Italy Wins the European Softball Championship 2019
Press release European Softball Federation
Two homeruns were hit by team Italy during the Championship game against the Netherlands on July 6, 2019, in Ostrava, the Czech Republic.
The first – solo home run – was hit by Marta Gasparotto in the top of the 2nd inning which tied the score to 1:1.
The second – two-run home run – was hit by Laura Vigna in the 5th to make the score 3:1.
Virginie Anneveld made the game more dramatic again when her solo home run in the 6th changed the score to 3:2, but that was it.
Greta Cecchetti closed her 7th Championship in her career with a strikeout and together with her team seized the 11th Women’s European Championship title for her country.
The Netherlands took silver, Great Britain repeated their success from the last Championship in 2017 and took bronze.
Final Standings:
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1
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 ITALY |
12
|
 POLAND |
|
13
|
 AUSTRIA |
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2
|
 NETHERLANDS |
14
|
 BELGIUM |
|
3
|
 GREAT BRITAIN |
15
|
 SWEDEN |
|
4
|
 CZECH REPUBLIC |
16
|
 SWITZERLAND |
|
5
|
 SPAIN |
17
|
 CROATIA |
|
6
|
 FRANCE |
18
|
 UKRAINE |
|
7
|
 GREECE |
19
|
 SLOVAKIA |
|
8
|
 IRELAND |
20
|
 DENMARK |
|
9
|
 ISRAEL |
21
|
 LITHUANIA |
|
10
|
 GERMANY |
22
|
 HUNGARY |
|
11
|
 RUSSIA |
23
|
 TURKEY |