2003 European Baseball Championship
2003 European Baseball Championship Country Netherlands Venues 3 (in 3 host cities) Dates 11–19 July Teams 12 Defending champions Netherlands Champions Netherlands (18th title) Runners-up Greece Third place Spain Fourth place Sweden MVP
The 2003 European Baseball Championship was the 38th edition of the European Baseball Championship . The tournament was held in Haarlem , Rotterdam , and Amsterdam , the Netherlands from 11 to 19 July 2003 and included 12 national teams of the Confederation of European Baseball .[ 1]
Netherlands won its 18th championship, defeating Greece in the final, 2–0. Greece, competing in its first European championship, fielded a team with several Minor League Baseball players, including future major leaguers Nick Markakis and George Kottaras and former major leaguers Erik Pappas , Kevin Pickford , and Sean Spencer .[ 2] [ 3]
Spain won the bronze medal, defeating Sweden in the bronze medal game.[ 4] 2005 Baseball World Cup , with the top four teams qualifying for the championship.[ 5] [ 6]
Qualification
The following 12 teams qualified for the 2003 European Baseball Championship.
