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Day 4 of the U-12 Baseball European Championship: preview

Day 4 of the U-12 Baseball European Championship: preview
08/07/2022
Day 4 of the 2022 U-12 Baseball European Championship takes place on Friday, 8 June, at Spenadlwiese Ballpark in Vienna, Austria.

Friday morning in Vienna ballpark is quieter than previous days as the main tournament is scheduled for the afternoon. Morning is devoted to the qualifier game of Finland and Croatia playing for the 3rd and 4th place. Game starts at 11:00.

First game of the U-12 European Championship starts at 14:00. France will play a play-down game against Hungary. Hungary is still with no win at the tournament, while France was very close to the semi-finals and would like to win the relegation round. Winner of this game will play for the 5th place tomorrow.

One hour later Italy will face Germany. As one of two teams without any loss (another one is Czechia), Italy has been sailing without any hesitation through the tournament. This game will determine about the first finalist. Losing team will play bronze medal game.

Lithuania and Austria are the other teams playing relegation round. While home team is still waiting for its first win at the championship, Lithuania defeated Hungary yesterday. Who will take the victory today? We will know that at 17:00.

Evening game between Czechia and Netherlands will offer us a good baseball. Both teams aim to be in the finals so they will show their best. Do not forget to watch it online or come to the ballpark. It will be crowded!

Live-streamed games can be watched on the WBSC Europe YouTube Channel.

Play-by-play, results and standings can be followed on WBSC Europe website.

Photo gallery from the tournament in on WBSC Europe Flicker.

Latest news and photos from the championship can be found on WBSC Europe social media.

Cover photo by Theresa Bentz