Samuel Meurant
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Samuel Meurant
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 176 lb.
- Born October 10, 1972
Samuel Meurant has been a regular on the French national team for over a decade. His twin brother Anthony Meurant and his brother David Meurant have also been on the team. He played in Hoofdklasse in 2003.
Meurant was 0-3 with a 13.50 ERA in the 1993 Intercontinental Cup at age 20. He allowed 20 hits (5 homers) and 10 walks in 12 innings. In the 1994 Baseball World Cup, he was 0-2 with a 9.98 ERA, 28 hits allowed and 10 walks in 15 1/3 IP. In the 1995 European Championship, the right-hander was 1-1 with a 2.50 ERA though he walked 13 in 18 innings. Meurant walked 13 in 15 innings in the 1997 Intercontinental Cup but went 1-2 with a 4.80 ERA and got France's only win in 7 games, beating Spain and future AA hurler Manny Olivera, 9-4. He pitched 3 2/3 hitless innings in the 1999 European Championship, saving one game.
In the 2001 Baseball World Cup, the 28-year-old excelled. He allowed no earned runs (and four runs altogether) in 15 2/3 IP, walking only two and going 0-1. He even singled in his only at-bat for a team that hit .171. He tied Jose Contreras, Chung-Nan Tsai, Brett Gray and Jose Colon for the best ERA in the competition. He was 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA in the 2001 European Championship, failing to stop the powerful Dutch national team in the semifinals.
Meurant was 1-1 with a 1.20 ERA in the 2003 European Championship, only giving up eight hits in 15 innings. Joining the Tornado's of Hoofdklasse, he was 7-4 with two saves. He tied for 9th in the league in saves and tied Jeroen Deken for sixth in wins. He had a 0-1, 9.00 record in the 2003 Baseball World Cup for France.
In the 2005 European Championship, Meurant had the best ERA (0.00 in 17 2/3 innings) of the competition though France failed to win a medal. Meurant did not make the tourney All-Star team as Xavier Civit was picked as the top right-handed hurler. Meurant's record was 1-1, 3.94 in the 2007 European Championship. In the 2007 Division Elite, Meurant was 10-2 with a save and 120 1/3 IP and was named Pitcher of the Year.
Meurant was a key hurler for the Templiers de Sénart in the 2008 European Cup in Regensburg. He went 2-0 and allowed only one run (unearned) in 18 innings, striking out 21 and allowing 10 hits and 2 walks. He led the Cup in wins, ERA and strikeouts. He hurt his team in their final game when he pinch-ran for Ian Young and was caught stealing third base.
[edit] Sources
- IBAF site
- Mister Baseball
- 2007 European Championship
- Harry Wedemeijer's international competition stats
- Marco Stoovelaar's Dutch baseball site
- 2008 European Cup in Regensburg
