France, Lithuania warm up in Baseball5 French Internationals

Toulouse hosted the first edition of the tournament, a first step towards the second European Championship,

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<p>World No. 3 France defeated No. 7 Lithuania in the final, 4-1 and 10-4, and claimed the <em>Internationaux de France</em> (French Internationals) Baseball5 tournament.</p>

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<p>U-18 France finished third. Teams from the Italian Region Valle d'Aosta, world No. 16 Belgium and the Spanish Catalunya All Stars also participated.</p>

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<p>Toulouse hosted the first edition of the tournament at the CREPS Occitanie, a parc with sports facilities, including a permanent Baseball5 field.</p>

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<p>After a 30-game round robin, the top four finishers competed in the semifinal, while the fifth and sixth-place teams played for fifth place.</p>

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<p>France defeated Lithuania in the first edition of the <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/france-is-the-first-baseball5-european-champion"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Baseball5 European Championship</span></strong></a>. Lithuania will host <strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="the second edition (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/16-national-teams-to-participate-in-second-baseball5-european-championship" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">the second edition</span></a></strong> in Druskininkai in November.</p>

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<p>At the end of last year, France - along with Türkiye - was the first National Teams to qualify for the <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/france-turkey-first-national-teams-to-qualify-for-inaugural-wbsc-youth-baseball5-world-cup"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">inaugural WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup</span></strong></a></p>

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