Curaçao Neptunus secured first place in its group on the second day of the Baseball Champions League (BCL) Europe in front of a home crowd in the Familiestadion. Earlier in the day, Tenerife Marlins eliminated Nettuno 1945 and will face Heidenheim Heideköpfe for the right to advance to the BCL semifinals.
Neptunus 6 – Heidenheim 0
Juan Carlos Sulbaran spurred on Neptunus Rotterdam to the first shutout win of the Baseball Champions League Europe with seven four-hit innings, back by a solid defence and three hits apiece from Marnix Ruben and former Royals’ minor leaguer Darryl Collins. [Game Wrap]
Tenerife 16 – Nettuno 6
Tenerife celebrated its first Champions League win at the end of a slugfest. The two teams combined for half a dozen roundtrippers, with Ian Péres (Tenerife) and Eliezer d’Amico (Nettuno) hitting a pair apiece. Whilst the Marlins finsihed with a 10-run advantage, the game was tied at four through four innings. Péres knocked in a whopping six runs, while d’Amico drove was responsible for four of his team’s six markers. Pablo Guillén went the distance for the victors, striking out 11. [Game Wrap]
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