VERSUS NATIONAL TEAMS

World Baseball Classic record

This is a complete record of the overall performance of the Great Britain national team in World Baseball Classic play.

YEAR	LEVEL	FINISH	TOURNAMENT SIZE	FINAL RECORD	HOST COUNTRY
2022	Qualifying Pool	1st place (in one of 2 pools)	6 teams	3 wins – 0 losses Details	Germany
2016	Qualifying Pool	2nd place (in one of four pools)	4 teams	2 wins – 2 losses Details	USA
2012	Qualifying Pool	3rd place (in one of four pools)	4 teams	1 win – 2 losses Details	Germany

World Cup record

This is a complete record of the overall performance of the Great Britain national team at World Cup (previously known as World Championship) tournaments.

YEAR	FINISH	TOURNAMENT SIZE	FINAL RECORD	HOST COUNTRY
2009	15th place	22 teams	1 win – 9 losses Details	Croatia (1st round) and The Netherlands (2nd round)
1938	1st place	2 teams	4 wins – 1 loss	Great Britain

European Championship record

This is a complete record of the overall performance of the Great Britain national team at European Baseball Championship A-Pool and Qualifying Pool (formerly B-Pool) tournaments, and in other qualifying games.

YEAR	LEVEL	FINISH	TOURNAMENT SIZE	FINAL RECORD	HOST COUNTRY
2021	A-Pool	9th place	16 teams	2 wins – 4 losses Details	Italy
2019	A-Pool	9th place	12 teams	5 wins – 3 losses Details	Germany
2016	A-Pool	9th place	12 teams	2 wins – 5 losses Details	The Netherlands
2014	A-Pool	9th place	12 teams	3 wins – 4 losses Details	Germany and Czech Republic
2013	Qualifying Pool	1st place (in one of two pools)	6 teams	6 wins – 0 losses Details	Switzerland
2012	A-Pool	11th place	12 teams	2 wins – 4 losses Details	The Netherlands
2011	Qualifying Pool	1st place (in one of five pools)	4 teams	4 wins – 1 loss Details	Israel
2010	A-Pool	8th place	12 teams	2 wins – 3 losses Details	Germany
2007	A-Pool	2nd place	12 teams	5 wins – 3 losses Details	Spain
2005	A-Pool	7th place	12 teams	4 wins – 4 losses Details	Czech Republic
2003	A-Pool	9th place	12 teams	3 wins – 4 losses Details	The Netherlands
2001	A-Pool	10th place	12 teams	3 wins – 4 losses Details	Germany
1999	A-Pool	9th place	12 teams	3 wins – 4 losses Details	Italy
1997	A-Pool	9th place	12 teams	2 wins – 5 losses Details	France
1996	B-Pool	1st place	10 teams	6 wins – 0 losses Details	Great Britain
1994	B-Pool	7th place	13 teams	5 wins – 1 loss Details	Slovenia
1992	B-Pool	3rd place	10 teams	4 wins – 2 losses Details	Germany
1991	A-Pool	8th place	8 teams	0 wins – 8 losses Details	Italy
1989	A-Pool	7th place	8 teams	3 wins – 5 losses Details	France
1988	B-Pool	1st place	4 teams	3 wins – 0 losses Details	Great Britain
1986	B-Pool	3rd place	5 teams	2 wins – 2 losses Details	France
1984	B-Pool	3rd place	4 teams	1 win – 2 losses Details	Great Britain
1975	Qualifying game	Lost game	2 teams	0 wins – 1 loss	Great Britain
1974	Qualifying game	Lost game	2 teams	0 wins – 1 loss	Sweden
1971	A-Pool	7th place	9 teams	1 win – 3 losses Details	Italy
1967	A-Pool	2nd place	5 teams	3 wins – 1 loss Details	Belgium

Significant victories

This is a collection of some significant victories for the Great Britain national team.

