by MLB Europe
DAY 2,3, and 4 RECAPS: 2015 MLB EUROPEAN ALL STARS COMPETING IN USA BASEBALL NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS EAST TOURNAMENT
GAME 2: EUROPEAN ALL STARS SHUT OUT TEAM CITIUS WARRIORS-PEREZ 9-0
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The European U18 All Star team blanked Team Citius on Thursday 9-0 in the second win in a row to the start the tournament.
Michelle Pomponi of Italy was strong in his start, going five innings, allowing only one hit, no walks and issuing seven strikeouts. Gijs Timmer of the Netherlands and Diego Fabiani of Italy closed out the last two innings.
On offense, Boyd Tuhumury led the way with two hits and three RBI. Max Draijer, Bor Star, Oliver Van der Weijst Severino and Antonio Horvatic all had two hits each. Tuhumury and Fred Walter had triples for Team Europe.
GAME 3: EUROPEAN ALL STARS LOSE 3-1 TO MPi 17U OF MIAMI IN PITCHERS DUAL
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The European U18 All Star team fell for the first time in the USA National Championships to MPi of Miami 3-1.
Oliver Van der Weijst Severino scored the team’s only run on a bloop single by Max Draijer in the first inning. Dylan Carter of MPi pitched a complete game 4-hitter to hold the offense in check. Ruben Prins, Nolan Soliveres, Boyd Tuhumury and Draijer had the hits for Team Europe.
Ludovico Coveri of Italy started and went four innings, allowing five hits, two walks and one earned run. He stroke out three. Stefano Censi pitched two effective innings in relief to shut down MPi in the fifth and sixth innings. Daniel Mendelsohn of Germany pitched the seventh and struck out one.
On offense, Boyd Tuhumury led the way with two hits and three RBI. Max Draijer, Bor Star, Oliver Van der Weijst Severino and Antonio Horvatic all had two hits each. Tuhumury and Fred Walter had triples for Team Europe.
GAME 4: EUROPEAN ALL STARS FALL 4-2 TO SOUTH TAMPA BASEBALL ACADEMY
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The European U18 All Star had their record go to 2-2 in the tournament after a 4-2 loss to the South Tampa Baseball Academy.
The pitching of Diego Fabiani, Antoine Villard and Daniel Mendelsohn held the Tampa team to just five hits and four unearned runs. Fabiani and Villard each struck out two.
On offense, Boyd Tuhumury once again led the way with two hits and one RBI. Menno Lenting and Antonio Horvatic had the other hits for Team Europe. Horvatic and Ruben Prins scored the runs.
GAME 5: EUROPEAN ALL STARS MOVE INTO THE ROUND OF 32 WITH 4-1 WIN OVER GAME ON CHAIN OF GEORGIA
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The European U18 All Star scored a 4-1 victory over Game on Chain of Georgia and advance into the winners bracket of the USA National Championships.
Netherlands pitchers Timo Van Lingen and Gijs Timmer combined on the three-hitter for Team Europe. Van Lingen pitched four innings and Timmer three to close it out.
On offense, Max Draijer, Menno Lenting and Ruben Prins each had two hits apiece in the contest. Fred Walter and Nolan Soliveres of France also had a hit, as did Croatia’s Antonio Horvatic.
Team Europe now plays MPi 16U of Miami on Monday, June 22 at 8 am in the winners bracket.
More information on the tournament and links to play-by-play action can be found here: