Russia has won the 2011 European Juveniles Championship in Brest, Belarus. In the final game on Saturday, a six-run fifth helped them to beat the Czech Republic 14-11. Shichkov, Ryabinin and Lyalin combined for seven hits, five runs and ten RBI. The Ukraine finished in third place after defeating Lithuania earlier on the day. On Friday only the semi-finals were played due to bad weather conditions.
Results:
Friday, July 1:
Belarus – Romania ppd
Poland – Austria ppd
Russia – Lithuania 16-3 (4)
Czech Republic – Ukraine 7-6 (4)
Saturday, July 2:
Classification Games:
Austria – Romania 7-6
Poland – Belarus 3-11 (5)
Game for Third Place:
Ukraine – Lithuania 13-2
Championship Game:
Russia – Czech Republic 14-11