World No. 8 Netherlads visited No. 9 Czechia for a series of friendly games and the European Champions swept the host in four games. Both teams played together to tune up for the upcoming international competition this summer.
Netherlands topped Czechia, 6-2, in the series opener in Prague on Monday. The day after, the European Champions took an early lead with a four-run first inning en route to a 9-2, five inning win.
The final two games were played on Wednesday, with the Netherlands grabbing two close games by 4-2 and 8-7, the latter in a nine-inning thriller.
The Netherlands will face a busy schedule this summer, with the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals in Castions di Strada, Italy, from 15-21 July; and the European Championship between 1 and 9 September, in Utrecht.
The Netherlands advanced to the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals as second place in Group B last year, and will open the Finals In Group B along with No. 2 Japan, No. 3 Puerto Rico and No. 10 Australia.
Photo: Aneta Šimůnková - Czech Softball
