The French Baseball and Softball Federation released the schedule for this year’s Challenge de France. The Division I tournament with all eight teams will be played in Senart and Montigny from May 16 to 20 with the winner receiving a European Cup ticket for 2013. The Challenge de France will be opened on Wednesday evening with the field inauguration game between the Templiers Senart and the Montpellier Barracudas. The remaining games of the preliminary phase will follow on Thursday and Friday with the playoffs being played on the weekend.
Schedule:
Wednesday, May 16:
19:30 Templiers Senart – Montpellier Barracudas (Senart)
Thursday, May 17:
10:00 Rouen Huskies – Stade Toulousain (Montigny)
11:00 Pessac Panthers – Beaucaire Chevaliers (Senart)
14:00 Stade Toulousain – Savigny Lions (Montigny)
15:00 Montpellier Barracudas – Beaucaire Chevaliers (Senart)
18:00 Savigny Lions – Paris UC (Montigny)
19:00 Templiers Senart – Pessac Panthers (Senart)
Friday, May 18:
10:00 Paris UC – Stade Toulousain (Montigny)
14:00 Paris UC – Rouen Huskies (Montigny)
14:00 Montpellier Barracudas – Pessac Panthers (Senart)
18:00 Rouen Huskies – Savigny Lions (Montigny)
19:00 Beaucaire Chevaliers – Templiers Senart (Senart)
Saturday, May 19:
14:00 Semi-Final 1 (Senart)
19:00 Semi-Final 2 (Senart)
Sunday, May 20:
10:00 Game for Third Place (Senart)
14:00 Championship Game (Senart)