The French Baseball and Softball Federation has released a preliminary roster of their national team at the European Championship in Rotterdam, Haarlem and Utrecht. They will face the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic and Great Britain in Group B at the tournament from September 7 to 16.
Roster:
Pitchers: Pierrick Lemestre, Eloi Secleppe (both Savigny Lions), Owen Ozanich, Anthony Piquet (both Rouen Huskies), Thomas Meley (Montpellier Barracudas), Matthieu Brelle-Andrade (Templiers Senart), Patrice Briones (Pessac Panthers), Luis De La Rosa, Quentin Pourcel, Jonathan Mottay (Stade Toulousain), Alexandre Martin (Cubs Chartes)
Catchers: Boris March (Rouen Huskies), Andy Paz (Stade Toulousain), Vincent Ferreira (Savigny Lions)
Infielders: Luc Piquet, Maxime Lefevre, David Gauthier (Rouen Huskies), Florian Peyrichou (Savigny Lions), Felix Brown (Templiers Senart), Anthony Cros (Montpellier Barracudas)
Outfielders: Yann Dalzotto (Savigny Lions), Joris Bert (Rouen Huskies), Frederic Hanvi (Gunma Pegasus)
Alternatives: Leonel Cespedes, Samuel Meurant (Templiers Senart), David van Heiningen (St. Martin), Sebastien Duchossoy (Paris UC), Guillaume Felices (Montpellier Barracudas), Romain Martinez Scott (Savigny Lions)