Kaunas Lituanica – Brest Zubrs 8-11
Brest Zubrs scored ten runs in the first four frames to take an early 10-0 lead, but nearly blew it, as Kaunas Lituanica woke up to erase a big chunk of the deficit. However in the end Brest prevailed 11-8. Paplauski scored three times for Zubrs. Stravinskas had two hits, two runs and two RBI for Kaunas. Aliaksandr Sladzinski (W) got the win, Aivaras Jacyna (L) the loss.
Therwil Flyers – KNTU Elizavetgrad 5-12
The Therwil Flyers suffered their first loss at the Qualifier European Cup on Wednesday, when KNTU scored seven runs in the opening frame en route to an easy 12-5 win. Therwil’s starter Chris Blackbee (L) managed to get charged with four runs (3 ER), while getting no outs and issuing no hits or walks. He hit three of the first four batters, while the fourth reached on a dropped flyball. Polyakov went 3-for-5 with three runs. R. Lopata (L) drove in three. Blackbee at least had a nice day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, a run and two RBI. Konstyantyn Korolev (W) threw 170 pitches in a complete game victory.
Kaunas Lituanica – MKS Stal B&S Kutno 11-1 (7)
In their second game of the day, Kaunas Lituanica stormed to an 11-1 win over Stal Kutno. Eight of the nine players in the starting lineup scored at least once. Navickas went 2-for-3 with three RBI. Evaldas Zarkaitis (W) allowed four hits, a run and four walks in seven innings for the win. Artur Krasinski (L) took the loss.
Brest Zubrs – Solingen Alligators 3-19
The Solingen Alligators scored 13 runs in the last three innings to blow a 19-3 win over Brest Zubrs wide open. They did it with just four extra base hits. Patrick Kanthak had half of them with a triple and a double, scoring three times. Dustin Hughes collected four hits and three RBI. Sebastian Bernards (W) allowed five hits, three runs (2 ER) and three bb in nine innings. Andrei Los (L 0-1) took the loss.