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Game Notes:
Update 7:45
Tonights game in Messina has been CANCELED due to rain and therefore unplayable field.
As a result, the Dutch team won the first edition of the European Baseball Series, 3-2.
De wedstrijd van vanavond in Messina is AFGELAST, vanwege regen en daardoor onbespeelbaar veld.
Als gevolg hiervan heeft het Nederlands team de eerste editie van de European Baseball Series met 3-2 gewonnen.
update 7:15
It still rains, not as heavy as before, but enough to do nothing.
There is a lot of water on the field.
A decision on the status of tonight's game (play or not to play) is expected in about 30 minutes.
Weather conditions
Thunderstorms with a lot of rain have been active in the morning in the Messina-area on Sicily.
As the field crew was working to prepare the field around 5:30 PM, both teams opted to stay longer in their hotel and not to take batting practice.
At that moment, the game was still scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM and no starting line-ups were announced yet.
After arriving in the stadium to prepare for the game, it started to rain heavily again.
As of 6:30 PM, the game has been postponed and will not start at 7:00 PM.
A new starting time has not yet been announced, as that depends on the weather improvememts.
The Dutch starting line-up has been released.
Location: Stadium Primo Nebiolo, Messina, Sicily (Italy)
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History
This is the sixth and last game to be played in the European Baseball Series, which has its inaugural edition this year.
In the European Baseball Series, the national teams of the Netherlands and Italy will meet annually in a 6-game series. The first three games were being played in the Netherlands, followed by this series of three in Italy.
This year, the first three games, which were played on Friday, July 7, Saturday, July 8 and Sunday July, 9, were all played in Rotterdam.
After completion of Sunday's game, the teams flew to Italy in the evening.
In Italy, the next three games were scheduled to be played on three different locations. On Monday, July 10 at Grosseto. On Tuesday, July 11 at Nettuno and on Wednesday, July 12 in Messina on Sicily.
Today's game starts at 7:00 PM.
On Friday-evening, the Netherlands won the opener, 2-0.
On Saturday, Game Two was won by Italy, 11-6.
On Sunday, the Dutch team took a 2-1 lead in the Series with a 4-0 shutout-win.
On Monday-evening, Italy won Game Four, 6-5, to bring the Series in balance again, 2-2.
On Tuesday-evening, the Dutch team regained the Series-lead with its third shurtout-win, 3-0.
Today is the 114th official meeting between the national teams of the Netherlands and Italy.
The Dutch team has won 68 games, Italy won 45.
In these games, the Dutch team scored 662 runs, while Italy scored 519.
The 2nd European Baseball Series will be played next year with the three Dutch games to be played in Haarlem. The Italian sites have yet to be named, as well as the exact dates.
After returning home, the Dutch national team will prepare for the 23rd edition of the Haarlem Baseball Week, which will be held July 21-30 in Haarlem (Netherlands). Participating in this years event, besides the Dutch team, are China, Chinese Taipei, Cuba, Japan and the USA.
On Thursday-evening, July 20, the Dutch team will play an exhibition game against the national youth team (Jong Oranje), at the stadium of Amsterdam Pirates in Amsterdam.
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