YEAR	TOURNAMENT	OPPONENT	RESULT	SIGNIFICANCE	DETAILS
2023	World Baseball Classic	Colombia	7-5	First World Baseball Classic Victory for Great Britain.	Harry Ford homerun, Jaden Rudd massive 2-RBI single, Nick Ward game saving pick at 1B, and Ian Gibaut 2-inning save.
2022	World Baseball Classic Qualifying Pool	Germany	10-9	Great Britain win the group and qualify for the World Baseball Classic for the first time in program history.	GB come back from an 8-3 deficit to win in extra innings, thanks to a game-tying homerun by Jaden Rudd in the 9th inning, and a game winning sac fly by Alex Crosby in the 10th.
2016	World Baseball Classic Qualifying Pool	Brazil	4-3	This was the first time Great Britain had defeated a previous World Baseball Classic qualifier in a pool game	Chris Berset threw out the potential tieing run at third base in the ninth inning
2013	European Championship Qualifier	Ukraine	2-0	This was the final game, which determined the team that would secure a berth in the 2014 A-Pool event	Greg Hendrix pitched a shut-out, aided by 13 strike-outs
2012	World Baseball Classic Qualifting Pool	Czech Republic	12-5	This was Great Britain's first win in World Baseball Classic play	Albert Cartwright led the Great Britain offence by going 3-for-5, while Aeden McQueary-Ennis and BJ Roper-Hubbert drove in 3 runs apiece, and Jacob Esch got the win with a six-inning 2-run outing
2011	European Championship Qualifier	Israel	5-2	This was the rubber game to determine the team that would secure a berth in the 2012 A-Pool event	Designated hitter Michael Johnson (playing with a swollen hand from a fastball 2 days earlier) clubbed a 2-run homer and Alex Smith gave up only 2 runs over 8.2 innings
2009	World Cup	Croatia	4-1	While Great Britain's only win of the event, it was sufficient to see the team qualify for the second round	Notable performances were a 2-run homer by catcher Chris Berset and outstanding pitching by Brian Essery and Tom Boleska
2007	European Championship A-Pool	Spain	12-8	Victory in the opening game against the hosts set the tone for the silver-medal-winning performance	A strong offensive performance included back-to-back homers from future major leaguer Mike Nickeas and team-mate Brant Ust in the seventh inning
2007	European Championship A-Pool	France	4-3	Winning this pivotal group match saw Great Britain qualify as top seeds from their group	After Great Britain took an early 3-0 lead, France tied the game, but Alex Malihoudis scored the decisive run in the eighth inning after reaching base on an infield single
2003	European Championship A-Pool	Belgium	6-5	After losses in the first four games, relegation from Europe's A-Pool looked like a distinct possibility for Great Britain, but this victory in game six ensured Great Britain's place in the elite group	Great Britain fell behind 5–0 but came back to take the game 6–5
2001	European Championship A-Pool	Russia	6-5	This was the first time Great Britain beat an eventual medallist since 1967 (Russia took the silver)	Eddie Delzer pitched superbly for 8.2 innings to get the win and Alex Smith got the save
1999	European Championship A-Pool	Croatia	10-0	This was the first mercy-rule victory for Great Britain in the A-Pool	Gavin Marshall struck out 11 en route to a three-hit shut-out
1997	European Championship A-Pool	Germany	5-3	This was the first of two must-win games at the end of the tournament to avoid relegation	Gavin Marshall took the win in a game that Great Britain trailed 3-0 after five innings
1997	European Championship A-Pool	Slovenia	9-7	This was the second must-win game at the end of the tournament to avoid relegation	Nick Carter got the win and Gavin Marshall picked up a save
1996	European Championship B-Pool	Lithuania	11-10	This was the semi-finals and victory would qualify Great Britain for the A-Pool	Great Britain fell behind by 4 runs in the second inning to Lithuania but stormed back to win 11-10 in 10 innings, with Brian Thurston delivering the game-winning hit
1988	European Championship B-Pool	Switzerland	27-4	This victory set a new record for Great Britain's largest margin of victory against another country and contributed to a first-place finish	The overpowering offensive performance included home runs from Gary Bedingfield and Dan Godfrey
1967	European Championship A-Pool	Sweden	3-2	This was the closest of the three wins that took Great Britain to a silver-medal finish	With the team down 2-1, John Brining hit a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to set up the victory
1938	World Championship	USA	4-0	This win decided the best-of-five series in Great Britain's favour	Ross Kendrick shut out the US team in game four of the series, which was played at Halifax

Other games against national teams

This is a record of the performance of the Great Britain national team in non-championship play against national teams.

