The International Tournament Open de Rouen 2010 started on Tuesday with the French National Team, an All-Star squad from the French Elite League and a team from Saint Martin. The tourney will conclude the preparations for France in regards of the upcoming European Championship in Germany.
France – Saint Martin 6-4
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On day one France had to settle for a win and a loss in its first two games. In the opener against Saint Martin, the team of head coach Sylvain Virey scored six runs in the first three innings of a six-inning 6-4 win. Boris Marche doubled, walked twice and drove in two runs. Florian Perichou crossed the plate twice. First baseman Eleonar Pinto hit two homeruns for Saint Martin. On the mound Samuel Meurant and Arold Castillo split the work load for France.
All-Stars – France 2-1
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In the second game against the All-Star team France lost 1-2, as the foreigners scored on a sac fly by Stanton Hoover and a RBI single by Luis Aponte in the fifth and sixth to erase a 0-1 deficit after RBI single by Florian Perichou in the top of the fifth. Pierrick Lemestre had pitched four three-hit innings before Joris Navarro had given up the lead. Justin Fry (7 SO in 4 IP) and John Scott Dunn combined to allow just one French run.
Bulletin of Game Day 1 at the Open de Rouen 2010 (PDF-File)
Schedule:
Wednesday, July 14:
13:00 Saint Martin – All-Stars
17:00 France – All-Stars
Thursday, July 15:
13:00 All-Stars – Saint Martin
17:00 Saint Martin – France
Friday, July 16:
13:00 France – All-Stars
17:00 Saint Martin – France
Saturday, July 17:
09:00 All-Stars – Saint Martin
13:00 All-Stars – France
16:00 Homerun Contest
18:00 Rouen Huskies – Cherbourg (Nationale 1)
Sunday, July 18:
10:00 Rouen Huskies – Cherbourg (Nationale 1)
13:00 Saint Martin – All-Stars
17:00 France – Saint Martin