Gold Medal Game: Netherlands – Germany 0-5 (Box score)
Germany
claimed their third consecutive U-12 Baseball European Championship in dominant
fashion on their home court in Paderborn, Germany. In the Gold Medal Game
Germany took a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning and then added two more runs
in the fifth to secure the 5-0 shutout over the Netherlands.
In a
rematch of last year’s final Germany’s starting pitcher Matthes Max Schwarcke
struck out ten batters in five innings, while allowing just three hits and
three walks. Thore Warlies closed out the victory by striking out the side in
the sixth.
In the
first inning Germany quickly loaded the bases with no outs. All three runners
eventually scored in the frame, two on a two-run single by Matthes Schwarcke
and one on a fielder’s choice. In the fifth inning they added two more thanks
to a RBI triple by Keylen Fernandez Ruiz and the following sac fly by Jonathan
Strübing.
The Dutch
team had base runners in each of the first five innings but couldn’t capitalize
from these opportunities. Marcelo Javier Montenegro Espinoza got charged with
the loss after tossing 4 1/3 innings. Andrew Jerome Arends, Kjeld Koehorst and
Noud Slot each collected a hit.
Germany won all five games they played in the tournament, trailing only once in the last preliminary round game against Czechia. In the semi-finals and finals they scored a combined ten runs in the first inning and allowed just seven hits in shutouts against Italy and the Netherlands.
Bronze Medal Game: Italy – Czechia 0-11 (Box score)
Czechia celebrated an 11-0 shutout over Italy in the Bronze Medal Game on Saturday afternoon at the U-12 Baseball European Championship. The game was close in the beginning, as Czechia took a 2-0 lead after two innings. In the fourth they widened the gap with a six-run rally, before ending the contest effectively with three runs in the fifth. Stepan Svec, Dominik Kliner and Tobias Foret hit home runs for Czechia. Matthias Gustavo Lichem and Adriana Salabova combined to keep Italy to two hits in five scoreless innings.
Relegation Round: Austria – France 8-16 (Box score)
France defeated Austria 16-8 on Saturday in the relegation round of the U-12 Baseball European Championship to claim fifth place in the final standings. In a high-scoring affair the French team scored 11 runs in the first two frames to decide the outcome early. Charlie Baron-Martinez reached base four times, scored three runs and connected for a home run. Tim Charbonneau also crossed the plate thrice. Oskar-Tim Kampichler and Tobias Kropik scored twice for Austria.
Relegation Round: Ukraine – Lithuania 7-4 (Box score)
Early in the morning on Saturday Ukraine beat Lithuania 7-4 in a close affair to clinch seventh place in the final standings, while also avoiding relegation into the B-Pool for next year’s competition. Lithuania completed the tournament without a win in five games. For Ukraine it was the first victory this week. Ukraine scored all seven runs in the first three innings en route to the win. Six different players crossed the plate for runs. Yehor Tushyn scored twice and also closed out the game with six strikeouts to earn the save.
All results
and box scores from the U-12 Baseball European Championship can be found at www.wbsceurope.org. All games were
streamed live through www.baseballeurope.tv,
where also video on demand is available.
Photo by Adam Kazmierczak
