Espoo Expos – Technika Brno 4-15 (7)
Technika Brno started into the Qualifier European Cup in Attnang-Puchheim with a 15-4 win. However they needed ten runs in the seventh to blow things wide open. R. Deago hit a grand slam and drove in six. M. Koci collected four hits, three runs and three RBI. Matej Brabec (W) got the win, Ville-Herman Saarman (L) the loss.
Bern Cardinals – Slovan Bratislava 5-3
The Bern Cardinals needed a two-run single by S. Negro in the bottom of the eighth to break a 3-3 tie in a 5-3 win over Slovan Bratislava. V. Huber went 3-for-3 with two runs. John Baum (W) picked up the win, allowing just one hit in 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief. Marek Bosansky (L) went the distance to take the loss.
Athletics Attnang-Puchheim – Kranjski Lisjaki 11-1 (8)
The Athletics Attnang-Puchheim started into their Qualifier with an 11-1 win in eight innings over Kranjski Lisjaki. They scored eight runs combined in the seventh and eighth to seal the deal early. J. Castanza drove in four. Walter Strasser (W) issued an eighth-inning hit, a run and a walk in eight dominant innings. He struck out eleven.