Last weekend the first stage of the “Ukrainian baseball Cup 2018” has taken place. Competitors have played two matches on the home field of the “Poltava Wild Hogs” team.

The first game day was spoiled by bad weather conditions. However, a pitcher of the “Sokoly” team Andrii Kostashchuk (the Youth European Champion 2016) managed to lead his team to victory. In addition to a successful pitching game – 14 strike-outs, Andrii made a solo home-run. As a result, the “Sokoly” team won the game with a score 10:0 in seven innings.

The next day, guests took the lead again. “Sokoly” team kept an advantage over the entire match. In the middle of the ninth inning, the score was 11:5 in favor of “Sokoly”. However, the “Poltava Wild Hogs” team chased the game. Only the lack of experience did not allow them to snatch victory during the regular time. After nine innings the score was 11:11. In extra-inning, baseball players from Chernivtsi city defeated the “Sokoly” team with the score 17:11.