Italy-Greece will be the inaugural match of the European Baseball Championship, which will take place in Piedmont from 12 to 19 September, the Hellenic team today beat Lithuania 8-4 and won the pool-B which took place in Utena .
The team led by manager Rye Pothakos, as per draw, enters group A of EuroBaseball2021 together with Austria, Belgium and Italy that will meet on the evening of 12 September on the diamond of the Municipality of Settimo Torinese. However, it will be a match not to be underestimated for Mike Piazza’s blues, as the Greek roster includes many naturalized American players, above all the expert captain Max Warren.
In the other final, which was scheduled in Bratislava, the hosts of Slovakia thanks to the victory over Ireland 12-2, complete the composition of group D of the European Championships where the Netherlands, Sweden, Czech Republic and Slovakia were already present.
There are still two places to close the EuroBaseball2021 draw, which will compete on Sunday in Belgrade for Ukraine and Serbia, and in Moscow for Russia and Belarus.
Live streaming on the official championship channel
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