San Marino goes back to the latest assault »Baseball.it
San Marino wins a very heavy match 1-0, the first at Cavalli and moves forward in the Scudetto series. But hats off in front of two large spearmen. Dimitri Kourtis winning pitcher from San Marino: one-hit in six innings, seven “kappa”, two out of three pitches (out of 91) that ended up in the strike zone. Luis Lugo, starting pitcher from Parma: double in five rounds, 10 strike-outs, his average is also two out of three strikes. And we’re talking about two pitchers who faced explosive line-ups. Then the decision the reliefs and Bindi’s team wins. It will be possible to argue endlessly about Poma’s choice to bring down a Lugo in sensational confidence (72 pitches), but if Habeck is the most important, it is difficult to give torture to the Parmaclima manager.
Lugo in confidence yes. A lot. To score 4 strike-outs in the first inning (there is also a crazy kappa-throw), to collect a harmless double from Batista to the second, moreover messed up by the home defense, immediately a single from Ferrini to the third who has more soletic than anything else.
If we talk about trust, Kourtis responds great. A base ball in the opening, two in the second inning, Gonzalez’s single in the third. End of games because the Greek strikes with disarming continuity in every area of the pot. From that moment there are ten consecutive eliminations (thirteen with the three of Baez).
On the sixth sale Habeck. The hit of Celli is half a thing between the single internal and the error of Battioni, deployed in place of the injured Joseph. But the game is decided in the seventh inning. In particular on the first man, Ustariz, who passed into base by Habeck. The rest is Batista’s bunt, Leonora’s rebound with Ustariz’s advancement to third which marks the point of victory on Pieternella’s contact on the right. Baez enters in seventh and it only takes five throws to close it.
But there is no time to think about it, it is already time for garaquattro (20.30). And on the stage of the Italian Baseball Series 2022 Montilla and Quevedo will make their debut.