France secures Gold Medal Game spot and qualifies for WBSC World Cup on day four of the Baseball5 European Championship
10/11/2023
The fourth day of the Baseball5 European Championship witnessed the commencement of the Super Round, featuring the top six teams of the tournament: Belgium, France, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, and Spain. The lower ranked teams started the Placement Round.
The day's highlight was France securing a spot in the Gold Medal Game of the Baseball5 European Championship 2023 and earning a guaranteed place at the WBSC World Cup by topping home team Lithuania.
Super Round encounters:
Spain vs. Italy: 1.2 (6-3, 8-7 extra inning, 1-0)
Netherlands vs. Belgium: 2.0 (4-1, 1-4)
Lithuania vs. France: 1.2 (14-11, 2-8, 0-4)
Spain vs. Belgium: 2.0 (3-7, 6-5)
Italy vs. Netherlands: 1.2 (5-4, 2-8, 11-5)
Belgium vs. France: 0.2 (1-9, 17-2)
Netherlands vs. Lithuania: 0.2 (9-0, 1-6)
Ten Placement Round games also unfolded:
Moldova vs. Romania: 0.2 (5-0, 5-6)
Bulgaria vs. Estonia: 2.0 (4-14, 3-2)
Czechia vs. Finland: 2.0 (2-3, 9-5)
Romania vs. Estonia: 2.0 (0-4, 9-1)
Latvia vs. Czechia: 0.2 (11-1, 2-9)
Moldova vs. Bulgaria: 0.2 (9-3, 2-7)
Estonia vs. Finland: 0.2 (11-1, 0-5)
Bulgaria vs. Czechia: 2.0 (1-2, 5-1)
Latvia vs. Estonia: 1.2 (6-0, 6-0, 4-3)
Moldova vs. Finland: 1.2 (8-13, 7-9, 4-0)
The last six games of the Baseball5 European Championship 2023 are scheduled for tomorrow. The highlight of the day will be the Gold Medal Game scheduled for 15:15, immediately after the Bronze Medal Game. The day will culminate in the Closing Ceremony, marking the end of a remarkable tournament.
