Canada passed Italy with a score of 9-0 in the first match of the Placement Round at the Softball Under 15 World Cup in progress in Caronno Pertusella and Legnano. The blue lived a difficult afternoon, thanks to the excellent performance on the platform of the start -up opponent Rachel Clegg, among the best in his role of the tournament, and several defensive smudges that have facilitated the North American attack, capable of marking two points in the first inning and seven in the second, closing the challenge in the fifth recovery prematurely. For Italy, the possibility of redemption comes immediately on Thursday 3 July when, at 6.30 pm, it will face Singapore for a challenge of great importance for morality and the ranking, which sees strainer and companions with a record of 2 wins and 1 defeat, by virtue of the results obtained also in the first phase against the teams of the placement round.
The results – The ranking
The game Ready, departure, via and Italy begins the race well, immediately bringing two runners according to. It is a colander and put authors of one valid each against the start -up of the opponent Clegg. The canada launcher, however, does not get upset and gets the out to close the recovery unscathed in his only moment of difficulty in the whole game. At the field change, the North American national team goes on to lead. Mcisaac arrives saved on defense error and reaches saves the second on the MacDonald diamond joke. Kobasew’s single is worth 1-0 Canada. Rebecca money, a blue starter launcher, manages to obtain the second out, but the second inattention of the Italian defense arrives on the Hunter joke that allows the opponents to take the double advantage. In the second second half Canada takes off and mortgage the victory. In fact, the North American mark seven times, the result of 5 valid against Bottazzi relief and a new blue defensive error. During the match, Italy puts behind the difficult start, realizes some valuable defensive games while in attack it returns to bring a runner to the point position in the fifth inning with the double of Nardini. Also in this case Clegg proves to be glacial, obtaining the out to close the dispute, closing with 7 eliminations to the dish and only 3 valid suffered in 5 shots launched.
The scoreboard
The words of the Head Coach Maristella Perizzolo “We had obviously prepared it in a somewhat different way, there was a collapse from the girls who did not expect. Today we undergone two points at the beginning and it felt a lowering of the energy inside the field. We struggled to find the reaction, we made bad mistakes in defense. I am a little sorry for this because we know that this team can do better and we have shown it. I love this sport because it always gives you second possibilities and we will have other opportunities and we will try to play it in the best way “the comment of Maristella Perizzolo, head coach of Italy under 15 of Softball.
The next games of Italy Italy will continue the placement round – for the placements from the seventh in twelfth place – facing Singapore (in Caronno Pertusella, Thursday 3 July at 18.30) and Australia (in Legnano, Friday 4th July at 7pm)
All about the Softball Under 15 World Cup
From Legnano, Daniele Mattioli
The cover photo is by Laura Massarenti – WBSC.
