Competitive play at the European Cups “A” in Brno and Hoofddorp continued on Wednesday including more surprises in the final results.
In Brno KNTU Elizavetgrad edged out the Templiers Senart 4-3 in game one of day two. After the Templiers took a 3-2 lead in the top of the ninth, KNTU tied the game in the bottom half and won thanks to a throwing error by catcher Rolando Betancourt in the tenth. In game two DOOR Neptunus took apart German champion Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg 14-4 in nine innings. They put 19 hits on the board. Raily Legito scored five times and hit a home run. Chris Howard had three hits and two RBI for Regensburg. In the last match of the game day Rimini shut out Draci Brno 7-0. Michael Ekstrom and Franklyn Torres issued just four hits in nine dominant innings. Leonardo Zileri led the offense with four hits and two runs. DOOR Neptunus are on top of the standings with two wins, followed by four clubs with one each.
In Hoofddorp T&A San Marino improved to 2-0 with a 7-3 victory over Kotlarka Prague. However the Titans had to fight for the win, scoring four runs in the last two frames to break a 3-3 tie. Prague had led since a three-run shot of Jakub Sladek. Jairo Ramos had four hits and three RBI for San Marino. Meanwhile fellow IBL club Nettuno lost 1-11 to the Solingen Alligators. They German vice champion scored seven runs in the second to decide things early. Andre Hughes pitched five scoreless innings. Dominik Wulf drove in four and closed it out on the mound. In the night game the Vaessen Pioniers joined T&A as two-game winners with a 6-3 victory over the Rouen Huskies. Kevin Dirksen drove in two. Elton Koeiman pitched six strong one-hit, one-walk innings thanks to a flawless defense.
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