Lithuania national Baseball5 team
 Lithuania | |
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| Information | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Federation | Lithuanian Baseball Association |
| Confederation | WBSC Europe |
| Manager | Maksim Burdin |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 10  (9 August 2024)[1] |
| Baseball5 World Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2022) |
| Best result | 8th (1 time, in 2024) |
| Baseball5 European Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2020) |
| Best result |  1st (1 time, in 2023) |
The Lithuania national Baseball5 team represents Lithuania in international Baseball5 competitions.
History
[edit]Lithuania participated as hosts in the 2020 Baseball5 European Championship, where they reached the final, but lost to France 0 matches to 2.[2][3]
As European runner-up, the Lithuanian team qualified to the inaugural Baseball5 World Cup played in Mexico City, where the team participated in the historic first game of tournament, but lost to Mexico 5–3 and 4–2.[4] Lithuania finished the championship 11th with a 2–6 record.[5]
Lithuania became European champions in 2023, after winning the 2023 Baseball5 European Championship defeating France 2 sets to 0, in a replay of the 2020 final.[6]
Current roster
[edit]- As of 7 October 2024[7]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1B | Kira Baitul | F |
| 12 | SS | Deividas Baniūnas | M |
| 1 | SS | Napalis Paulius Grigas | M |
| 77 | 2B | Ugne Kučinskaitė | F |
| 7 | 3B | Nomeda Neverauskaitė | F |
| 9 | 2B | Aistė Paškevičiūtė | F |
| 5 | P | Kristijonas Vicas | M |
| 27 | 1B | Dovydas Zakaras | M |
Staff
[edit]| No. | Pos. | Name |
|---|---|---|
| -- | Manager | Maksim Burdzin |
| -- | Coach | Arvydas Birbalas |
Tournament record
[edit]Baseball5 World Cup
[edit]| Baseball5 World Cup record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
 2022
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Placement round | 11th | 2 | 6 | 53 | 81 |
 2024
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Placement round | 8th | 4 | 4 | 97 | 98 |
| Total | 2/2 | – | 6 | 10 | 150 | 179 |
Baseball5 European Championship
[edit]| Baseball5 European Championship record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
| 2020
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Final | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 92 | 79 |
| 2023
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Final | 1st | 8 | 1 | 155 | 41 |
| Total | 2/2 | – | 14 | 4 | 247 | 120 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Baseball5 European Championship: Lithuania, France qualify for Baseball5 World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Baseball5 Euros: Crowning a European Champion". Extra Innings Baseball. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Copa Mundial de Baseball5: México vence a Lituania en partido inaugural". El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 8 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Cuba crowned first ever WBSC Baseball5 World Champions". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Lithuania clinches gold at the Baseball5 European Championship 2023". WBSC Europe. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Lithuania - WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024". World Baseball Sofbtall Confederation. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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