Press release European Softball Federation
They beat the Netherlands in the final 10:3. The winning run was scored on a two-run walk-off homerun by Matouš Kasal: “It feels amazing, this was my second walk-off homerun in the tournament and I have never hit one before. To make it happen at such a huge event? It is incredible!”
The Czechs started off strong in the first inning. The first three batter; Svoboda, Mertl, and Kopečný scored. Offensive pressure of the defending champion continued in the second and the third as well. In the fourth inning only, the Dutch managed to fight back. With bases loaded, Emeron Lourens singled to make the score 8:2.
Since that moment, the Czech crowd was impatiently waiting for the winning run. In the sixth inning, score 8:3, Matouš Kasal hit a two-run walk-off homerun and ended the game. The Czech Republic seized the title again, this was the fourth title in a row and the tenth title in total.
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Czech Republic
2. Netherlands
3. Denmark
4. Great Britain
5. Belgium
6. Israel
7. Croatia
8. Germany
9. Italy
10. Slovakia
11. Sweden
12. Lithuania