"Great Britain will come away with a number of major achievements from the [baseball European Championships]: its best ever finish in the modern format; a place at the Olympic qualifier in spring 2008 and a debut place in the 2009 World Championship."

The expected nib materialises! "The British baseball team’s success at the European Championships has put them on the brink of qualifying for next year’s Olympics – the last time the sport will be held at the Games."

"Alex Malihoudis delivered a clutch pinch-hit RBI single as Great Britain squeezed past previously unbeaten France in a thriller in Sant Boi." GB and France are now joint top of their group with a 3-1 record.

An impressive start: 12-8 against the hosts Spain.

Well, that’s a good start…