Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS – The host team remained perfect at the European Baseball Championship, the only team in Pools A and B to collect three straight wins. Great Britain joined the Netherlands as the second team from the second pool in Rotterdam to earn a bye in the playoffs, while Germany and Czech Republic took the other two automatic spots in the quarterfinals after a three-way tie left Spain finishing third in Group A thanks to run differential. Moving up from Pool C is Italy and Switzerland, the latter making its debut in the playoffs of the top rung of the Baseball Euros, while Croatia and Austria will join them in Rotterdam.
Pool A
Germany 2 – Spain 4
Sweden 0 – Czech Republic 10 (8)
Pool B
Israel 1 – Netherlands 9
France 4 – Great Britain 9
Pool C
Lithuania 5 – Switzerland 13 (7)
Greece 4 – Italy 9 (7)
Pool D
Austria 26 – Hungary 2 (5)
Belgium 3 – Croatia 6 (10)
Day 4 Schedule
Tomorrow is an off day for all but four teams, with Lithuania taking on Greece in Novara in a Pool C placement game, while Hungary will tangle with Belgium in Antwerp in the D Group equivalent.
For more about the European Baseball Championship and our coverage of the tournament, see the following articles:
Overview [link].
Day 1 [link].
Day 2 [link].
For box scores and the full schedule, see the WBSC tournament page [link].