The Hoboken Pioneers won the 2024 Baseball European Federation Cup in Zurich, Switzerland, beating the Rattvik BSK 5-0 in the championship game on Saturday.
The Hoboken Pioneers finished undefeated at the 2024 BEFC in Group Switzerland with a record of 5-0.
The Pioneers pitching staff, between starting pitcher Ben Van Nuffel and relief pitcher Kevin Desmedt, threw nine innings and allowed four hits, two walks, and struck out eight batters in the championship game on Saturday.
Van Nuffel earned the win and threw five innings, allowing two hits, one walk, and six strikeouts.
The Rattvik BSK pitching staff with starting pitcher Benjamin Johnson, relief pitchers Sam Borjes, and Povl Erik Marqvardsen threw eight innings, allowing nine hits, five earned runs, three walks and four strikeouts.
The Hoboken Pioneers offense jumped on the scoreboard right out of the gate in the bottom of the first inning with third baseman Dennis De Quint smacking an RBI single down the left field line, scoring catcher Benjamin Goffaux for the first run of the game.
A few moments later, Hoboken Pioneers first baseman Rob Lewis drove an RBI single through the left side of the infield, scoring left fielder Xander Verspreet to extend the lead to 2-0.
In the bottom of the second inning, the Pioneers extended the lead to three runs with Goffaux reaching on a fielding error from Rattvik BSK third baseman Olle Jerfsten resulting in designated hitter Vegas Tiliakos coming into score to make it 3-0.
The Pioneers offense did not get on the board until the bottom of the seventh inning with De Quint rocking an RBI single to left field, scoring center fielder Luis Unda to extend the lead to 4-0.
During the bottom of the eighth inning, the Pioneers capitalized their fifth run of the game with Goffaux drilling an RBI single into center field, scoring right fielder Lucas Rizzi to punctuate a 5-0 lead.