Softball Men
European Championships 2005
Compiled and Copyright © 1997-2005 by Marco Stoovelaar

Nederlandse versie

7th European Championships Softball Men 2005
Nijmegen (Netherlands)

Preliminary Round
Schedule & Scores
DateTimeNr.Home TeamVisiting TeamLocationScoreGame Info
Mo., June 2712:30 PM1DenmarkBelgiumNijmegen10-0 (4 1/2 inn.)Box Score
3:30 PM2CroatiaGreat BritainNijmegen0-10 (5 inn.)Box Score
3:30 PM3IsraelCzech RepublicNijmegen1-25 (4 inn.)Box Score
5:30 PMOPENING CEREMONY
6:30 PM4BelgiumNetherlandsNijmegen3-10Box Score
Play-by-Play
6:30 PM5DenmarkSlovakiaNijmegen9-1 (4 1/2 inn.)Box Score
Tu., June 289:00 AM6BelgiumIsraelNijmegen10-1 (4 1/2 inn.)Box Score
11:30 AM7SlovakiaGreat BritainNijmegen0-20 (4 inn.)Box Score
11:30 AM8NetherlandsCroatiaNijmegen17-3 (4 1/2 inn.)Box Score
Play-by-Play
2:00 PM9Czech RepublicDenmarkNijmegen0-3Box Score
4:30 PM10IsraelSlovakiaNijmegen2-1Box Score
4:30 PM11BelgiumGreat BritainNijmegen2-3Box Score
7:00 PM12NetherlandsCzech RepublicNijmegen13-19 (9 inn.)Box Score
Play-by-Play
7:00 PM13CroatiaDenmarkNijmegen1-21 (4 inn.)Box Score
We., June 2910:30 AM14IsraelCroatiaNijmegen9-2
10:30 AM15SlovakiaBelgiumNijmegen6-5 (8 inn.)
1:00 PM16Great BritainCzech RepublicNijmegen1-19 (5 inn.)
4:00 PM17CroatiaSlovakiaNijmegen1-24 (3 inn.)
7:00 PM18DenmarkNetherlandsNijmegen5-9Play-by-Play
7:00 PM19Great BritainIsraelNijmegen5-0
Th., June 3012:00 PM (*)20NetherlandsIsraelNijmegen11-2 (4 1/2 inn.)Play-by-Play
1:00 PM (*)21Great BritainDenmarkNijmegen3-11 (6 inn.)
2:15 PM (*)22BelgiumCroatiaNijmegen12-0 ( 4 1/2 inn.)
4:00 PM (*)23Czech RepublicSlovakiaNijmegeninterrupted, rain
(Czech leading 4-0,
1 out, runner on 1st,
top 4th inn.)
4:30 PM (*)24IsraelDenmarkNijmegeninterrupted, rain
(Denmark leading 6-0,
start bottom 1st inn.)
7:00 PM25NetherlandsGreat BritainNijmegenpostponed, rain
7:00 PM26Czech RepublicBelgiumNijmegenpostponed, rain
(*) - times adjusted because of rain
Fr., July 19:00 AM (*) (1)24IsraelDenmarkNijmegen0-9 (5 inn.)
10:00 AM (*) (2)23Czech RepublicSlovakiaNijmegen6-0
11:30 AM (*)25NetherlandsGreat BritainNijmegen11-0 (4 1/2 inn.)Play-by-Play
11:30 AM (*)26Czech RepublicBelgiumNijmegen9-2 (6 inn.)
2:00 PM (*)27Czech RepublicCroatiaNijmegen15-0(4 inn.)
2:00 PM (*)28SlovakiaNetherlandsNijmegen0-13 (5 inn.)Play-by-Play
(1) - game resumed in bottom of 1st inning, 0 outs, no runners, Denmark leading 6-0)
(2) - game resumed in top of 4th inning, 1 out, runner on 1st base, Czech leading 4-0)
(*) - times and game order adjusted because of rain on Thursday

FINAL STANDINGS PRELIMINARY ROUNDGWLTPNTGBRUNSOPPPCT.
1DENMARK (*) (A)761-12-6814.857
CZECH REPUBLIC (*) (A)761-12-9320.857
NETHERLANDS (*) (A)761-12-8432.857
4GREAT BRITAIN (*)743-824243.571
5SLOVAKIA (A)725-443256.286
BELGIUM (A)725-443439.286
ISRAEL (A)725-441563.286
8CROATIA7-7-067108.000
(*) - qualifies for Play-Offs
(A) - ranking first decided by runs given up in games between teams concerned, team with most runs given up finishes last, then the game played between the two teams left over decides the ranking for these two teams

Play-Offs
Schedule & Scores
DateTimePoolHome TeamVisiting TeamLocationScoreGame Info
Fr., July 16:30 PM (*)29Netherlands
Nr. 3
Great Britain
Nr. 4
Nijmegen3-2Play-by-Play
(Great Britain is 4th)
6:30 PM (*)30Denmark
Nr. 1
Czech Republic
Nr. 2
Nijmegen4-0(Denmark clinch Final)
(*) - times adjusted because of rain on Thursday
Sa., July 210:30 AM31Israel
Nr. 7
Croatia
Nr. 8
Nijmegen19-18
1:00 PM32Czech Republic
Netherlands
Winner Game 29
Nijmegen6-2Play-by-Play
(Czech Rep. clinch Final)
(Netherlands is 3rd)
3:30 PM33Denmark
Winner Game 30
Czech Republic
Winner Game 32
Nijmegen - Play-by-Play
(Czech Rep. is champion)
6:30 PMCLOSING CEREMONY

FINAL STANDINGS
1CZECH REPUBLIC
2DENMARK
3NETHERLANDS
4GREAT BRITAIN
5SLOVAKIA
6BELGIUM
7ISRAEL
8CROATIA

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Most Valuable PlayerVaclav Svoboda (Czech Rep.)
Best HitterMike Doftofsky (Israel)
Best PitcherSteve Tau (Great Britain)
Best CatcherDavid Mertl (Czech Republic)
Best InfielderEugene Martha (Netherlands)
Best OutfielderWout Cnops (Belgium)

Recaps and Photo Gallery
Complete Recaps and Box Scores of all games and a look back to the tournament will be added in the coming week after completion of the event. A photo gallery also will be available then. So come back frequently.

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Last Update: July 2, 2005
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