The U19 Softball European Championship 2018 in Staranzano, Italy commenced on Monday with 13 games of first-round play. Except three games including a 9-7 thriller by the Netherlands over Italy and a 2-0 shutout by Great Britain over Russia, all games ended early due to mercy rule. The preliminary round continues through Tuesday. 17 nations compete overall in the tournament.
Results Day 1:
Complete schedule, results, statistics and live play by play is available through the competition website of ESF. Games from Ronchi are getting livestreamed through www.baseballsoftball.tv.