EDF: Disappointing Start

AVIGLIANA — Playing under the lights on a perfect night just outside the medieval Italian village of Avigliana, the French national team had a frustrating start on Sunday at the 2021 European Baseball Championships, falling to Great Britain in a match they struggled through from start to finish.

Starting pitcher Owen Ozanich, this year a member of Montpellier’s Barracudas in France’s D1 league, delivered a solid first inning and racked up five strikeouts over his three innings of work. But he also issued four walks and allowed three hits that Team Britain capitalized on for three runs – one in the second inning and two more in the third…