2007 Best & Worst

The 2007 European baseball campaign has been a roller coaster ride for many teams. And once again, import players from Latin America and the United States played key roles on the majority of the top A-Pool clubs. Here are just a few of the noteworthy individual and team performances from this past season.

Best Winning Streaks

1. 18 – Sundbyberg Heat, Sweden
2. 16 – Merksem Royal Greys, Belgium
3. 14 – Bern Cardinals*, Switzerland
4. 14 – Corendon Kinheim*, Netherlands
5. 12 – Karlskoga Bats*, Sweden
6. 11 – Solingen Alligators, Germany
7. 10 – DOOR Neptunus, Netherlands
8. 10 – Solingen Alligators, Germany
9. 10 – Draci Brno, Czech Republic
10. 10 – Vienna Metrostars, Austria
11. 10 – Supefund Wanderers, Austria

* Denotes 2007 National Champions

Worst Losing Streaks

1. 26 – Hannover Regents, Germany
2. 23 – Alby Stars, Sweden
3. 15 – Embrach Rainbows, Switzerland
4. 12 – Gefle Baseball Club, Sweden
5. 12 – Tulln Santo Ravens, Austria
6. 10 – Black Hill, Czech Republic
7. 10 – Paris Universitie Club, France

Best Upsets

1. (2-17) Embrach 11, (12-8) Barracudas 3
2. (3-21) La Guerche 8, (12-12) Toulouse 6
3. (4-24) Black Hill 1, (17-11) Krc Altron 0
4. (6-18) Stock City 12, (19-5) Vienna 5
5. (6-18) Stock City 6, (19-5) Vienna 4

Best Starts

1. 18-0 – Sundbyberg Heat, Sweden
2. 16-0 – Merksem Royal Greys, Belgium
3. 10-0 – DOOR Neptunus, Netherlands
4. 10-0 – Draci Brno, Czech Republic

Worst Starts

1. 0-26 – Hannover Regents, Germany
2. 0-12 – Tulln Santo Ravens, Austria
3. 0-10 – Paris Universitie Club, France

Best Imports (Hitters)

1. .471 – Alexis Ramirez, Lausanne
2. .463 – Benjamin Himes, Heidenheim
3. .455 – Shawn Vance, Karlskoga
4. .451 – Doug Kruthaupt, Heidenheim
5. .444 – Octavio Medina, Paderborn
6. .443 – Joey Besl, Solingen
7. .423 – Chris Sweeney, Saarlouis
8. .417 – Kelvin Marianucci, Arga
9. .340 – Francis Soto Alvarez, Bologna
10. .338 – Williams Vasquez, Avagliana

Best Imports (Pitchers)

1. 12 – David Bergman, Kinheim
2. 10 – Jesus Matos, Bologna
3. 09 – Vaughan Harris, Kinheim
4. 09 – Eddie Aucoin, Haar
5. 08 – Junior Ortiz, Parma
6. 07 – Junior Oberto, Grosseto
7. 07 – Lincoln Mikkelsen, Grosseto