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Italy qualifies for Tokyo 2020 Olympics as top softball team across Europe/Africa
Italy join host Japan and USA as the first three qualified nations for the six-team Tokyo 2020 Olympic Softball event
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Italy beats Great Britain, qualifies for 2020 Olympic Games
Italy defeated Great Britain 5-0 in the final game of the WBSC Softball Europe Africa Olympic Qualifier held in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and got the ticket for Tokyo 2020. Italian pitcher Greta Cecchetti was outstanding, throwing a shutout game in 99 pitches with 13 strikes out and only 2 hits allowed.
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Vonk, van Dalen help Netherlands end Olympic Qualifier with a win
The Netherlands ended the WBSC Softball Europe Africa Olympic Qualifier with a win against the Czech Republic, 5-0 in 5 innings. Maxime van Dalen got two hits, including a double, while Britt Vonk hit a pair of RBI’s. Thanks to this result, the Dutch Team ended the Super Round with a 1-2 record. On the […]
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Piancastelli, Cacciamani help Italy past the Netherlands at Olympic Qualifier
In the rematch of the last European Championships Final, Italy defeated the Netherlands 7-4 and remained unbeaten at the WBSC Softball Europe Africa Olympic Qualifier held in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The host team took an early 4-1 lead, but Italy bounced back thanks to three homers hit by Emily Carosone, Erika Piancastelli and Giulia Longhi. […]
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Great Britain one win away from Olympics after 4-2 victory over Czech Republic
Great Britain remained undefeated at the WBSC Softball Europe Africa Qualifier thanks to the victory against Czech Republic, 4-2. In this way, the British team stayed at the top of the Final Round with a 2-0 record, while the Czech one is out of the Olympic Qualifier with no wins in two games. Georgina Corrick went the distance again, pitching a complete game, and got the win. Veronica Peckova suffered the loss.
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Czechs, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands keep dream alive of playing softball at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the Super Round schedule for the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier in Utrecht, Netherlands. The field has been cut in half, with four nations remaining in the hunt for one historic ticket to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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Great Britain upsets the Netherlands, ends at the top of Group A
Great Britain upset the Netherlands 5-2 and ended the Opening Round at the top of Group A in the WBSC Softball Europe Africa Qualifier. Georgina Corrick went the distance, throwing a 112 pitches complete game, while Rebecca Someru took the loss. On Friday, Great Britain will face Czech Republic, while the Netherlands will take on […]
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Humhej, Blahova no-hit Botswana as Czech Republic advances to Super Round
Czech Republic clinched today the second place in Group B and advanced to the Super Round of the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier at Sportpark Paperclip in Utrecht, Netherlands. The Czech team defeated Botswana by a score of 12-0 and finished the Opening Round with a 2-1 record.
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Spain ends Qualifier with a win over South Africa
Thanks to a brilliant performance from the circle by Ane Barandiaran, Spain defeated South Africa 5-0 and ended the WBSC Softball Europe Africa Qualifier with a win. Spain scored 3 times in the fourth and added two more runs in the sixth. In the fourth inning, Spain broke the tie game. Meritex Blesa and Modrego […]
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Italy beats France, ends undefeated the Opening Round
Italy got the third win of the WBSC Softball Europe Africa Qualifier against France, 5-1, and ended the First Round at the top of the Group B. Italy scored 4 times in the fourth and added one more point in the seventh. Ilaria Cacciamani took the win, Charline Gartner the loss.