Baseball, hat-trick in San Marino: one step away from the scudetto

Now Bologna really sees the scudetto: on Friday they are in the match that could win the title after the 7-6 in game 3 in San Marino, down 0-3 in the series of 7. After another exciting and tight match, the team Lele Frignani wins with a 4-run 7th inning that makes the difference against the two reigning champions without Gabriel Lino, MVP of 2022. Jesus Castillo against Porfirio Lopez is the challenge on the mound. Oscar Angulo in the fifth inning with a deep line to the left brings home the points of Di Fabio and Batista, but San Marino, however, does not exploit the favorable moment. Instead Liberatore, decisive in game 1 in the 9th with a home run, repeats himself in game 3, thus putting pressure on Doriano Bindi’s team. Fernando Baez is in trouble and fills the bases, the fourth base ball (Josephina) forces the run to make it 6-4 and the entry, in a desperate situation, of Nelson Hernandez. A sacrifice fly to the right by Samuele Gamberini brings Bologna down by a point and anticipates the equalizer, which Deotto saves with a squeeze. The balance changes quickly and UnipolSai returns to lead on a controversial episode: on a 1-2 count Liberatore shows the bunt but does not touch the ball, which does not even find Rosales’ glove favoring the seventh Bolognese point called by the referee De Notta despite the vibrant protests of the home dugout and a conversation between the referees who confirmed the judgment of the chief referee. The strikeout on Bertossi closes the inning but does not give any additional energy to the home attack which fades against Rivero. Bologna rejoices for the trio, San Marino despairs. Either he wins game 4 or he has to give up the title to the Bolognese.

The championship series (out of 7) – UnipolSai Bologna-San Marino 3-0 (3-2, 7-4, 7-6)

Plan – Tonight at 8.30pm match 4 San Marino-Unipolsai Bologna (live on MS Channel – 814 on Sky – and FIBSchannel1).

Possible 5* match on Saturday 8.30pm San Marino-UnipolSai Bologna (live on MS Channel – 814 on Sky – and FIBSchannel1).

Possible 6* match Tuesday 12 September at 8.30pm UnipolSai Bologna-San Marino (live on MS Channel – 814 on Sky – and FIBSchannel1).

Possible match 7* on Wednesday 13 September at 8.30pm UnipolSai Bologna-San Marino (live on MS Channel – 814 on Sky – and FIBSchannel1).