Europe Region Tournament
Little League Baseball Division (Ages 10-12)

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1973

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Europe Region Tournament
Host – Camp New Amsterdam Little League (Soesterberg, Netherlands)

Participating Teams		Location	League
	Belgium	Mons	SHAPE LL
	Greece	Athens	Athenai Airport LL
	Italy	U.S. Naval Support Activity Naples	Naples LL
	Netherlands
	Norway	Bekketsua	Oslo LL
	United Kingdom	RAF Alconbury
	West Germany Champions	Bitburg Air Base	Bitburg AB LL
	West Germany Runner-Up	Stuttgart Military Community

Naples advanced to the region tournament by winning a Mediterranean Divisional tournament involving champions from Italy, Morocco, and Spain.

Tournament Results:

Opening Round (Saturday, August 11):
Netherlands 3, Norway 0
West Germany (Bitburg) 3, Greece 1
United Kingdom 5, Italy 0
West Germany (Stuttgart) 4, Belgium 3

Elimination Bracket - Round 1 (eight teams remain) (Sunday, August 12):
Greece 4, Norway 3 (7 innings; elim.)
Belgium 6, Italy 5 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Semifinals (Sunday, August 12):
West Germany (Bitburg) 7, Netherlands 0
Stuttgart (Germany) 5, United Kingdom 0

Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals (six teams remain) (Monday, August 13):
Greece 1, United Kingdom 0 (elim.)
SHAPE (Belgium) 10, Netherlands 1 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Final (Monday, August 13):
West Germany (Bitburg) 4, West Germany (Stuttgart) 3

Elimination Bracket Semifinal (four teams remain) (Tuesday, August 14):
Belgium 6, Greece 0 (elim.)

Elimination Bracket Final (three teams remain) (Tuesday, August 14):
Belgium 3, West Germany (Stuttgart) 2 (elim.)

Championship Game (Wednesday, August 15):
West Germany (Bitburg) 9, Belgium 5 (TITLE)

West Germany's Bitburg AB Little League wins the 1973 European Region tournament and advances to the Little League World Series.

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