Belgium has a rich history of involvement with Little League baseball. Antwerp, the epicentre of Belgian baseball, competed back when General Motors and other U.S. companies sponsored teams. The expatriate community in Brussels has been sending teams to the European championships and World Series for generations, most recently in 2004 and 2006. The first girl ever to play in the Little League World Series, Victoria Roche in 1984, was on a team from Brussels.
In 2010, a new era begins. Every kid playing organized baseball in Belgium will have a chance to compete in an all-star team representing his or her region, Flanders West, Flanders East, Brussels and Wallonia.
Belgium is not changing its youth championships. The Belgian federation will continue to run the regular youth season via the Flemish league VBSL. The Brussels Sports Association will continue to run an April-to-June season. But come July, it will be tournament time!
Stay tuned.
And please call or email with questions.
John Miller
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