The European Softball Championship continued with day five on Thursday, as final round and consolation rounds entering its final stretch. In the playoffs Italy and the Netherlands improved to 3-0 and will meet on Friday evening to battle for a title game ticket. Czech Republic, Great Britain, Russia and Spain also are still in the mix. In the classification phase Germany has put itself into pole position for ninth place. Hungary and Israel are looking to claim 13th place, while Croatia and Denmark are the favorites to pick up the 17th spot. The tournament in Italy will end on Saturday.
Results Day 5:
Thursday, August 4:
Final Round:
Netherlands – Russia 2-0
France – Great Britain 3-9
Czech Republic – Italy 1-6
Spain – Austria 5-3
Russia – Great Britain 2-4 (8)
Netherlands – France 8-1 (5)
Italy – Austria 6-1
Czech Republic – Spain 7-0 (5)
9th to 12th:
Sweden – Belgium 6-7
Germany – Slovakia 6-0
Sweden – Slovakia 4-0
Belgium – Germany 0-10 (4)
13th to 16th:
Hungary – Ukraine 10-0 (4)
Israel – Bulgaria 5-4
17th to 20th:
Switzerland – Denmark 1-11 (4)
Poland – Croatia 4-7