
|win_GER=0|loss_GER=3|gf_GER=6 |ga_GER=18

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|name_CRO={{bb|CRO}}
|name_BEL={{bb|BEL}}
|name_GER={{bb|GER}}

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{{Baseballbox
|date = 17 July 2003
|time = 13:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = '''{{bb-rt|CRO}}'''
|score = 5 – 3
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|team2 = {{bb|GER}}
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{{Baseballbox
|date = 17 July 2003
|time = 13:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = '''{{bb-rt|GBR}}'''
|score = 1 – 0
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|team2 = {{bb|BEL}}
|stadium = Neptunus Familiestadion, [[Rotterdam]]}}
-----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 18 July 2003
|time = 13:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = {{bb-rt|GER}}
|score = 0 – 8
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040805223442fw_/http://www.baseballeurope.com/history/games/eu200337.htm
|team2 = '''{{bb|BEL}}'''
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{{Baseballbox
|date = 18 July 2003
|time = 13:00 ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = {{bb-rt|CRO}}
|score = 2 – 10
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|team2 = '''{{bb|GBR}}'''
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==Knockout stage==
===Bracket===
{{Round8-with third
| |'''{{Bb|NED}}'''|'''8'''|{{Bb|RUS}}|0
| |{{Bb|ITA}}|2|'''{{Bb|SWE}}'''|'''4'''
| |'''{{Bb|GRE}}'''|'''11'''|{{Bb|FRA|1974}}'''|1
| |{{Bb|CZE}}|5|'''{{Bb|ESP}}'''|'''9'''
| |'''{{Bb|NED}}'''|'''21'''|{{Bb|SWE}}|0
| |'''{{Bb|GRE}}'''|'''10'''|{{Bb|ESP}}|0
| |'''{{Bb|NED}}'''|'''2'''|{{Bb|GRE}}|0
| |{{Bb|SWE}}|2|'''{{Bb|ESP}}'''|'''5'''
}}

{{Round4-with third
|RD1=5th–8th place
|RD2=Fifth place
|Consol=Seventh place
| |{{Bb|RUS}}|3|'''{{Bb|ITA}}'''|'''9'''
| |{{Bb|FRA|1974}}|0|'''{{Bb|CZE}}'''|'''2'''
| |'''{{Bb|ITA}}'''|'''2'''|{{Bb|CZE}}|1
| |{{Bb|RUS}}|0|'''{{Bb|FRA|1974}}'''|'''5'''
}}

==Final standings==
{| class="wikitable gauche" style="text-align:center"
! width="30" |Pos
! width="175" |Team
! width="30" |W
! width="30" |L
|- bgcolor="#FFD604"
| [[File:Gold medal icon.svg|18px]] || align=left| {{bb|NED}} || 8 || 0
|- bgcolor="#C0C0C0"
| [[File:Silver medal icon.svg|18px]] || align=left| {{bb|GRE}} || 6 || 2
|- bgcolor="#CC9965"
| [[File:Bronze medal icon.svg|18px]] || align=left| {{bb|ESP}} || 6 || 2
|-
|-
| 4 || align=left| {{bb|SWE}} || 3 || 5
|-
| 5 || align=left| {{bb|ITA}} || 6 || 2
|-
| 6 || align=left| {{bb|CZE}} || 4 || 4
|-
| 7 || align=left| {{bb|FRA|1974}} || 3 || 5
|-
| 8 || align=left| {{bb|RUS}} || 2 || 6 
|-
| 9 || align=left| {{bb|GBR}} || 4 || 4
|-
| 10 || align=left| {{bb|CRO}} || 4 || 4
|- bgcolor="#ffbbba"
| 11 || align=left| {{bb|BEL}} || 2 || 6
|- bgcolor="#ffbbba"
| 12 || align=left| {{bb|GER}} || 0 || 8
|}

==Awards==
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{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:90%"
|+ Tournament Awards<ref name=awards>{{cite web|first=Harry|last=Wedemeijer|title=European Championships, A-Pool 11 - 19 July 2003, Netherlands|url=http://home.wanadoo.nl/hwede/stats03/ek03/awards.046.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041119145246/http://home.wanadoo.nl/hwede/stats03/ek03/awards.046.html|archive-date=19 November 2004|access-date=11 May 2025}}</ref>
! Award !! Player
|-
! MVP
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavier Civit]]
|-
! Leading hitter
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Sharnol Adriana]]
|-
! Best pitcher (ERA)
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Patrick Beljaards]]
|-
! Best pitcher (W-L%)
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Tetsuhiro Monna]]
|-
! Most Runs batted in
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Bryan Engelhardt]]
|-
! Most Home runs
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Vince Rooi]]
|-
! Most Stolen bases
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Peter Maestrales]]
|-
! Most Runs scored
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Peter Maestrales]]
|-
! Outstanding defensive player
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Vince Rooi]]
|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:90%"
|+ All Star Team<ref name=awards/>
! Position 
! Player
|-
! rowspan=2| Pitchers
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Eelco Jansen]]
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Patrick Beljaards]]
|-
! Catcher
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Chairon Isenia]]
|-
! First baseman
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavier Civit]]
|-
! Second baseman
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Chris Demetral (baseball)|Chris Demetral]]
|-
! Third baseman
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Vince Rooi]]
|-
! Shortstop
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Raily Legito]]
|-
! rowspan=3 | Outfielders
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Bryan Engelhardt]]
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giovanni Pantaleoni]]
|-
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Cory Harris]]
|}
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==References==
{{reflist}}

{{EuropeanBaseballChampionship}}

[[Category:2003 European Baseball Championship]]
[[Category:2003 in baseball|European Baseball Championship]]
[[Category:2003 in Dutch sport]]
[[Category:European Baseball Championship]]
[[Category:International baseball competitions hosted by the Netherlands|2003]]