Poland defeated Lithuania in a de facto playoff game, clinching a spot aside Germany in Group A in the semifinals of the Under-23 European Baseball Championship B-Pool at Ahorn Ballpark in Paderborn, Germany, while Belgium eased past Ukraine and Sweden and Denmark played a surprisingly tight game to determine the other two spots in the semis.
Szymon Dwojakowski fired four no-hit innings for Poland, during which the Polish baseball squad scored eight runs, with two hits coming from Hubert Zgórzyński collecting another two hits following a strong performance for the senior national team in Poland last week.
Nando Mostaert went the distance for Belgium, supported by a double and a single apiece from Adam Troch and Len Kilmek, with Yevhenii Dmytriiev doing the same for Ukraine. Denmark out-hit Sweden, with Fred Rasmussen and Jonas Bak both collecting two hits and Ford Schröder doubling for the third-straight game, but Tobias Glimmerud, Jonas Sjölund, and Kasper Laufke kept Denmark off the scoreboard for the first six innings and Jakob Lindkvist homered for the second game in a row.
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Group A Results
Aug. 6
Poland 11 – Lithuania 1
Group B Results
Aug. 6
Belgium 15 – Ukraine 3 (6)
Denmark 2 – Sweden 9
Playoffs Schedule
Aug. 7
Placing: Lithuania – Ukraine
Semifinal: Poland – Sweden
Semifinal: Belgium – Germany
Group A Standings
| Team | W-L | RF | RA |
| Germany | 2-0 | 25 | 1 |
| Poland | 1-1 | 12 | 16 |
| Lithuania | 0-2 | 1 | 21 |
Group B Standings
| Team | W-L | RF | RA |
| Sweden | 3-0 | 37 | 5 |
| Belgium | 2-1 | 28 | 11 |
| Ukraine | 1-2 | 19 | 39 |
| Denmark | 0-3 | 6 | 35 |