(1) Germany 2 (4) England 6
VWBC
SALZBURG - As round 3 got underway earlier today in the VWBC, things started off with a bang as Germany became the first top seed to be ousted from the tourney. Germany's hopes for a 4th round berth seemed to be very much alive through the first 5 innings, as they kept an assertive 2-0 lead and allowed a mere 2 hits. In the 6th, however, England's bats loosened up a bit and they evened it to make it 2-2. A couple innings later in the 8th, a major English offensive that included a homer by their dominating third baseman Richard Yoreson (affectionately nicknamed "Richard the Lionheart" in his home country) sealed the deal for a 6-2 win. With this win England advances to the European finals, and merely making it their constitutes the most important acheivement for English baseball in 15 years, since England won the Western European baseball championships in 1991. England advances to play the winner of Liechtenstein vs. Scotland. Either outcome of that game, scheduled for tomorrow, should produce a matchup for the ages in the European finals, as England will either face Liechtenstein, a team that has already made history with their underdog run, or Scotland, England's long-standing British rivals. For Germany, they will be plagued by dissapointment in the coming year, but however much they would have liked to do better, they still have earned at least the partial respect of their country, with Germans all over declaring that they are "proud of our team, and I just hope they'll turn their disappointment into hard work for the next tourneys," in the words of one fan.
SALZBURG - As round 3 got underway earlier today in the VWBC, things started off with a bang as Germany became the first top seed to be ousted from the tourney. Germany's hopes for a 4th round berth seemed to be very much alive through the first 5 innings, as they kept an assertive 2-0 lead and allowed a mere 2 hits. In the 6th, however, England's bats loosened up a bit and they evened it to make it 2-2. A couple innings later in the 8th, a major English offensive that included a homer by their dominating third baseman Richard Yoreson (affectionately nicknamed "Richard the Lionheart" in his home country) sealed the deal for a 6-2 win. With this win England advances to the European finals, and merely making it their constitutes the most important acheivement for English baseball in 15 years, since England won the Western European baseball championships in 1991. England advances to play the winner of Liechtenstein vs. Scotland. Either outcome of that game, scheduled for tomorrow, should produce a matchup for the ages in the European finals, as England will either face Liechtenstein, a team that has already made history with their underdog run, or Scotland, England's long-standing British rivals. For Germany, they will be plagued by dissapointment in the coming year, but however much they would have liked to do better, they still have earned at least the partial respect of their country, with Germans all over declaring that they are "proud of our team, and I just hope they'll turn their disappointment into hard work for the next tourneys," in the words of one fan.
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