Maxime Leblanc

Maxime Leblanc

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 194 lb.

• Born May 6, 1977

Maxime Leblanc has been part of the French national team for several years.

Leblanc pitched for France in the 1997 European Championship and 1997 Intercontinental Cup (0-0, 4.70 in a 5-4 loss to Italy). In the 1999 European Championship, Maxime was 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA and walked four in 3 innings. During the 2001 European Championship, the right-hander was 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA.

Leblanc had a 7.71 ERA for France in the 2001 Baseball World Cup (around average for the 0-7 team). In the 2002 World University Championship, Leblanc was 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA; he allowed 17 hits and struck out only one in 11 innings. He did a little better (7.20 ERA) in the 2003 Baseball World Cup, when France again was 0-7 and had a staff ERA of 12.21; Leblanc had the third-lowest ERA on the team. In the 2003 European Championship, Leblanc allowed 11 hits and 6 runs (2 earned) in 6 2/3 innings in going 0-1.

Leblanc pitched in the Netherlands in 2002, going 1-2 with a save for the Amsterdam Pirates.

He was 0-2 with a save and a 3.68 ERA in the 2005 European Championship. In the 2007 European Championship, he went 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA, beating the Ukraine but offering little relief in a loss to Germany. In the 2007 Division Elite, Maxime was 4-6 with a 3.18 ERA for the Tigers de Toulouse.

Sources

• Defunct IBAF site
• 2002 Hoofdklasse stats
• Harry Wedemeijer's international tourney stats
• Mister Baseball
• Wayback Archive of the 2005 European Championship site