Nadav Machlin homered twice, driving in six, and Jake Arnow and Tal Dean also went yard for Israel, as it moved to the pole position in Group A of the Under-23 European Baseball Championship B-Pool in Valencia, Spain, while Jakov Belošević launched a round-tripper for Croatia, which had to come from behind against Türkiye, which had a two-run double from Muhammed Alkan. In the day’s other game, Switzerland jumped out to a 6-0 lead with Fynn Himmelsbach firing five shutout innings with six strikeouts, but Greece mounted a big comeback that features a double from Constantine Coines in the bottom of the final frame, falling just short of the upset.
Box scores are available here [link]. Previous coverage includes: Day 2 [link]. Coverage of the U23 Baseball Euros Germany Qualifier can be found here [link].
Group A Schedule and Results
Aug. 5
Türkiye 4 – Croatia 10
Israel 15 – Slovakia 2 (5)
Aug. 6
Croatia – Israel
Slovakia – Türkiye
Group B Schedule and Results
Aug. 5
Switzerland 6 – Greece 4
Aug. 6
Greece – Spain
Group A Standings
| Team | W-L | RF | RA |
| Israel | 2-0 | 33 | 2 |
| Slovakia | 1-1 | 14 | 15 |
| Croatia | 1-1 | 10 | 16 |
| Türkiye | 0-2 | 4 | 28 |
Group B Standings
| Team | W-L | RF | RA |
| Spain | 1-0 | 16 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 1-1 | 9 | 20 |
| Greece | 0-1 | 4 | 6 |