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Switzerland national baseball team

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Switzerland national baseball team
Information
Country  Switzerland
FederationSwiss Baseball and Softball Federation
ConfederationWBSC Europe
ManagerMartin Almstetter
WBSC ranking
Current 35 Decrease 1 (26 March 2026)[1]
Highest34
Lowest52 (2014)
European Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2023)
Best result11th (2025)

The Switzerland national baseball team is the national baseball team of Switzerland. The team competes in the bi-annual European Baseball Championship, first reaching the top level of the championship in 2023.[2][3] The Swiss finished in 12th place in 2023 and 11th in 2025.[4] James Sanders was one of the top pitchers in the 2023 tournament, throwing the most innings, 18+2⁄3, and tying for the lead with 2 wins.[5] In 2025, teammates Hayden Jung-Goldberg & Marc Willi led the tournament with four stolen bases each.[4]

The team also competed in Prague Baseball Week [cs] in 2025, going undefeated against three central and eastern European national teams.[6]

Recently, the national team has featured several Swiss Americans who have played college baseball in the United States. This includes Hayden and Max Jung-Goldberg, who are also the grandsons of psychiatrist Carl Jung.[3][7][8]

Results

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European Baseball Championship

Year Position Pld W L
2023 12th 6 2 4
2025 11th 6 3 3

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "WBSC World Rankings". WBSC. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Men's European Baseball Qualifiers by the view of WBSC Europe Baseball Commission". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 Clair, Michael (September 24, 2023). "40 years on, the Swiss national baseball team has made its first Euro championship". MLB.com. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  4. 1 2 "2025 Baseball European Championship - Daily Report Final" (PDF). WBSC Europe. September 27, 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Stats". WBSC Europe. 2023. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  6. ↑ "Standing 2025". Prague Baseball Week. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  7. ↑ Clair, Michael (September 21, 2023). "Previewing the 2023 European Baseball Championship". MLB.com. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  8. ↑ "Baseball Elite Nationalmannschaft". swiss-baseball.ch (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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