Panathinaikos Baseball Club
Information
LeagueGreek Baseball League
LocationAthens, Greece
BallparkHellinikon Stadium
FoundedMarch 2014
Nickname(s)The Trifolium
League championships2014
ColorsGreen, White    
ManagerTom Mazarakis
Websitepanathinaikos1908.gr
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Panathinaikos AC Baseball Team is a Greek baseball club. The current iteration was founded in 2014. Panathinaikos was the first club which organized a baseball game in Greece in 1946.[1]

History

After the end of World War II, Panathinaikos A.O attempted to create new sections in the stadium of Leoforou after they repaired it from the damages of Nazi occupation and placed headlights and the new sports ground at the junction of Queen Sophia and Tsoha. Among the sports that were selected was baseball, basketball and handball.

In April 1946, the USS Missouri sailed into the bay Phalericon. The Missouri had top sporting facilities aboard and exceptional athletes serving on its crew. Kostas Zogas, a Panathinaikos athlete, organized baseball, basketball and hockey games. On 11 April 1946 the Tennis Avenue hosted the first recorded baseball game in Greece between the American warships Missouri and Providence. The second baseball game in Greece was held on Golf Avenue on June 3, 1955. A team of Americans and Greek soldiers prevailed by a score of 14-10.[2]

The department of Panathinaikos baseball was created in March 2014. The first official appearance of the team was the participation in the Greek Cup games against Aris Baseball Club ArisThessaloniki.

Honours

2015 roster

Panathinaikos Baseball roster - Qualifier European Cup 2015
Active rosterCoaches
Pitchers
 Catchers
  •  2 Keith Gilmour
  • 27 Georgios Pipergias

Infielders

  •  3 Peter Tountas
  •  8 Nikos Mazarakis
  • 12 Thomas Lekas
  • 21 Akhtar Rasool
  • 30 Panagiotis Cheilakis
  • 31 Alexandros Panagiotarakos

Outfielders

  •  5 Michael Luna
  •  7 Georgios Soulis
  •  9 Konstantinos Skrimponis
  • 10 Georgios Tsouloufas
  • 17 Spiros Pashalis Ghizas
  • 19 Athanasios Konstas
  • 20 Max Gouoren
  • 33 Athanasios Markou
  • 42 Manolis Mazarakis
  • 38 Iasonas Zachos
  • 66 Garifalos Fradelos
 Manager
  • 54 Tom Mazarakis

Coaches

  • 35 Nikolaos Antoniadis


Source: baseballstats.eu[3]

References

  1. ↑ "ΜΠΕΪΖΜΠΟΛ". panathinaikos1908.gr. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2014-06-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Rosters".
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