The 2021 U-18 European Baseball Championship was the eighth edition of the

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, the biennial international men's youth

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championship contested by the under-18 national teams of the member associations of

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, since its inception in 2007 as the European Junior Baseball Championship. The tournament was hosted by the

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from 5–11 July. A total of nine teams played in the final tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate. In the final, the

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defeated

6–2 for their fourth title. Italy and the Netherlands qualified for the 2021 U-18 Baseball World Cup as the top two finishers in the tournament.

First round

Group A

Group B

Relegation round

Knockout stage

References

{{European Junior Baseball Championship European Junior Baseball Championship International baseball competitions hosted by Italy