The World Baseball Softball Confederation Europe sector event, the Baseball European Federation Cup, had its first day of action on June 3.
The 2024 Baseball European Federation Cup will be held from June 3 to 8 at the Zürich Heerenschürli Baseball Stadium in Zurich, Switzerland.
The 2024 Baseball European Federation Cup games will be at the Zürich Heerenschürli Baseball Stadium.
The round-robin of the BEFC will be from June 3-7. The BEFC championship game will be on June 8.
All 2024 BEFC live games are streamed with a paid subscription on https://baseballeurope.tv/home.
June 4, 2024
(0-1) London Mets (GBR) 3, (1-0) Hoboken Pioneers (BEL) 8
The Hoboken Pioneers beat the London Mets on Tuesday 8-3 behind starting pitcher Ben Van Nuffel, who threw seven innings and allowed six hits, one earned run, one walk, and six strikeouts.
Hoboken Pioneers relief pitchers Brendan Verspreet and Zane Hendrickx threw two innings, walked one batter, and struck out two during their Tuesday win.
The London Mets pitching staff, including starting pitcher Chris Messer and relief pitchers Pietro Sollecito and Thomas Flaherty, pitched eight innings and allowed 13 hits, six earned runs, four walks, and 10 strikeouts.
The Pioneers got on the board first in the bottom of the first inning from left fielder Xander Verspreet rocking an RBI single to right field, scoring center fielder Luis Unda for the game’s first run.
The London Mets struck the scoreboard in the top of the fourth inning with right fielder Jesus Geremias Valencia Dominguez driving a solo home run over the left field wall to tie the game at 1-1.
A few batters later, London Mets catcher Sean Gondobintoro smacked a two-run single to right field, scoring left fielder Thomas Flaherty and shortstop Brendan Power to take the lead at 3-1.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Pioneers tacked on another run with first baseman Rob Lewis driving a single through the right side of the infield, scoring Xander Verspreet to cut the deficit to 3-2.
The Pioneers plowed five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, with second baseman Wesley Janssens scoring on a wild pitch during designated hitter Lino Ballardini’s at-bat to tie the game up at 3-3.
Pioneers catcher Benjamin Goffaux broke the tie in the bottom of the sixth inning with an infield RBI single, scoring Ballardini to make it 4-3.
Shortly after, during third baseman Dennis De Quint’s at-bat, shortstop Zion De Brauwer came in to score on a wild pitch to extend the lead to 5-3.
De Quint helped his cause in the same at-bat by hitting an RBI groundout to shortstop, scoring Goffaux to make it 6-3.
The next batter, Xander Verspreet, drove an RBI single through the left side of the infield, scoring Unda for a 7-3 lead.
Goffaux roped the day’s final run on Tuesday with an infield RBI single to shortstop, scoring right fielder Lucas Rizzi to punctuate the board at 8-3.
Hendrickx struck out two out of three batters he faced when he entered the top of the ninth inning, getting second baseman Jamie Dix and Power before having Gondobintoro fly out to left field for the final out of the game to beat the London Mets 8-3.
(1-1) Mariners (IRL) 6, (0-2) London Mets (GBR) 1
Mariners starting pitcher James Ian Kelly and relief pitcher Patrick Mitchell combined for nine innings, allowing six hits, no earned runs, seven walks, and 13 strikeouts during their win on Tuesday.
Kelly was the designated hitter in the lineup and played left field defensively for the final three innings.
London Mets starting pitcher Mitchel Vom Scheidt and relief pitcher Tosh Lawson threw nine innings and allowed 13 hits, three earned runs, four walks, and 10 strikeouts.
Mariners first baseman Daniel John Woodburne helped the offense get on the board in the top of the first inning by reaching on a fielder’s choice from London Mets shortstop Thomas Flaherty, committing a throwing error, resulting in center fielder Leo Farrell coming in to score the first run of the game.
In the top of the second inning, the Mariners offense cracked four runs on the board beginning with second baseman Fionn Gallahar-Hall drawing a bases loaded walk, scoring shortstop Gareth Edward Donnelly to extend the lead to 2-0.