YEAR	TOURNAMENT	OPPONENT	RECORD
2009	World Cup Warm-up Series (Germany)	Germany	0 wins – 3 losses
2009	World Cup Evaluation Games (Belgium)	Belgium	1 win – 1 loss
2008	Four Nations Tournament (Belgium)	Belgium	0 wins – 2 losses
2007	German Baseball Open (Germany)	Germany	0 wins – 2 losses
2006	Friendly Series versus Ireland (Great Britain)	Ireland	1 win – 2 losses
2005	Prague Baseball Week (Czech Republic)	Czech Republic Sweden	0 wins – 1 loss 1 win – 0 losses
2004	German Baseball Open (Germany)	Germany Austria	0 wins – 1 loss 1 win – 0 losses
2002	Stockholm International Baseball Series (Sweden)	Sweden	0 wins – 2 losses
2002	Friendly Series versus Sweden (Great Britain)	Sweden	1 win – 4 losses
1999	London Tournament (Great Britain)	Ireland	1 win – 0 losses
1999	German Baseball Open (Germany)	Germany	0 wins – 1 loss
1997	Flanders International Baseball Tournament (Belgium)	Belgium Czech Republic Russia	0 wins – 1 loss 0 wins – 1 loss 0 wins – 1 loss
1996	Flanders International Baseball Tournament (Belgium)	Belgium Germany	0 wins – 1 loss 0 wins – 1 loss
1994	La Rochelle Atlantic Tournament (France)	Belgium France Moldova	0 wins – 1 loss 0 wins – 1 loss 2 wins – 0 losses
1993	La Rochelle Atlantic Tournament (France)	France Moldova Slovenia	1 win – 1 loss 1 win – 0 losses 1 win – 0 losses
1982	North European Cup (Belgium)	Belgium Finland France The Netherlands	0 wins – 1 loss 1 win – 0 losses 0 wins – 1 loss 0 wins – 1 loss
1980	Friendly Match (Great Britain)	France	0 wins – 1 loss
1980	Friendly Match (Great Britain)	Belgium	1 win – 0 losses
1968	Friendly Match (Great Britain)	The Netherlands	0 wins – 1 loss
1965	Friendly Match (Great Britain)	The Netherlands	0 wins – 1 loss
1952	Friendly Match (Great Britain)	Spain	0 wins – 1 loss
1952	Dutch Jubilee Celebration (The Netherlands)	The Netherlands	0 wins – 2 losses

Overall record against national teams

This is the record of the Great Britain national team against other national teams in all competition.

OPPONENT	RECORD
Austria	3 wins – 1 loss
Belgium	4 wins – 14 losses
Brazil	1 win – 0 losses
Bulgaria	2 wins – 0 losses
Canada	0 wins – 1 loss
Croatia	9 wins – 0 losses
Cuba	0 wins – 1 loss
Czech Republic (also Czechoslovakia)	5 wins – 6 losses
Finland	4 wins – 0 losses
France	2 wins – 11 losses
Georgia	1 win – 0 losses
Germany (also West Germany)	6 wins – 19 losses
Greece	3 wins – 2 losses
Ireland	2 wins – 2 losses
Israel	2 wins – 4 losses
Italy	0 wins – 7 losses
Japan	0 wins – 1 loss
Lithuania	3 wins – 0 losses
Moldova	3 wins – 0 losses

OPPONENT	RECORD
The Netherlands	0 wins – 15 losses
Nicaragua	0 wins – 2 losses
Norway	1 win – 0 losses
Pakistan	1 win – 0 losses
Poland	2 wins – 0 losses
Puerto Rico	0 wins – 1 loss
Russia (also USSR)	4 wins – 7 losses
San Marino	1 win – 2 losses
Slovakia	2 wins – 0 losses
Slovenia	5 wins – 0 losses
South Korea	0 wins – 1 loss
Spain	3 wins – 6 losses
Sweden	10 wins – 13 losses
Switzerland	5 wins – 0 losses
Ukraine	4 wins – 3 losses
United States	4 wins – 1 loss
Venezuela	0 wins – 1 loss
Yugoslavia (also Serbia Montenegro)	1 win – 0 losses

OTHER ADULT TEAMS

Summary

This is a complete record of competitions and tours competed in by adult teams in the Great Britain programme beyond the main Seniors.

