The Greek
team had the perfect start into the game, scoring four runs in the bottom of
the first inning to take a quick 4-0 lead. A bases loaded walk by John
Spiliotis pushed the first run over the plate. A RBI single by Antonio Torres
and a two-run single by Hondro Torres capped the rally.
Kostiantyn
Boiko got Ukraine on the board scoring on a wild pitch in the fourth. But RBI
singles by Antonio Torres and Tom Roulis sandwiched a sac fly by Hondro Torres
to make it 7-1 for Greece in the fifth.
Ukraine
didn’t go down without a fight. In the eighth they cut the deficit to 4-7 with
a two-run double by Viacheslav Babii and a RBI single by Dmytro Limarenko. But
they couldn’t complete the comeback. Greece even added another run by
Konstantinos Karaiskos on a wild pitch in the bottom half of the frame.
Daniel Gosselin allowed ten hits, four runs and two walks in 7 2/3 innings for the win. Yanni Orfanidis closed out the win. Mykyta Liabakh got charged with four runs on three hits and two base on balls in just two thirds in an inning, taking the loss.
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Photo by Lenka Brožová
