1995 European Baseball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | The Netherlands |
| City | Haarlem |
| Venue | Pim Mulier Stadium |
| Dates | 7–16 July |
| Teams | 10 |
| Defending champions | Netherlands |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Netherlands (15th title) |
| Runners-up | Italy |
| Third place | Belgium |
| Fourth place | Spain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Most SBs | Johnny Balentina |
| Best ERA | Carlos Ros |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Johnny Balentina |
| Top two teams qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
The 1995 European Baseball Championship was held in the Haarlem, the Netherlands and won by the Netherlands. Italy finished second. The top two teams qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics. In its semifinal match, Belgium chose to not start ace pitcher Frank Mathys with Olympic qualification at stake, preferring he help the team finish in third.
The tournament expanded to 10 teams from eight teams in 1993. Few of the preliminary games were competitive, with the closest winning margin being 3 runs and the winning team scoring at least 11 runs in 15 of the 20 games. Italy was the only team that beat the Dutch or kept them under 10 runs in a game. Slovakia and Ukraine competed for the first time, with Ukraine's win over Slovakia the only victory for either team in the tournament.