It is currently held every other year in odd-numbered years with a total of 30 European Baseball Championships having been played. Italy has won nine gold medals in the European Baseball Championship, with their most recent being in 2012. In total, Italy has won 27 medals (16 silver, 3 bronze). The only country to have fared better is the Netherlands (21 gold, 7 silver). Italy served as the host nation for the , , , , , , and games. 2009 European Baseball Championship Italy qualified for the 2009 European Baseball Championship from the 2007 competition. The other qualifiers were Netherlands, Great Britain, Spain, Germany, France, and Sweden. Qualification for the 2009 European Baseball Championship was held from July 7 to July 12, , with 23 nations vying for the remaining five spots. Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Greece and Ukraine were the winners. However, the tournament was delayed to 2010. Italy won it 13 years after their last victory. 2019 European Baseball Championship Team Italy competed in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, coming in second and winning the silver medal. Among the players competing for it were John Andreoli, Chris Colabello, Filippo Crepaldi, Murilo Gouvea, Luis Lugo, Alessandro Maestri, Drew Maggi, Giuseppe Mazzanti, Sebastiano Poma, and Alessandro Vaglio. See also Italy women's national softball team References External links FIBS web site National baseball teams in Europe Baseball