Fortitudo loses Game 3 but wins the series against Parma

UnipolSai Fortitudo baseball wins the series against Parma after winning Game 1 winning Game 2 (2-1)but in the evening he fails to complete it sweep, losing 3-2 in Game 3.

The ducals then took the victory which prevented Fortitudo from finding themselves first in the standings alone. In Group A of Serie A, in fact, Effe and San Marino are now tied with 15 wins and 6 losses, with Parma trails them by 3 points, and Macerata by four.

BBC Grosseto’s double victory against San Marino shows that although the two Tuscan teams are far away in terms of ranking, they are not teams to be underestimated. And BBC Grosseto will be L’Aquila’s next opponent.

The final ranking is not yet decided, but as early as the next match, Fortitudo could be mathematically qualified for the quarter-finals of the play-offs. The top 4 classified, in fact, enter the quarterfinals and based on the results of the next round, Fortitudo and San Marino they could be mathematically certain that they could no longer finish lower than fourth.

Game 2 – Fortitudo-Parma 4-1

The five valid hits from Parma and the four from Bologna tell the story of one Game 2 was very close and almost completely dominated by the defences and by pitchers. Very good Filippo Crepaldi, as regards Fortitudo, who in five innings conceded only 1 hit and 1 base ball. Good too Bassani which, despite conceding something more and conceding Parma’s point, still led the blue and white to victory.

Fortitudo takes the lead in the bottom of the third inning. Yosmi Fernandez he places a bunt that allows him to reach first base, then an assistance error from the ducal pitcher makes him continue all the way to third. With two out, Paolini is the one to put in the pass that leads his teammate to score the 1-0.

The base ball of Agretti gets two men on base, but Holder fails to take advantage of it, and Fortitudo scores only one point.

The guests light up in the top of the sixth, when Bassani takes over Crepaldi and it doesn’t have a simple beginning. After the first out, he is the victim of a double and a triple, which bring Parma to 1-1. But then he recovers, and as mentioned, leads the race as usual.

Then, at the change of ends, the blue and white attack puts its head forward again. Eugene Helder’s double is answered by Ernesto Liberatore’s pass, who pushes his teammate home for the final 2-1.

An essential Fortitudo, he got the better of Parma and for a few hours was at the top of Serie A completely alone.

Game 3 – Fortitudo-Parma 2-3

In Game 3 Parma immediately made it clear that they won’t concede one sweep without trying everything, starting very aggressively. Three of the guests’ six hits came in the first inning, including two consecutive doubles. Eduar Lopez fails to immediately contain the rival attack and at the end of the first inning, Parma is ahead 2-0.

In the next five innings, however, the blue and white pitcher conceded only crumbs, being replaced only in the seventh inning.

Fortitudo, which had already tried to respond to the change of field, managing only to fill the bases without however scoring any points, gets the game back in the fourth inning.

After the valid ones of Gamberini and Dobboletta, Fernandez And Prawns they remain victims of a defensive double game. Bertossi However, he wins a base ball with Dobboletta who steals the third and so, the next one double by Ricardo Paolini makes it 2-2.

The game slipped away until the seventh inning without any more great attacking opportunities. Lopez gives way to Andretta who unfortunately is welcomed more or less like his teammate. A triple and a hit bring Parma 3-2.

At the change of field Bertossi he starts well by earning a base ball, but immediately after him comes the three outs that close the game, and Effe is unable to recover the disadvantage.

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