2024 European Cup

The 2024 European Cup marked the first time that the European Cup moniker was used for Europe's second-tier team tournament, formerly called the Confederation Cup; the old European Cup (the top-tier event) became known as the European Champions Cup. It was held in Valencia, Spain.

June 4

• Cougars de Montigny 4, Wiener Neustadt Diving Ducks 0. Yorfrank López goes the distance with a five-hitter, striking out ten, while 1B Dylan Mayeux and C Gabriel Do Carmo each reach three times. Eoghan McGarry doesn't last through the third in taking the loss, though Rick van Dijck turns in 5 2/3 shutout innings of relief.
• Barracudas de Montpellier 14, Vienna Metrostars 4. Another France-Austria matchup yields a similar outcome. 1B Yoan Antonac falls a triple shy of a cycle and has 4 hits, 3 runs and 4 RBI to pace a strong Barracudas offense. Kevin Canelon pitches five shutout innings to beat Stefano Giarraputo. CF Richard Alzinger reaches three times for Vienna.
• Marlins Puerto Cruz 11, Olimpija Karlovac 0. Elio Silva and Yancarlo Franco combine on a three-hit whitewash, and 3B Leo Rodríguez raps three hits. Pavao Karin is the losing hurler, while 2B Duje Papić goes 2-for-2 as a bright spot for Croatia.

June 5

• Barracudas de Montpellier 7, K. Deurne Spartans 1. Owen Ozanich allows one run in eight to top Anderson Gerdel. CF Paolo Brossier and RF Mael Zan both go deep for France.
• Marlins Puerto Cruz 22, Wiener Neustadt Diving Ducks 6. CF Lesther Galván has four runs and four RBI to pace a potent offense, with his team drawing 16 walks in a 6-inning mercy rule win. Jesús Ustariz, normally a position player, gets the win, while the loss goes to Melvin Perdue. SS Moritz Scheicher scores a pair in a losing effort.
• Astros Valencia 4, Vienna Metrostars 1. The hosts rely on their veterans in an opening win. 36-year-old Ricardo Hernández saves 43-year-old Yosvani Torres's win; the pair team up on a three-hitter. 38-year-old C Blake Ochoa and CF Roibert Decena (only 26 years old) each drive in two. Mo Hackl takes the defeat.

June 6

• Olimpija Karlovac 11, Wiener Neustadt Diving Ducks 4. Carlos García gets Croatia's first win, topping Alexander Kienberger. 1B Slobodan Gales has 3 hits, 3 runs and 3 RBI for Croatia; LF Eoghan McGarry drives in half of Austria's runs.
• Marlins Puerto Cruz 23, Cougars de Montigny 3. Spain routs another opponent as CF Lesther Galván homers twice and drives in seven, while scoring four; SS Edison Valerio adds four runs and four RBI. Rubén Hernández is the winning pitcher, the loss going to Antoine Rault.
• Astros Valencia 19, K. Deurne Spartans 4. Jorge Balboa gets the win for the home team, while José Luis Larrinaga gives up 9 runs in 2 IP. C Blake Ochoa reaches all five times, falls a triple shy of a cycle, scores four and drives in four while 2B Emmanuel Febles adds four hits.

June 7

• K. Deurne Spartans 13, Vienna Metrostars 3. Belgium picks up its first win as Mauro Van Mook strikes out 14 in 6 innings and SS Edgardo Nieto and C Johiner Arguinzones each drive in four. Jak Simonsen takes the loss; a bright spot for Austria comes from 1B Sammy Hackl reaching in 3 of 4 plate appearances.
• Olimpija Karlovac 5, Cougars de Montigny 4. In the first one-run game of the Cup, Croatia rallies for two in the bottom of the 9th off Robinson Maestre to give Garrett Parkins the win. 3B/P Duje Papić singles in the winner. 3B Warren Coopman draws 3 walks for Montigny.
• Astros Valencia 11, Barracudas de Montpellier 8. Spanish teams remain unbeaten as Zael Honora gets the win despite allowing 15 hits and 8 runs (7 earned); Ricardo Hernández saves it. 1B Tanner Donnels reaches all five times up. CF Paolo Brossier drives in three for France, with the loss going to Luc Polit.

June 8

• Vienna Metrostars 14, Cougars de Montigny 3. Austria gets its first win thanks to a seven-run first. SS Claus Seiser reaches all five times and produces five runs, the victory going to Josh Topper and the loss to Kiyoshi Grisot. 1B Dylan Mayeux reaches three times in a losing effort in the first relegation game.
• Marlins Puerto Cruz 17, Barracudas de Montpellier 1. The Marlins had won their first three games by a combined 60-9 margin and they kept that trend up in the semifinals. 3B Leo Rodríguez and CF Lesther Galván each drive in four while Jose Diaz allows one run in a complete game. Daniel Gosselin gets the loss, and C Fabian Kovacs plates CF/P Paolo Brossier with the only French tally.
• Olimpija Karlovac 11, Astros Valencia 6. P/3B Kruno Gojković gets the win and also raps three hits while 1B Slobodan Gales drives in three and Duje Papić has a four-inning save to hand Spain their first loss (the decision going to Jorge Balboa). CF Roibert Decena reaches four times, including a homer, for Valencia.

June 9

• K. Deurne Spartans 6, Wiener Neustadt Diving Ducks 5. In the second relegation game, SS Edgardo Nieto reaches three times and gets the win in relief in a 11-inning game. The loss goes to Moritz Scheicher; 3B Clemens Haimann comes off the bench to lead Austria with two RBI.
• Astros Valencia 8, Barracudas de Montpellier 1. In the Bronze Medal Game, 1B Tanner Donnels scores three times and Yosvany Torres throws a three-hitter. CF Paolo Brossier's one-out homer in the first gives France all the runs they would get. Corentin Deleau takes the defeat.
• Marlins Puerto Cruz 11, Olimpija Karlovac 1. The title game continues Puerto Cruz's dominance as they finish having outscored the opposition 88-11. Elio Silva defeats Carlos García and C Joel Borges drives in four. Croatia's run comes when RF Kruno Gojković goes yard. Lesther Galván wins the MVP.