Clear success for San Marino also in the second match against Parma Clima. Bindi’s team prevailed with a clear 12 to 3 at the end of a one-sided match in which the bats of Diaz (2 for 3 with two home runs) and Batista (3 for 4 with two doubles and a homerun) shone. . Parma Clima never managed to oppose the home attack and found only one offensive burst, scoring three points in the fourth inning against the former Pomponi, resulting in a winning pitcher.
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Bindi and Saccardi relied on the same players as the first match, leaving their respective line-ups unchanged. Starting pitcher for San Marino is former Francesco Pomponi while Parma Clima, still without Mineo, responded with Matteo Bocchi.
The match started regularly at 3pm despite the bad weather conditions which put the regular match in doubt. A light rain greeted the teams and referees entering the field.
Parma Clima’s first attack ended with a single from Noel Gonzalez, while San Marino’s attack proved more stinging thanks to Marcos Diaz who hit a one-run home run, sending Bocchi’s second pitch well beyond the mark. The match continued with a double to center by Batista but was suspended immediately after due to the poor condition of the pitcher’s mound and the failure of the timer board. The game resumed after a quarter of an hour with a single to the center by Alvarez which allowed the home team to take a 2-0 lead. It’s not over. Angulo hit a lucky “broken bat hit” with the ball landing mockingly between the shortstop and the left fielder and San Marino ended the first half with a 4-0 lead.
Parma Clima’s match immediately got uphill. Bocchi closed the second half with confidence but the attack struggled to take action on Pomponi’s throws.
Flisi opened the third attack with a single to the left but Angioi, Desimoni and Noel Gonzalez did not give continuity to the action, running into three comfortable eliminations on the fly. The home line-up was decidedly more concrete and achieved the 5-0 point at the change of ends with a double from Batista, his second personal best, and a new lucky single in the center from Pieternella.
At the beginning of the fourth inning the rain became incessant again and Parma Clima finally put points on the scoreboard after eleven consecutive “zeros”. Thanks to Luis Gonzalez and Monello who obtained two free bases and, above all, to Ascanio, Astorri and Flisi who beat the hits of 5 to 3. On this occasion the guests complained about the elimination in which Astorri ran into third base, touched by Diaz beyond the cushion after a serve on the diamond by Ascanio.
Bocchi’s match (3rl, 5pgl, 6bvc, 1bb, 2so) lasted three rounds. Starting from the fourth quarter, Manuel Santana took to the mound and was unable to stem the push of the home attack. A single by Lopez, a double by Tromp and Marcos Diaz’s second homerun of the day immediately re-established the distance, bringing San Marino up eight to three after just four innings.
The start of the fifth inning saw the alternation of Pomponi (4rl, 3pgl, 5bvc, 3bb) with the left-handed Luca Di Raffaele and a new interruption due to rain. When the game resumed, Noel Gonzalez doubled behind the center fielder, but the heart of the lineup failed again, leaving the score unchanged. There was no more match. Parma Clima gave up, defended poorly during an eighth inning also characterized by Batista’s home run and the match headed towards San Man Marino’s success with a clear 12 to 3.
The third match will be played this evening starting at 8pm.
Results of the 5th day of the first leg of group A
The results for Saturday 25/05 afternoon: Hotsand Macerata – UnipolSai Bologna 4-5 (9 shots), San Marino – Parmaclima 12-3Big-Mat Bsc Grosseto – BBC Grosseto 15-10.
So on the pitch on Saturday 25/05 at 8pm: Hotsand Macerata – UnipolSai Bologna, San Marino – Parmaclima, Big-Mat Bsc Grosseto – Bbc Grosseto.
Classification:
Gir. TO: San Marino (11-3) .786; Parma, Bologna (9-5) .643; Macerata (8-6) .571; Bsc Grosseto (4-10) .286; BBC Grosseto (1-13) .071.
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