In Sant Boi already day three of the Federations Cup Qualifier got played on Wednesday. The Southampton Mustangs and CBS Sant Boi improved to 3-0 with wins over the Diving Ducks Wiener Neustadt and CS Ishido Botosani. Southampton and Sant Boi will meet in the evening game on Thursday. In the third game on Wednesday, the Therwil Flyers shut out the Barons Wroclaw.
Southampton Mustangs (GBR) – Diving Ducks Wiener Neustadt (AUT) 17-2 (6)
The Southampton Mustangs scored eight runs in the second and nine in the last three frames of a six-inning 17-2 blowout over the Diving Ducks Wiener Neustadt in the morning game in Sant Boi. Maikel Azcuy homered and scored three times. Spencer Kreisberg and Giovanni Escalona drove in three runs apiece. Jose Pimentel allowed one unearned run on a hit and four walks in five innings for the win. Moritz Schleicher took the loss, surrendering five hits, seven runs (1 ER) and a base on balls in 1 2/3 frames.
Barons Wroclaw (POL) – Therwil Flyers (SUI) 0-16 (6)
In the afternoon the Therwil Flyers received their second win in three games with a 16-0 shutout over the Barons Wroclaw. Even the score looks lopsided, Therwil led only 2-0 after four innings. However six runs in the fifth and eight in the sixth turned the game into a blowout. Veteran Stefan Koller pitched a six-inning two-hit, three-walk shutout. At the plate Takanobu Oshima scored four times. Sven Leemann reached base four times and drove in three. Lukasz Tur gave up seven hits, eight runs (7 ER) and two base on balls in 4 1/3 innings to take the loss.
CBS Sant Boi (ESP) – CS Ishido Botosani (ROM) 18:2 (5)
CBS Sant Boi cruised to their third straight win with an 18-2 blowout against CS Ishido Botosani in the evening game on Wednesday. 11 runs in the second blew the score open early. Miguel Catalan drove in four. Daniel Martinez went 4-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Ruben Fente scored three runs and collected three RBI as well. Eduard Pirvu hit a two-run home run to account for both Botosani runs. Paul Feliu struck out eight in five innings to earn the win. He allowed just six hits, two runs and two walks. Ionut Siriteanu lasted 1 2/3 innings, conceding eight hits, nine runs (8 ER) and four base on balls to take the loss.
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