The U15 European Championship 2019 in Nettuno, Italy continued on Wednesday with four games of the preliminary round. In the morning the Netherlands blew by Austria 21-0, while the Czech Republic defeated Slovakia 16-0. The Netherlands and Czech Republic will meet on Thursday to determine first place in the standings of Group B. Both teams are already set for the semifinals at 2-0 each.
In Group A Germany improved to 2-0 with an 8-6 win over Italy. Germany took a quick 7-0 lead after two innings and led 8-2 entering the seventh and last inning. Italy rallied for four runs, but wasn’t able to complete the comeback. Paul Schmitz had 12 strikeouts in six strong one-hit innings, while also driving in three with a bases clearing double in the first. In the second Group A matchup France prevailed 11-9 over Russia in an extra-inning thriller.
Results:
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Wednesday 17th July
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| 05 |
10:00
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Borghese | B |  AUSTRIA |
 NETHERLANDS |
0 – 21 | 3 |
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| 06 |
10:00
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Castri | B |  SLOVAKIA |
 CZECH REPUBLIC |
0 – 16 | 5 |
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| 08 |
17:00
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Castri | A |  RUSSIA |
 FRANCE |
9 – 11 | 8 |
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| 07 |
20:00
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Borghese | A |  ITALY |
 GERMANY |
6 – 8 |
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