Israel won a thriller against Russia 13-12 in ten innings on Thursday at the B-Pool European Championship in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Both teams were tied 8-8 after nine innings. Russia scored four runs in the top of the tenth, but couldn’t hold on to the lead, as Israel answered with five runs. Israel improved to 4-0, while Russia dropped to 3-1. Israel is already set for the final. Russia can join them with a win over Serbia on Friday.
Also on Thursday Greece shut out Ireland 3-0 for their third win in the tournament. Serbia beat host Bulgaria 3-2. Serbia is also 2-2, while Bulgaria is still winless.
Results:
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Thursday 4th July
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| 10 |
10:00
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Blagoevgrad | A |  GREECE |
 IRELAND |
3 – 0 |
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| 11 |
13:30
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Blagoevgrad | A |  ISRAEL |
 RUSSIA |
13 – 12 | 10 |
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| 12 |
17:00
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Blagoevgrad | A |  SERBIA |
 BULGARIA |
7 – 2 |
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The winner of the B-Pool European Championship in Blagoevgrad faces the winner of the B-Pool European Championship in Trnava in a playoff series at the end of the month, looking to qualify for the European Championship in September. A complete schedule and live play by play are available at www.baseballstats.eu.