Day 5 Recap of MLB Spring Academies Tournament (April 9, 2015)

by MLB Europe

GAME 12: NETHERLANDS VS. ITALY (8 INNING GAME) (HOLLAND SWEEPS THREE GAME SET WITH ITALY, WINNING 8-0)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9      R H E
ITA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -  0 7 3
HOL 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 -  8 7 0

For Italy, Andrea Sellaroli had two of the Italians seven hits. Michele Pomponi got the start. For the Netherlands, Boyd Tuhumury and Paul Brands collected two hits each. Taylor Clemensia closed out the shutout for the Dutch.

GAME 13: GERMANY VS. CZECH REPUBLIC (FOUR RUN RALLY IN THE NINTH BY THE CZECHS TAKE DOWN THE GERMANS)

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E
CZE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4   5 7 2
GER 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0   3 6 2

For Germany, Victor Voll’s RBI single in the 8th put the Germans up 3-1. But Martin Kalabek’s 2-run single tied it in the ninth and Jan Obst’s 2-run single plated the go ahead runs for the Czechs. Ondrej Satoria started for Czech Republic and Adam Pokorny got the save.

GAME 14: SPAIN VS. EU ALL STARS (SPAIN’S LATE RALLY PRESERVES WIN 3-2 OVER EU ALL STARS)

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E
ESP 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1   3 3 1
EU  0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0   2 6 1

For the EU All Stars, Antonio Horvatic and Rob Lewis led the team at the plate with two hits each. Marius Balandis, Jakob Syren, Daan Kuenen, Yanni Lamotte, Maxime Pourtois and Roibert Decena handled the pitching. For Spain, Eloi Puigferrer had two hits and the lead-off walk in the ninth to start the rally. Edgar Rodriguez’s sacrifice fly plated the game-winning run.