On Friday the European Championship got underway in
Hoofddorp, Netherlands. The favorites prevailed in all six games, in five of
them there was a lot of action on the scoreboard. In the morning Germany shut
out Sweden 4-0 behind a strong pitching performance and Matej Hejma hit
two home runs in a 12-0 win of the Czech Republic against Russia. In the
afternoon France beat Croatia 16-1, Italy downed Greece 21-2 and Spain drove
past Belgium 11-1. In the evening host Netherlands defeated Great Britain 11-1.
On Saturday matchups between the Netherlands and Germany, as well as Italy and
France will highlight the schedule.
Player of the Day:
Mattia Reginato (Italy). The catcher of the Squadra Azzurri hit
for the cycle on day one against Greece. He collected four hits (home run,
triple, double, single), four runs and six RBI in the game.
Stat of the Day:
Oscar Angulo (Spain) doubled in four of his five plate
appearances against Belgium.
Surprise of the Day:
Sweden got relegated following the 2014 European
Championship. On day one they showed great promise, keeping Germany on its
toes, while losing only by a score of 0-4. In the ninth they had the tying run
in the on-deck circle.
Fact of the Day:
Do you know that only four countries have won European
Championships in the history of the tournament? Besides the usual suspects
Netherlands (21 titles) and Italy (10), also Belgium (1) and Spain (1) have
been European Champion in the past.
On Friday the European Championship got underway in
Hoofddorp, Netherlands. The favorites prevailed in all six games, in five of
them there was a lot of action on the scoreboard. In the morning Germany shut
out Sweden 4-0 behind a strong pitching performance and Matej Hejma hit
two home runs in a 12-0 win of the Czech Republic against Russia. In the
afternoon France beat Croatia 16-1, Italy downed Greece 21-2 and Spain drove
past Belgium 11-1. In the evening host Netherlands defeated Great Britain 11-1.
On Saturday matchups between the Netherlands and Germany, as well as Italy and
France will highlight the schedule.
Player of the Day:
Mattia Reginato (Italy). The catcher of the Squadra Azzurri hit
for the cycle on day one against Greece. He collected four hits (home run,
triple, double, single), four runs and six RBI in the game.
Stat of the Day:
Oscar Angulo (Spain) doubled in four of his five plate
appearances against Belgium.
Surprise of the Day:
Sweden got relegated following the 2014 European
Championship. On day one they showed great promise, keeping Germany on its
toes, while losing only by a score of 0-4. In the ninth they had the tying run
in the on-deck circle.
Fact of the Day:
Do you know that only four countries have won European
Championships in the history of the tournament? Besides the usual suspects
Netherlands (21 titles) and Italy (10), also Belgium (1) and Spain (1) have
been European Champion in the past.
Photo by FIBS
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