SUMMARY: The Great Britain Senior Women’s National Fastpitch Team battled until their last at-bat, but ultimately were stifled by Italy in their 2024 European Championship opener.
The game changed when...Italy's Erica Piancastelli hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the third inning to give the Italian side a 3-0 lead.
Great Britain's top performer was Georgina Corrick, who got her first start for GB in Europe in more than a year (414 days), striking out five across her six innings of work.
Next Up: A doubleheader tomorrow for Great Britain as they face Greece and Israel - with Greece at 11:30 BST, and Israel following at 16:00 BST.
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News and Notes:
- Alana Snow, Katie Burge and Georgina Corrick each tallied hits for GBR
- Katie Burge was the only player to reach base twice for GBR (H, BB)
- This was GBR's first game in Utrecht since the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in July 2019 - 1,863 days ago. That roster featured Georgina Corrick, Alana Snow, Amie Hutchison, Katie Burge and Hannah Edwards.