Ukraine and Lithuania will play in the final of the B-Pool European Championship in Trnava and Bratislava, Slovakia. Lithuania edged out Switzerland in extra innings 12-7 in the first semi-final. Lithuania scored six runs in the top of the tenth to secure victory. Ukraine blew by Slovakia 18-1 in six innings in the second semi-final. In the consolation round Belarus beat Finland 14-4 and Poland downed Romania 10-1.
The winner of the B-Pool European Championship in Trnava faces the winner of the B-Pool European Championship in Blagoevgrad 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.