Bad weather, especially snow, hindered the preseason in Europe this weekend. Many of the games were cancelled or called after a few innings.
Only in Spain and Italy the schedules were fulfilled. Yoel HERNANDEZ got some revenge for his 0-1 loss to Germany at the Olympic Qualifier, when he defeated the Paderborn Untouchables with his Spanish club Sant Boi on Sunday with the exact same result. The U’s are facing Barcelona and Hercules to three more exhibitions this week.
In Italy Montepaschi Grosseto and Fortitudo got easy wins against Riccione and Fiorentina. Lincoln MIKKELSEN and Cody CILLO impressed with solid performances on the mound.
The preseason tournament in Dortmund, Germany was forced to cancel the second day. The host Wanderers stayed undefeated with wins against Bonn and Saarlouis.
If you have knowledge about more results, go to the comment-section.
Known results:
Spain:
Sunday March 23
CB Sant Boi – Paderborn Untouchables 1-0 (10)
(Yoel HERNANDEZ and Albert VARGAS impressed with excellent pitching performances for Sant Boi.)
Marlins Puerto Cruz – Mannheim Tornados 1-4
(Philipp HOEHLEIN pitched five, Geoff FREEBORN four innings for the German club)
France:
Friday March 21:
Clermont – RUN 71 cancelled due snow
Saturday March 22:
Clermont – Montpellier cancelled due snow
Sunday March 23:
Senart – Clermont cancelled due snow
Italy:
Saturday March 22
Fortitudo Bologna – Riccione 11-1
(Cody CILLO struck out seven)
Montepaschi Grosseto – Fiorentina 12-5
Germany:
Saturday March 22
Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg – Krc Alton
Neuenburg Atomics – Therwil Flyers 6-6 (10)
Sunday March 23
Solingen Alligators – Mainz Athletics cancelled
Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg – Krc Alton
Monday March 24
Neuenburg Atomics – Zurich Challengers cancelled
Tournament Dortmund Wanderers
Bonn Capitals – Dortmund Wanderers 4-5
Dortmund Wanderers – Saarlouis Hornets 6-5
Saarlouis Hornets – Bonn Capitals 3-5
The Game day on Sunday March 23 was cancelled due to snow. The Heidenheim Heidekoepfe withdraw from the preseason event.
Netherlands:
Saturday March 22
DOOR Neptunus – ADO cancelled
L&D Amsterdam Pirates – HCAW Mr. Cocker
Corendon Kinheim – Sparta/Feijenoord Rotterdam
Sunday March 23
ADO – DOOR Neptunus cancelled
Sparta/Feijenoord Rotterdam – Corendon Kinheim
Utrecht 60. Anniversary:
Saturday March 22:
Utrecht VV – Robur’58
Cologne Cardinals – DOOR Tridents
Robur’58 – Namur Angels
DOOR Tridents – Huskies Rouen
Namur Angels – Utrecht VV
Huskies Rouen – Cologne Cardinals
Sunday March 23
Semi-Final 1
Semi-Final 2
For fifth place
Bronze Medal Game
Finals
Belgium
Saturday March 22
Hoboken Pioneers – Brussels Kangaroos cancelled
Jeka Breda – Borgerhout Squirrels
Sunday March 23
Brasschaat Seniors – Brasschaat Juniors
PSV Eindhoven – Royal Greys
Rotterdam Orioles – Hoboken Pioneers
Borgerhout Squirrels – Jeka Breda
Remaining Games this week:
Mannheim Tornados (GER) Training Camp in Tenerife from March 24 to March 31. They are playing three games against Marlins Puerto Cruz and two against another Tenerife squad.
Paderborn Untouchables (GER) Training Camp in Barcelona from March 20 to March 29.
Tuesday March 25 19:30 versus FC Barcelona
Wednesday March 26 19:30 versus FC Barcelona
Thursday March 28 19:30 versus Hercules L’Hospitalet
Wednesday March 26
19:00 Dortmund Wanderers – Solingen Alligators
German Mannheim Tornados won the first exhib game against Marlins Puerto Cruz 4:1.