Greece national baseball team

The Greek national baseball team is the baseball team that represents Greece in international play.

Greek national baseball team
Information
Country Greece
FederationHellenic Amateur Baseball Federation (HABF)
ConfederationConfederation of European Baseball
ManagerJim “Skip” Essian
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (First in 2004)
Best result7th
World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2011)
Best result16th
European Championship
Appearances6 (2003: 2nd , 2005: 9th, 2010: 4th, 2012: 7th, 2014: 10th, 2016: 11th) (First in 2003)
Best result2nd

2004 Olympics

The first time that Greece put together a national team that got any recognition in the baseball world was during the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Greece, as the host country, was faced with the dilemma that the actual baseball talent pool in the country was very small, and what players were available were amateur. However, as a result of lenient citizenship laws, various minor leaguers from the United States were able to play for the Greeks. Among the better known players were Baltimore Orioles prospect Nick Markakis, former Major Leaguer Clay Bellinger and various other players of Greek descent. The team's American coach, Dusty Rhodes[1] led them to a 7th-place finish in the tournament, with a single win against Italy.

Tournament results

Olympic Games

Year Position
Greece 20047th
Total1/5

European Baseball Championship

Year Position
Netherlands 2003 2nd
Czech Republic 20059th
Germany 20104th
Netherlands 20127th
Czech Republic, Germany 201410th
Netherlands 201611th
Total6/35

Baseball World Cup

Year Position
Panama 201116th
Total1/39

Current roster
Greece roster
Official rosterCoaching staff
Pitchers
  • 13 Dimitri Lettas
  • 15 Nikolas Vidas
  • 22 Nicholas Lettas
  • 24 Peter Sykaras
  • 28 Evagelos Orfanakos
  • 29 Dimitri Kourtis
  • 31 Iosif Vrionis
  • 38 Jonathan Kountis
  • 44 Alexandros Gounaris
 Catchers
  • 3 Jordan Thliveris
  • 12 Thomas Lekas

Infielders

  • 5 Peter Maestrales
  • 7 Ari Sechopoulos
  • 9 Steven Papps
  • 10 George Tsiflikiotis
  • 22 Alexandros Lomis
  • 25 Billy Les
  • 30 Dimitri Zoumboulakis
  • 46 Dimitrios Lomis

Outfielders

 Manager

Coaches

  • 19 Mike Loizides
  • 27 Spencer Muirhead
  • 34 Rye Pothakos
  • 41 Mark Pappas
  • 54 Tom Mazarakis
  • 55 John Bissylas
Updated 1 August 2017

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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