The standings were completely upended in Trnava, Slovakia, on Day 3 of the Federation Cup. Norway’s Vålerenga continued to impress, shutting out the Sofia Blues, which came in with a victory in its only game. Lars Liguori was nearly perfect in the game, no-hitting the Bulgarian baseball club with 14 strikeouts—only a defensive error preventing a perfect game. The hosts, meanwhile, posted a pair of victories thanks to a postponed game, moving from joint-bottom to second. British baseball’s Herts Toucans and Poland’s Stal Kutno also took a loss apiece.
The other Federation Cup pool, hosted by Kaunas, Lithuania, began today as well. You can find out what happened on Day 1 [link].
For more on the Federation Cup, see our coverage of the Slovakia Group: Introduction [link], Day 1 [link], Day 2 [link]. Box scores can be found here [link]. All games played to seven innings, rather than nine.
Results
June 8
Herts 0 – Kutno 10 (5)
Trnava 4 – Sofia 7
June 9
Herts 2 – Vålerenga 16 (5)
Kutno – Trnava (PP)
June 10
Kutno 1 – Trnava 5
Vålerenga 8 – Sofia 0
Trnava 5 – Herts 0
June 11
Sofia – Herts
Kutno – Vålerenga
Standings
| Team | W-L | RF | RA |
| Vålerenga B.C. (Norway) | 2-0 | 24 | 2 |
| Angels Trnava (Slovakia) | 2-1 | 14 | 8 |
| Sofia Blues (Bulgaria) | 1-1 | 7 | 12 |
| Stal Kutno (Poland) | 1-1 | 11 | 5 |
| Herts Toucans (G.B.) | 0-2 | 2 | 31 |