![Sweden revives Junior Softball National Championship; Enköping claims title](https://static.wbsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016_sweden_junior_champion-768x384.jpg)
Sweden revives Junior Softball National Championship; Enköping claims title
For the first time since 2003, Sweden hosted a Junior Girl’s Softball Championship, proving that the game of fastpitch softball is continuing its growth in Sweden.
![Italian Softball League: Specchiasol Bussolengo repeats as Champions with Series Final sweep](https://static.wbsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016_italian_softball_leagu-768x512.jpg)
Italian Softball League: Specchiasol Bussolengo repeats as Champions with Series Final sweep
In a rematch from last season, Specchiasol Bussolengo repeats again as the Italian Softball League Champion. With three closely matched games, Bussolengo won all three games of the Championship Series against S.C. Forlì – a Series which featured extra-innings and rain delays.
![Great Britain, Israel advance to Final of 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier](https://static.wbsc.org/wp-content/uploads/GBR-v-ISR-World-Baseball-Classic-2017-Qualifier-768x576.jpg)
Great Britain, Israel advance to Final of 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier
Europeans representatives Great Britain and Israel will meet Sunday night at MCU Park at 18:00 EDT in Brooklyn to decide the 16th and final ticket into the WBSC-sanctioned World Baseball Classic in March 2017.
![2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier opens today as Brazil, Great Britain, Israel, Pakistan seek final slot](https://static.wbsc.org/wp-content/uploads/World-Baseball-Classic-Brooklyn-qualifier-768x576.jpg)
2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier opens today as Brazil, Great Britain, Israel, Pakistan seek final slot
The final qualifier for the 2017 World Baseball Classic opens today at MCU Park in Brooklyn, New York. World No. 15 Brazil, No. 23 Pakistan, No. 30 Great Britain and No. 42 Israel will be competing for the 16th and final spot into the top-tier international event.
![Netherlands tops Spain 3-2 in extra-innings to win Euro Baseball Championship](https://static.wbsc.org/wp-content/uploads/16-20160917-europeo-baseball-spagna-germania-cordemans-ezio-ratti-fibs-768x576.jpg)
Netherlands tops Spain 3-2 in extra-innings to win Euro Baseball Championship
In front of a sold-out crowd of 3,350 and national broadcast audience, Yurendell De Caster singled with the bases loaded in the bottom the 10th to push the Netherlands over Spain, 3-2, Sunday night and capture the nation’s 22nd CEB European Baseball Championship.
![Great Britain wins first European Junior Women’s Softball Championship in Spain](https://static.wbsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016_euro_jrwomen_gbr-768x510.jpg)
Great Britain wins first European Junior Women’s Softball Championship in Spain
For the first time in the history of official fast pitch softball and baseball competitions in Europe, a British team took home the Gold in a European Championship as Great Britain wins the 2016 European Junior Women’s Softball Championship with a 1-0 win over Italy.
![Czech Republic is European Men’s Softball Champion, Denmark gets silver, Belgium bronze](https://static.wbsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016_european_men_cze-768x432.jpg)
Czech Republic is European Men’s Softball Champion, Denmark gets silver, Belgium bronze
The Czech Republic seized the title as European Men’s Softball Champion for the third time in a row and ninth overall with a 7-1 win over Denmark.
![Germany wins U-12 Euro 2016 to qualify into WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup 2017](https://static.wbsc.org/wp-content/uploads/Ger-team-wins-u-12-eur-768x461.jpg)
Germany wins U-12 Euro 2016 to qualify into WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup 2017
The German U-12 National Team defeated host nation Czech Republic, 9-2, in the finale of the U-12 Baseball Europe Championship on 9 July.
![Sweden wins Baltic Open in Skövde](https://static.wbsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016_baltic_open3-768x504.jpg)
Sweden wins Baltic Open in Skövde
The 3rd edition of the ESF-sanctioned regional tournament – Baltic Open – was decided in Skövde, Sweden. In Women’s tournament, host’s Sweden squared off against Lithuania and both the Danish U-19 and Senior National Teams. In the Men’s tournament, Sweden hosted Lithuania and Denmark’s U-19 National Team.
![Dutch National Team athlete spearheads Softball Against Cancer programme](https://static.wbsc.org/wp-content/uploads/SAC_2-768x210.jpg)
Dutch National Team athlete spearheads Softball Against Cancer programme
The inaugural Softball Against Cancer (SAC) Day was organized at the Hoofddorp Pioniers Stadium in the Netherlands by Ginger de Weert, a long-time Dutch national team pitcher.