Lithuania, Switzerland Advance from Little League Europe & Africa Qualifier – mister-baseball. com - EUROPE SAYS
Six teams battled this week in a round-robin tournament in Kutno, Poland, for the right to advance to the Little League Europe & Africa Region Tournament next week. Representing differing Little League. . .
Six teams battled this week in a round-robin tournament in Kutno, Poland, for the right to advance to the Little League Europe & Africa Region Tournament next week. Representing differing Little League (LL) regions in their country, Central Lithuania LL and Switzerland West LL finished at the top of the table, the latter claiming its place with a final-day nail-biter over Lithuania. The win propelled it past East Austria LL, which itself only finished ahead of Klub Sportowy Wrocław LL (Poland) by run differential. Also on the final day, Slovakia West won a double-header to enter into the win column. The Europe & Africa Region Tournament will also be held at the outstanding youth baseball facility in Kutno, as it is every year, from July 19–26. There are 10 international region tournaments and the same number in the U. S. , with the winners advancing to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. , from Aug. 19-30. Central Lithuania and Switzerland West will join Belgium Region 3, Catalunya (Spain), Croatia North, Kyiv Baseball School (Ukraine), London Youth Baseball League (United Kingdom), Rotterdam (Netherlands), South Czech Republic, South-West Germany, and Veneto (Italy). The 12 teams will be split into two pools. The 2025 winners were South Czech Republic, which lost to Japan before falling to Australia in a close game. 2026 Little League Europe & Africa Qualifying Tournament Final StandingsTeamW-LRFRANotesCentral Lithuania4-14115Qualified for Region Tournament. Switzerland West3-24116Qualified for Region Tournament. East Austria3-24123 KSB Wrocław (Poland)3-24633 Slovakia West2-33435 Kyiv (Ukraine)0-5788Sunday, July 12, 2026Slovakia 12 – Switzerland 0Austria 5 – Lithuania 3Poland 17 – Ukraine 0Monday, July 13, 2026Lithuania 18 – Ukraine 1Austria 7 – Slovakia 3Poland 6 – Switzerland 5Ukraine 2 – Austria 18Tuesday, July 14, 2026Lithuania 10 – Slovakia 2Ukraine 3 – Switzerland 20Austria 12 – Poland 11Lithuania 6 – Switzerland 2Wednesday, July 15, 2026Lithuania 2 – Poland 7Ukraine 1 – Slovakia 15Switzerland 2 – Austria 1Poland 5 – Slovakia 14Tags:Lietuvalithuanianaujienos