Friday 17 August 2018

“CEB Cup 2018”: “BioTexCom-KNTU” — “Therwil Flyers”, Day 2


Ukrainian baseball players of the “BioTexCom-KNTU” team has met with the Swiss team “Therwil Flyers” during the second game day of the “CEB Cup 2018” championship.
The “BioTexCom-KNTU” team from Kropyvnytskyi defeated its opponent “Therwil Flyers” with the score 9-7.

Motivational Baseball Sayings

Sweat plus Sacrifice equals Success.

Unity in Adversity.

The last swing could win the game. Don’t Give up.

Bringing out the best in each other!

Good players inspire themselves. Great players inspire others.

On front: We’re Going To Win
On back: So Coach Doesn’t Lose His Job

Win The Last Game.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

When you play ball, leave it all.

Unfinished Business.

Fast and Furious.

The true champion believes in the impossible.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

Winners in life don’t always win; they just don’t give up.

Make good habits and they will make you.

No one is a failure until they stop trying.

To hit .300, you still fail 7 out of 10 times at bat.

It is very hard to win when your thoughts turn to losing.

The Netherlands win the 2018 U18 European Baseball Championship


The Netherlands have won the 2018 U18 European Baseball Championship in Grosseto, Italy.

In the championship game the Dutch defeated Spain 6-3.
Czech Republic prevailed over host Italy to win the bronze medal.

The Netherlands and Spain are qualified for the 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup.

Final standings
•         1- The Netherlands
•         2- Spain
•         3- Czech Republic
•         4- Italy
•         5- France
•         6- Ireland
•         7- Germany
•         8- Lithuania
•         9- Great Britain

•         10- Ukraine

Inspirational Baseball Mottos

1.     Opportunity may knock, but you must open the door.
2.     Defeat isn’t bitter if you don’t swallow it.
3.     The true champion loses many battles before winning the war.
4.     The greatest game you can win is won within.
5.     To be satisfied with yourself is a sure sign that your forward motion has stopped.
6.     It isn’t the hours you put in, but what you put in the hours.
7.     The harder you work, the harder it is to lose.
8.     Ya Gotta Believe.
9.     We Are Family.
10.                       Ain’t no stopping us now.

Thursday 16 August 2018

Funny Baseball Sayings

  1. Shut up and pitch.
  2. Babe Ruth is dead — Throw Strikes!
  3. Intensity is not a perfume!
  4. 7 days without baseball makes one weak.
  5. Actions speak louder than coaches.
  6. Reaching high keeps a man on his toes.
  7. With baseball, teach you kid to hit and steal skillfully.
  8. Bad habits are like a good bed – easy to get into but difficult to get out of.
  9. Keep swinging – my catcher likes the cool breeze.
  10. Actions speak louder than coaches.
  11. We interrupt this family for baseball season.
  12. Baseball = Another day in paradise.
  13. You’re killing me. Smalls.
  14. Life’s a pitch!
  15. Go ahead and swing and miss. Mom still loves you.
 


Ireland, Ukraine and Greece qualified for European Championship B-Pool 2019


Ireland and Ukraine have won the European Championships C-Pool, which had been held in Ashbourne, Ireland and Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine from July 23 to 28. By winning the two tournaments both teams have been qualified to participate in the European Championships B-Pool in 2019. Additionally, Greece has been qualified for the European Championship B-Pool in 2019 as well. They finish in second place in Ashbourne and based on their preliminary round record of 3-1, prevailed over second-place finisher Romania (2-2 record at Kropyvnytskyi).
Previous countries qualified for the European Championship B-Pool were Israel, Switzerland, Serbia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, Belarus and Poland.



The Best Baseball Slogans

Every game is game seven.
It’s about playing catch & throwing strikes.
Teamwork Makes The Dream Work.
Good things come to those who WORK FOR IT!
Hit Hard, Run Fast, Turn Left.
Respect All, Fear None.
If it’s gotta be, it starts with me.
Refuse to Lose.
All it takes is all you’ve got.
It’s what you do before the season start that makes a champion.
Attitude is everything.
Be prepared! “If only” are the famous last words of those who weren’t.
Great opportunities come to those who make the most of small ones.
To demand more of yourself than you do of others is the first step on any ladder of success.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.
Winning is a habit, Success is a choice.
Out hustle, out work, out think, out play, out last.
 

http://baseballua.com/2018/08/16/the-best-baseball-slogans/

Wednesday 15 August 2018

Borgerhout Squirrels won the CEB Cup 2018 tournament!

The Borgerhout Squirrels defeated the Bonn Capitals 2-0 in the final of the 2018 CEB Cup in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
It was their third win at the club tournament in European Baseball in three straight seasons. They defeated a strong German team thanks to stellar pitching of Kenny van den Branden and former Major Leaguer Romulo Sanchez.
Arrows Ostrava finished in third place ahead of the Templiers Senart after an 8-0 shutout in the bronze medal game. BioTexCom-KNTU prevailed 5-4 over the Olimpija Karlovac, sending Croatia to the Federations Cup.

Baseball Mottos

Championships are won at practice.
Aspire not to be the best on the team, rather the best for the team.
Play like a Champion Today.
Never let good enough BE enough!
The will to win is not nearly so important as the will to prepare to win.
Whatever it takes.
Fail to prepare and prepare to fail.
Practice winning every day
Practice, practice, practice.
Defense wins.
Offense sells tickets, Defense wins championships.
The fans can make you famous.
A contract can make you rich.
The press can make you a superstar.
But only the love can make you a player.
There is no limit to what can be accomplished when nobody cares who gets the credit.
Good. Better. Best.
Never let it rest, until your good is better and your better is best.
Some want it to happen,
Some wish it would happen,
Others make it happen.
Dedication + motivation = success.

Tuesday 14 August 2018

Championship of Ukraine 2018, the 6th round


Results of the sixth round of the Ukrainian Baseball Championship 2018, Division “B”

Northeastern group
“Poltava Wild Hogs” – “East Vikings”
5 - 4; 7 - 18;

Southern group
“Bombers” – “Dolphins” 
16 - 14; 23 - 8.