At full strength. New Rimini returns to the field for a crucial round of its championship, tomorrow’s away match away to Rovigo, leaders of group C (11am and 3.30pm). 8 wins and 4 losses for the Venetians, 7-5 record for the Pirates: a lot at stake, above all a provisional first place which at the end of this second round will mean play-offs for the quarter-finals.
In the first leg the hero of match 2, which allowed Rimini to close the weekend with a draw, was Gianluca Tognacci. For him 7 very solid innings, with only two hits conceded, in the absence of Eduard Paredes. The Venezuelan will return to pitch tomorrow after 50 days and his presence is very useful to give depth and quality to the rotations.
“I’m fine – says the foreign pitcher from New Rimini –. It took some time but during my recovery I always remained focused on the work to be done, because we had planned to return after the break, to Rovigo. From Outside I saw a compact and solid team, a group that has values and has demonstrated that it can win against any opponent.”
Tomorrow morning New Rimini will propose Aiello (2-1, 3.72) as the starter, opposite Enrico Crepaldi (3-0, 6.65). In the afternoon Paredes (0-1, 4.50) is back, to be seen whether against Javier Diaz (0-1, 7.04) or Pablo Pietrogrande (2-3, 3.92).
“So far the general balance of the team is positive in terms of results and position in the standings – says New Rimini’s manager, Dorian Castro –. We continue to work individually and as a team to be able to maintain the balance useful for achieving certain objectives : be more efficient, more productive, play good baseball. In the break we tried to recover the injured players, because it is important to be able to compete with the whole team in the games that remain in this first phase his maximum potential and help the team grow. I have said it since the beginning of the tournament: we must grow, be disciplined, balanced and with the infinite desire to give our best.”
Given the break in Serie B, three players from Rimini 86 will also be with New Rimini tomorrow. They are the infielder Quadrifoglio and the pitchers Muccini and Baldassarri.
