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The 1999 B-Pool Champions European Cup
This year's European Cup took place in Brasschaat, Belgium from June 15 through 20.
The participants are:
| Group 1 | Group 2 | |
| Cologne Dodgers (GER) | Brasschaat Braves (BEL) | |
| Stockholm BSK (SWE) | FBK Kaunas (LIT) | |
| Zürich Challengers (SUI) | Oslo Ballkam Soft- & Baseball Club (NOR) | |
| Hessle Warriors (GB) |
Official results:
| Date | Time | Home Team | Road Team | Result |
| 6/16 | 11am | Zürich | Cologne | 8-19 |
| 3pm | Oslo | Kaunas | 5-6 | |
| 7pm | Hessle | Brasschaat | 8-35 | |
| 6/17 | 11am | Stockholm | Zürich | 3-16 |
| 3pm | Kaunas | Hessle | 10-0 | |
| 7pm | Brasschaat | Oslo | 12-1 | |
| 6/18 | 11am | Cologne | Stockholm | 17-10 |
| 3pm | Hessle | Oslo | 4-12 | |
| 7pm | Kaunas | Brasschaat | 0-16 | |
| 6/19 | 10 am | Stockholm | Hessle (relegation game) | 27-7 |
| 2 pm | Kaunas | Cologne (Semifinal 1) | 9-19 | |
| 6 pm | Brasschaat | Zürich (Semifinal 2) | 16-6 | |
| 9 pm | Stockholm | Oslo (relegation game) | 11-16 | |
| 6/20 | 10 am | Zürich | Kaunas (Game for 3rd place) | 13-14 |
| 2 pm | Brasschaat | Cologne (Final) | 0-6 |
Final standings:
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Team |
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1.
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Cologne Dodgers |
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2.
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Brasschaat Braves |
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3.
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Lithuania Kaunas |
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4.
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Zürich Challengers |
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5.
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Oslo Ballkam |
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6.
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Stockholm BSK |
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7.
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Hessle Warriors |
 Benny Räber showed a nice performance against the Cologne Dodgers, but nevertheless got the loss. |
 The Challengers offense struggled against the pitching of Cologne starter Frank Stattler. |
 Thomas Landis got the win against the Stockholm BSK by pitching six strong innings. |
Former Challengers Saentis Zeller, who joined the team for the European Cup belted an important homer against the Stockholm BSK. |
 The batters from Brasschaat proved to be to strong in the Semifinals. |
 Manny Marchant was an effective closer both against Stockholm and Brasschaat. |
 Team spirit was an inmportant factor for the Challengers to advance to the Semifinals. |
 Nick Lehmann did a great job behind the plate and also hit a homer against Stockholm. |