The team competes in the bi-annual European Baseball Championship, where Sweden on two occasions has claimed the bronze medal.

Sweden played its first official game on home soil in 1974, a 9–1 win over Great Britain in the qualifications for the European Championship that were held the following year.

[3] Sweden played host to the first ever international exhibition baseball match to be held at the Olympic Games.

The players of the Västerås Baseball Club represented their home nation in the game against a team composed of members of the United States Olympic delegation.

In addition, three pitchers and a catcher were recruited from the American delegation to help fill the Swedish roster.