Tenerife
took a quick 1-0 lead in the first and after Olimpija tied the contest in the third,
regained the advantage right back in the bottom half of the frame. With six
runs in the fourth the Marlins blew the score wide open.
Ricardo Mendoza
homered for Tenerife. Joel Borges went 3-for-3 with a walk and four RBI.
Leomartires Rodriguez, Yancarlo Franco and Edison Valerio each scored twice for
the Marlins. Kruno Gojkovic accounted for the lone Karlovac run with a solo home
run. Elio Silva earned the win, while Carlos Garcia Troncoso took the loss.
The Tenerife
Marlins (ESP) and Olimpija Karlovac (CRO) reached the finals after finishing first
and second in Pool B in the preliminary round with 3-0 and 2-1 records. In Pool
A the hosting Astros Valencia (ESP) came out in first, while the Montpellier
Barracudas (FRA) finished runner-up. In the semifinals the Marlins cruised by
Montpellier 17-1, while Olimpija downed the Astros 11-6.
In the relegation round the Vienna Metrostars (AUT) defeated the Montigny Cougars (FRA) 14-3, while the Deurne Spartans (BEL) beat the Diving Ducks (AUT) 6-5 in eleven innings. Therefore Austria and France will lose a spot in next year’s Baseball European Cup.
All results and statistics of the Baseball European Cup 2024 can be found through www.wbsceurope.org.
All games of the event were streamed on baseballeurope.tv.
Photo by Pep Benlloch
