Baseball, Italy wins the friendly match in San Marino 4-1
A day dedicated to “beat and run”, in the company of Italian Elite National and the Italian Champions of San Marino. It was a real party that took place yesterday starting in the late afternoon at the Serravalle stadium in San Marino, where the Azzurri team – led for the occasion by the “opponent” Manager Doriano Bindi – clashed at 19:30. and that of San Marino, under the direction of Claudio Del Santo.
4-1 the final result for the Italian national team, in a game played on 7 innings but which represented only one of the many attractions of the sports day, thanks to the busy program set up for the occasion that attracted a good number of spectators. .
The opening of the dances was at 17, when the Serravalle welcomed the young athletes of the Romagna clubs San Marino Baseball and Torre Pedrera Falcons, who had the opportunity to participate in the pre-match batting tests of the two teams by lining up at the outside to collect the jokes. The end of the warm-up of the line-ups was also an opportunity for the boys to have the Azzurri sign some special balls dedicated to the event, while food stands opened around the playing field and live music began to surround the match preparations.
17 players called up for the Elite National team who faced the Italian champion team, directed by Manager Bindi. Starting pitchers Gouvea (Italy) e Rienzo (S. Marino), while the first home-base jump was entrusted to Teodoro Lonfernini, Secretary of State for Sport of the Republic of San Marino.
Important departure of Rienzo on the home mountain that in the first inning closes the accounts with 3 strikeouts, harnessing the clubs of respectively Koutsoyanopulos, Paolini and Ferrini. On the other side Gouvea undergoes validation from lead off of Cellibut with a double play and a catch, he sends the game directly to the next round.
In the second inning here is the first substitution on the mountain of San Marino, with Mazzocchi who enters the game but is immediately met by the Azzurro team: the only homerun of Mineo leads the team led by Bindi 1-0, Bertossi beats single while only the catches of Celli, of which a spectacular recovery. The National Elite manages to keep the result even the second defense of the match, despite the mistake that you agree to Pieternella to reach first base.
It’s always a left handed throw, By Raffaeleto take the chair for the San Marino players in the third round, which begins with the five valid of Koutsoyanopulos, Paolini, Ferrini, Liberatore and Garbella who push home 3 points and bring the partial to 4-0 in favor of the Azzurri, while a ground-out and a double play bring down the curtain on the inning. On the mountain of the National intact Bocchiwhich Gouvea detects, resolves the second half with a 1-2-3 innings thanks to 2 K and a diamond serve.
In the fourth inning the new entry on the mountain of San Marino Money has little trouble keeping the guest clubs in check, while Andretta for Italy he suffers the point of 4-1 at home on the double of Ustariz leading home Angulo.
Peluso is the fifth pitcher of the Italian Champions, who starts in difficulty on the hits of Pauline and on the beat-and-run of Ferrini, but is adept at stopping the bleeding with two strikeouts. In the meantime, the relay race between launchers continues on Monte Azzurro Bassani that tames the home line-up without worries.
The sixth round sees the young pitcher Ioli on the mountain of San Marino e Garbella on that of the National team: it is the 29-year-old who risks in the sixth San Marino attack on the valid of Beccaribut able to close the second half before immediately points.
The last inning is the chance of the closest Pedrazzi to show off among the home ranks, with the guest attack starting strong with the hits of Mineo and Garbella but he fails to bring home the riders, while Garbella takes home the match with 3 K who decree the final victory of the National team.
The performances in the box of Pauline (3 out of 4), Mineo, Ferrini and Garbella (2 out of 4) for the Azzurri and by Ustariz for San Marino (double with RBI).