YEAR	TEAM	HEAD COACH	LOCATION	RECORD	DETAILS
2019	Under 23 (European Championship)	Liam Carroll	Czech Republic	3 wins – 2 losses	Details
2018	Under 23 (European Championship)	Liam Carroll	Slovakia	5 wins – 1 loss	Details
2017	Under 23 (European Championship)	Liam Carroll	Austria, Croatia, and Czech Republic	3 wins – 3 losses	Roster Reports Results and standings
2012	23 and under	Liam Carroll	New England, USA	0 wins – 6 losses	Roster Poster

GB JUNIORS

Summary of European Championships

This is a complete record of the overall performance of the Great Britain Juniors at European Championship A-Pool and Qualifying Pool (formerly B-Pool) tournaments.

YEAR	LEVEL	FINISH	TOURNAMENT SIZE	FINAL RECORD	HOST COUNTRY
2019	Qualifying Pool	4th place	5 teams	2 wins – 2 losses	Germany
2018	A-Pool	9th place	10 teams	1 win – 5 losses	Italy
2016	A-Pool	8th place	10 teams	2 wins – 4 losses	Spain
2015	A-Pool	10th place (no relegation)	10 teams	0 wins – 6 losses	Czech Republic
2014	Qualifying Pool	2nd place	8 teams	3 wins – 2 losses	Croatia
2012	Qualifying Pool	3rd place	7 teams	3 wins – 1 loss	France
2010	Qualifying Pool	4th place	6 teams	2 wins – 3 losses	Austria
2008	Qualifying Pool	2nd place	5 teams	2 wins – 3 losses	Sweden
2006	Qualifying Pool	3rd place	5 teams	2 wins – 2 losses	Belgium
2005	A-Pool	9th place	9 teams	0 wins – 4 losses	Spain
2004	B-Pool	1st place	5 teams	5 wins – 1 loss	Belgium
2002	B-Pool	5th place	5 teams	1 win – 3 losses	Sweden
2000	B-Pool	5th place	6 teams	1 win – 4 losses	Belgium
1999	A-Pool	9th place	9 teams	0 wins – 5 losses	Germany
1998	B-Pool	2nd place	5 teams	2 wins – 4 losses	Austria
1997	B-Pool	4th place	7 teams	3 wins – 2 losses	Great Britain
1995	B-Pool	3rd place	10 teams	3 wins – 2 losses	Austria
1994	A-Pool	8th place	8 teams	1 win – 4 losses	The Netherlands
1993	A-Pool	9th place*	12 teams	3 wins – 2 losses	Spain
1988	A-Pool	7th place	7 teams	0 wins – 3 losses	France

*Although this is not recognized by the Confederation of European Baseball, the team was named
European B-Pool Junior Champions at the time after finishing ahead of Austria, Romania, and Croatia.

Overall record in European Championships

This is the record of the Great Britain Juniors against other junior national teams in all European Championship competition.

OPPONENT	RECORD
Austria	4 wins – 2 losses
Belarus	1 win – 1 loss
Belgium	2 wins – 9 losses
Bulgaria	0 wins – 1 loss
Croatia	2 wins – 4 losses
Czech Republic	1 win – 3 losses
France	1 win – 8 losses
Germany	0 wins – 5 losses
Hungary	1 win – 0 losses
Israel	2 wins – 1 loss
Italy	0 wins – 4 losses

OPPONENT	RECORD
Lithuania	1 win – 2 losses
The Netherlands	0 wins – 2 losses
Poland	4 wins – 3 losses
Romania	3 wins – 2 losses
Slovakia	0 wins – 2 losses
Slovenia	1 win – 0 losses
Spain	0 wins – 2 losses
Sweden	4 wins – 6 losses
Switzerland	6 wins – 0 losses
Ukraine	1 win – 1 loss