While the Champions Cup was getting underway in Barcelona, 24 other teams were finishing up play in four different Pools in European Cup Qualifiers on June 20. The four Pool champions will be joined at tournaments later this summer against France’s Senart Templiers and Spain’s Puerto Cruz Marlins for slots in next year’s European Cups, according to the Mister Baseball website.
In Pool 1 competition in the Czech Republic, Russia’s MGPU-SYOS 42 team turned in a perfect 5-0 record against five other Eastern European clubs to advance to the next stage as Nikolai Chermoshenstev tossed two complete game wins.
Pool 2 was played in Slovakia as Ukraine’s Kntu-Osvsm won four of five games to take first place, with a 7-4 loss on June 16 to Sweden’s Karlskoga Bats the only blemish on their record.
In Austria’s Pool 3 group, Switzerland’s Bern Cardinals scored six runs in the final two innings to overtake the host country’s Mosquito Athletics, 8-7, in the final matchup to advance. Bern’s John Baum homered, scored four runs, drove in two, and pitched a complete game for the Cardinals.
Finally, in Group 4 competition in Belgium, Germany’s Manheim Tornados beat the Hoboken Pioneers, 6-1, in the deciding game as pitcher Jan Ruessel went all the way and allowed one unearned run.
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