06/07/2022 1 Minute Read

U15 National Team – selection 2022 announced

This week U15 managers Chris Schoonheydt and Tom Lorrentop released the final roster (see below) of our U15 National Baseball Team. 15 boys and a girl (Yana) will be playing in the U15 European Championship Qualifier Baseball in Valencia.

Chris and Tom have taken on a tremendous last-minute task of getting our U15 players ready for the Qualifiers.
And are doing a terrific and extensive job including an U15 training camp with Lionel Chattelle (ex NY Mets and Blue Jays scout) with top level Belgian and American youth players! (Training Camp will be from 4-9 July at Hoboken Pioneers with on Wed. 6 July practice game at Merchtem Cats).

The U15 European Baseball Championship Qualifier will be played in two Pools from 18 – 23 July 2022.
Group 1 is in Valencia, Spain and Group 2 in Budapest, Hungary.

Belgium will play in Group 1 – Valencia:

Belgium
Great Britain
Israël
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey

Official link: https://www.wbsceurope.org/en/events/2022-u-15-european-baseball-championship-qualifier/home

Selection 2022

FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	CLUB	CITY	POSITION
Aaron	Sluys	BRUSSELS KANGAROOS	Grimbergen	P/C/IF
Axl	Weyn	ANTWERP EAGLES	Oudsbergen Opglabbeek	C/IF
Brieuc	Schoenaers	MONT-SAINT GUIBERT PHOENIX	Grez-Doiceau	P/IF
Cazimir	Vandervelden	GENT KNIGHTS	Gentbrugge	IF/OF
Daan	Ruelle	BRASSCHAAT BRAVES	Brecht	P/IF
Giënco	Pacheco Alvarez	BORGERHOUT SQUIRRELS	Mortsel	P/IF/OF
Joe	Spurgeon Mizunoya	BRUSSELS KANGAROOS	Brussels	P/C/IF
Kyen	Van Strijdonck	ANTWERP EAGLES	Schoten	P/IF
Lucas	Lorrentop	HOBOKEN PIONEERS	Aartselaar	P/IF
Merijn	Overmeire	WBA FOXES	Sint-Niklaas	P/IF
Natan	Casie	BORGERHOUT SQUIRRELS	Deurne	P/C/IF/OF
Nils	Verbeken	MERCHTEM CATS	Asse	P/C/IF/OF
Nouamane	Fatihi	BORGERHOUT SQUIRRELS	Mortsel	P/IF/OF
Oscar	Seynaeve Vroman	MONT-SAINT GUIBERT PHOENIX	Ottignies	IF/OF
Owen	Van Droogenbroeck	MERCHTEM CATS	Merchtem	P/IF/OF
Yana	Schoonheydt	BRASSCHAAT BRAVES	Kapellen	C/IF

Coaches:
Chris	Schoonheydt	Program Coördinator
Tom	Lorrentop	Field Manager
Kristof	Van Droogenbroeck	3rd Base Coach
Martin	Nicolay	1st Base Coach