Baseball in Switzerland

Baseball in Switzerland
Baseball in Switzerland
Country	Switzerland
Governing body	Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation
National team(s)	Men's national team; ; Women's national team
First played	1981
Clubs	Championnat de Suisse de baseball
International competitions
	European Baseball Championship; World Baseball Classic

Baseball is a minor sport in Switzerland.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

The sport has its foundation in the early 1980s.^[1]

The governing body for baseball in the country is the Swiss Baseball and Softball Federation. Championnat de Suisse de baseball is the national professional baseball league (NLB & NLA).^[4]

Bibliography

Peter C. Bjarkman, Diamonds Around The Globe: The Encyclopedia Of International Baseball, Greenwood Press, 2004
Josh Chetwynd, Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History, McFarland & Co Inc, 2008

References

^ ^a ^b Letzing, John (October 4, 2016). "Out of Baseball Options? There's Always Zurich". The Wall Street Journal.
^ Chetwynd, Josh (October 4, 2019). Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476679129 – via Google Books.
^ Williams, Joe. "SWISS CLUB HONES ITS BASEBALL IN MT. DORA". Orlando Sentinel.
^ Eggenberger, Peter. "Die Wiler Baseballer wollen in die Playoffs". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-17.

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[auto-1] Letzing, John (October 4, 2016). "Out of Baseball Options? There's Always Zurich". The Wall Street Journal.

[2] Chetwynd, Josh (October 4, 2019). Baseball in Europe: A Country by Country History, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476679129 – via Google Books.

[3] Williams, Joe. "SWISS CLUB HONES ITS BASEBALL IN MT. DORA". Orlando Sentinel.

[4] Eggenberger, Peter. "Die Wiler Baseballer wollen in die Playoffs". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-17.

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