Czechia beat Denmark in men’s softball Fastpitch Challenge 2023 friendly series
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<p>World No. 6 Czechia hosted No. 11 Denmark at Havlickuv Brod for the men’s softball Fastpitch Challenge, a seven-game series to tune up for this year’s <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="European Championship (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsceurope.org/en/events/2023-mens-softball-european-championship/home" target="_blank">European Championship</a></span></strong>. The series ran from 9 to 11 June at the venue which hosted the <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2019-mens-softball-world-championship/home"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">2019 Men’s Softball World Cup</span></strong></a>, with the home team taking five wins.</p>
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<p>On Friday, Czechia beat Denmark 8-1 in six innings; while both teams split the four games on Saturday, with 9-6 and 5-4 wins for Denmark, and a pair of victories for the host team, 11-1 (four innings) and 8-4.</p>
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<p>Czechia grabbed the last two games of the WBSC Europe-sanctioned series on Sunday with scores of 5-3 and 11-0 (four innings).</p>
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<p>The Fastpitch Challenge 2023 was sanctioned by WBSC Europe, and served as preparation for the <a href="https://www.wbsceurope.org/en/events/2023-mens-softball-european-championship/home"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Men’s Softball European Championship 2023</span></strong></a>, scheduled from 24 to 29 July in Hørsholm, Denmark. A total of 12 teams will participate in the event: Czechia, Denmark, No. 16 Netherlands, No. 17 Israel, No. 21 Croatia, No. 23 France, No. 26 Slovakia, No. 30 Sweden, No. 32 Great Britain, Belgium, Germany, and Spain.</p>
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