Baseball, Bologna still beats San Marino: half of the Scudetto is his

From Liberatore’s home run (for the 3-2 in the 9th minute) to Ricky Paolini’s double, already decisive against Parma, for the 7-4: “Bellissimo” will say the hitter who returned to Bologna this year to win back the scudetto, who he has been on the San Marino uniforms for two years. But after this 2-0 in the series out of 7, the certainties of Frignani’s team increase as do the worries of Doriano Bindi’s tricolor team, who underline the too many mistakes (3-2 those classified) during a second match that lasted more than three hours, more pyrotechnic and tense, which rewarded a more decisive and profitable Bologna in the key moments, always ahead even if achieved, up to the thrilling finale of double the truth.

Blow by blow

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A cold double along the right from third base Ferrini reopens hostilities after the 3-2 at the 9th on Sunday evening. Bologna immediately sent Tiago Da Silva, the historic blue pitcher, into a crisis: first with a single from second baseman Paolini and then with a 2-point home run from fullback Robel Garcia. In the second attack, San Marino reaches 2-1 thanks to a single by Pieternella Vargas who pushes Dudley Leonora home. The Bolognese starter loads the bases but closes the second half without damage with the work of the defense. On the 3rd Crepaldi is taken over by Claudio Scotti, who has returned from the American experience. In the 4th minute the equal of the 2-2 of the tricolors matures: it is again Ferrini who throws to the right the valid for Batista’s point. On the other front, Da Silva’s substitutions decrease in effectiveness and Bologna fills the bases: Frignani’s team gets back on track thanks to Filippo Agretti’s rebounder who wreaks havoc on the San Marino diamond as the 3-2 score comes in. In the 5th minute the pairing Leonora produces the new equal: Neptaly unloads a double before being called home by Dudley on the sacrifice fly. Scotti’s evening ends: it’s up to Aex Bassani to curb the impetus of the Titano hitters (already 10 hits), the most powerful line in the championship. In the tail of the fifth, Da Silva’s game ends amidst nervousness: with Bologna loading the bases and challenging the relief Luca Di Raffaele. The forced base to Robel Garcia is worth Dobboletta’s 4-3. In the back and forth, in the back and forth, Batista in the 6th repeats Sunday’s home run and lets the tricolor team breathe: 4-4.

Then Bassani manages a complicated situation but doesn’t collect any more points. San Marino does not break through despite having 14 hits. And he goes up to Mount Gardella, who suffers from second baseman Ricardo Paoloni a 3-point double: 7-4. The balance breaks heavily this time. The last attack remains for the two champions of Italy but the curtain closes on the elimination of Batista. Bologna makes an encore. From Thursday we start again from San Marino, Friday race-4, Saturday eventual race-5 always on the Titano. Half a Scudetto, meanwhile, was built by Bologna.