Action commenced in the Under-18 European Baseball Championship in Trieste and Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy. Six games across two groups produced three run-rule finishes, a walk-off comeback by France over Hungary, and a weather-and-lights delay, setting an eventful tone for the tourney. The Blue Jays’ Celwin Hurkmans, who has yet to make his professional debut, earned the win with four no-hit innings for the Netherlands, while Mattia Muscio struck out eight in four shutout frames for Italy. Hungary’s Márkó Morua had the only home run of the day, while the other standout offensive performance came from Emilio Götz, who smacked a triple and double, driving in six.
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Group A Schedule and Results
July 13
Great Britain 4 – Austria 14 (5)
Hungary 7 – France 8
Italy 11 – Israel 0 (5)
Group B Schedule and Results
July 13
Germany 17 – Belgium 2 (5)
Netherlands 6 – Czech Republic 1
Poland 1 – Spain 5
Group A Standings
| Team | W-L | RF | RA |
| Austria | 1-0 | 14 | 4 |
| France | 1-0 | 8 | 7 |
| Italy | 1-0 | 11 | 0 |
| Great Britain | 0-1 | 4 | 14 |
| Hungary | 0-1 | 7 | 8 |
| Israel | 0-1 | 0 | 11 |
Group B Standings
| Team | W-L | RF | RA |
| Germany | 1-0 | 17 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 1-0 | 6 | 1 |
| Spain | 1-0 | 5 | 1 |
| Belgium | 0-1 | 2 | 17 |
| Czech Republic | 0-1 | 1 | 6 |
| Poland | 0-1 | 1 | 5 |