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U-12 European Baseball Championship Qualifier 2022 - Official Payoff
Great Britain wins U12 European Baseball Championship Qualifier in Vienna
09/07/2022 1 Minute Read

Great Britain wins U12 European Baseball Championship Qualifier in Vienna

Great Britain has won the U12 European Baseball Championship Qualifier, which was held parallel to the U12 European Baseball Championship in Vienna, Austria this past week. They defeated Ukraine 9-5 in the final game on Saturday to bring their tournament record to 4-0. With the victory Great Britain promotes to the U12 European Baseball Championship for 2023.

In the final Ukraine had a strong start, scoring five runs in the top of the first to stun the previously undefeated British team, which also had won the preliminary round matchup between these two teams by a score of 8-1. After Team GB got on the board in the bottom of the first, they turned the game around with a big seven-run rally one inning later. Another run in the third and a strong pitching performance the rest of the game sealed the win 9-5 win.

Croatia finished in third place in the U12 Qualifier after defeating Finland 10-5.

All results and statistics of the U12 European Baseball Championship Qualifier can be found at www.wbsceurope.org.