GERMANY – Reigning Dutch Major League champion DOOR Neptunus will host one of two European Cup tournaments in 2010, while Czech Republic powerhouse AVG Draci Brno will be the other host team next summer.

The top two squads from each of the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) competitions will advance to the European Club Championship Final Four in Barcelona, Spain from Sept. 25-26.

A pair of Italian Baseball League teams, Telemarket Rimini and T&A San Marino, will arrive in Rotterdam (Netherlands) as the biggest threat to Neptunus.

The Pirates claimed a share of the IBL regular season title in 2009 while San Marino reached the Italian Series for the second consecutive year.

Other squads competing at the European Cup in Holland includes Spanish champion Tenerife Marlins, Belgian title-holder Hoboken Pioneers, and French runner-up Savigny Lions.

Defending IBL champion Fortitudo Bologna and Dutch runner-up Konica Minolta headline the teams competing at the European Cup in Brno, Czech Republic. Other clubs includes French heavyweight Rouen Huskies, German champion Heidenheim Heidekoepfe, and Spain’s Sant Boi.

EUROPEAN CUP (ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS):

• DOOR Neptunus (2009 Dutch League Champion)
• Tenerife Marlins (2009 Spanish League Champion)
• Hoboken Pioneers (2009 Belgian League Champion)
• T&A San Marino (2009 Italian League Runner-up)
• Telemarket Rimini (2009 Italian Cup Champion)
• Savigny Lions (2009 French League Runner-up)

EUROPEAN CUP (BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC):

• AVG Draci Brno (2009 Czech League Champion)
• Fortitudo Bologna (2009 Italian League Champion)
• Rouen Huskies (2009 French League Champion)
• Heidenheim Heidekoepfe (2009 German League Champion)
• Konica Minolta Pioniers (2009 Dutch League Runner-up)
• CB Sant Boi (2009 Spanish League Runner-up)

Photo courtesy of Diego Lazaro

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