The undefeated Israel and Russia will play in the final of the B-Pool European Championship in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria on Saturday afternoon. Israel improved to 5-0 during preliminary round play with a 10-3 win over Ireland. Russia secured second place with a 4-1 record with a 12-3 victory over Serbia. Greece prevailed 9-6 over Bulgaria in the third game of the day. Israel had beaten Russia 13-12 in ten innings during their first-round matchup, pathing the way for an interesting final.
Results:
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Friday 5th July
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| 13 |
10:30
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Blagoevgrad | A |  IRELAND |
 ISRAEL |
3 – 10 | 7 |
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| 14 |
13:30
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Blagoevgrad | A |  RUSSIA |
 SERBIA |
12 – 3 |
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| 15 |
17:00
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Blagoevgrad | A |  BULGARIA |
 GREECE |
6 – 9 |
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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.