Italy has won the U16 European Softball Championship, which was played last week in Nuoro, Italy. In the Gold Medal Game on Saturday evening they defeated the Czech Republic 4-3. After the Czech took a 3-0 lead in the first, Italy bounced back with four runs in the second to turn the score around. Afterwards Susanna Soldi kept the board clean to seal the win. Kristyna Mala drove in two for the Czech Republic, but also had to take the loss.
The Czech Republic was undefeated during pool play with five wins in five games. However in the semi-finals on Friday Italy already edged out a 2-0 win over the Czech Republic. They then went on to defeat Russia 12-2 in Game X to book the second finals ticket. Great Britain finished in fifth place ahead of Belgium and Spain.
Final Standings:
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1
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 ITALY |
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2
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 CZECH REPUBLIC |
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3
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 RUSSIA |
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4
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 GREAT BRITAIN |
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5
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 BELGIUM |
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6
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 SPAIN |