Netherlands tops Spain, advances to Super Round
Netherlands won today their second game of the tournament and qualified to the Super Round of the tournament, starting on Friday. The host team defeated Spain, 7-0, in five innings, and remain unbeaten in Group A. The Netherlands pitching staff was dominant against the Spanish lineup, allowing only 1 hit in 5 innings. Ginger De […]
WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier Day 2: Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands remain unbeaten
Great Britain and Italy remain with a perfect record after two days, after their wins over South Africa and Czech Republic respectively. France earned its first win of the tournament against Botswana.
Italy pasts Czech Republic after a great pitching duel
Thanks to a great performance by pitcher Greta Cecchetti, Italy beat Czech Republic 2-0 in the second game of the Group B and remained undefeated at the WBSC Softball Europe Qualifier in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Italy scored the first run in the second inning with a double by Giulia Longhi and added the 2-0 lead […]
Great Britain beats South Africa in three, improves to 2-0
Great Britain grabbed the second win of the tournament with a 3-inning, 15-0 win over South Africa, by a score of 15-0. The European team scored 10 runs in the first episode and secured the victory.
France defeats Botswana and gets the first win of the Qualifier
France collected its first victory of the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier after a comfortable five-innings victory over Botswana, 11-2. Kimane Rogron led the French offense with 3 hits. Pitcher Sarah Benchali got the win, Seth Onnetse the loss.
WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier Day 1: Great Britain, Italy, Czech Republic, Netherlands win opener
Today was held in Utrecht the first day of competition of the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa. Great Britain, Italy, Czech Republic and host Netherlands won their games at Sportpark Paperclip and will play the second day of the tournament with winning record.
The Netherlands power South Africa in the final game of the first day
The Netherlands beat South Africa 11-1 in 4 innings in the last game of the first day of WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The Dutch offense combined for 12 hits, including 5 doubles. Ilona Andringa got the win, Grivonna Rhoda the loss. In the first inning, the Netherlands scored the first run […]
Peckova leads Czech Republic to first win in Utrecht
Czech Republic opened today the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier with a 6-1 victory over France, in the third game of the day at Sportpark Paperclip, in Utrecht. Starter Veronika Peckova was brilliant from the circle, allowing only 1 hit.
Softball Olympic Qualifier: Italian pitchers shine in win over Botswana
Italy won the first game of its WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier, defeating 7-0 Botswana in 5 innings. Italian pitchers Greta Cecchetti and Ilaria Cacciamani combined for a No-Hitter, with 13 strike outs and only one hit by pitch allowed. Italy scored the first runs of the game in third inning against Onnetse Seth, Botswana starting […]
Softball Olympic Qualifier: Nerissa Myers’ 2 HRs lift Great Britain over Spain in opener
Nerissa Myers hit two homers to guide Great Britain to a 9-2 victory in 6 innings over Spain in the first game of the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier. Tomorrow, Great Britain will face South Africa, while Spain will take on Netherlands. After the press conference held on Monday afternoon in the beautiful Old City Center […]