Two braces in a row Piacenza just fails to hit them and, after the good test at home with Ares, must be content to equalize on the diamond of the last Fossano in the standings. In game 1 the red and white lose 12-11 in the second overtime after having squandered an 11-2 lead while in game 2 they wipe out the hosts with a peremptory 14-0 in the 8th inning. For better or for worse, Piacenza does everything to which, despite everything, the ranking continues to give hope of play-offs in the middle of the regular season.
GARA1
PIACENZA 2-1-2-2-0-2-2-0-0-0-0 11
FOSSANO 0-0-0-1-0-1-0-3-6-0-1 12
Formation: Minoia ec, Casana 3b, Schiavoni ed, Calderon es, Chacon ss, Gibson 1b, Perez 2b, Gardenghi ric, Scrivani dh (Carnival). Launchers: Cufrè (rl6 bv4 bb3 k3 pgl1), Sanna L. (rl5 bv7 bb3 k3 pgl3).
It is not at all excessive to label Piacenza’s match conduct in the morning match as self-injurious. The red and white dominate far and wide for the first 7 innings, at the end of which they lead 11-2. The Piacenza line-up wastes no time and scores 2 points in the opening with the singles of Minoia and Schiavoni and the double of Calderon. And the cliché doesn’t change while Cufrè keeps Piedmontese clubs at bay. At 2nd it is 3-0 with Gardenghi’s single accompanied by a triple from Minoia. The 3rd attack opens with 2 bases and immediately Chacon and Gardenghi do not think too much about placing two singles that are worth 5-0. At 4th, Fossano arrives at home plate for the first time but after Calderon and Chacon beat another two points at home. Everything seems to run smoothly. While Fossano adds another point with difficulty, Piacenza scores 4 between the 6th and 7th inning, thanks to the mistakes of the hosts. On the 11-2 the red and white take a few breaks but the situation continues to present itself anything but worrying, and this also at the 8th when the Cuneo players shorten to 11-5. After all, there is only one defense missing and Sanna seems to be able to manage the score with confidence. And instead, here is the worst version of Piacenza that squanders everything earned in the previous eight in a single inning. To weigh like boulders two errors that open the doors to the unexpected draw (11-11) for Fossano that leads to extra time. The tension suddenly rises and the roulette of the tie-break says badly to our team who, at the 10th, see the point of advantage eliminated at home base and then at the 11th, for the umpteenth mistake, the fourth of the game, they give the They were the most daring of victories. In the dock as mentioned, the defense. To confirm this, one data above all: considering only the points earned on Fossano pitchers he would have lost 10-4.
GARA2
PIACENZA 0-0-1-0-4-4-0-5 14
FOSSANO 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 0
Training: Minoia ec, Chacon ss, Schiavoni ed, Cufrè dh, Calderon es, Gibson 1b, Perez 2b, Casana 3b, Gardenghi ric. Launchers: Dall’Agnese (rl6 bv3 bb4 k6 pgl0), Carnival (rl2 bv3 bb1 k1 pgl0).
It was understood that the verdict of game 1 was more the consequence of Piacenza’s demerits than of Fossano’s merits, but if anyone had ever had any doubts about it, the afternoon game thought about unraveling it. Eight one-way innings, Dall’Agnese and Carnevale “lords” of the mountain, a booty of 15 singles with Schiavoni and Casana to stand out with three each. A rematch full of interests, built starting from the 3rd inning with the 1-0 son of Casana’s single followed by an error and a crazy pitch. At 5th the entire guest line-up passes with the hits of Chacon, Calderon and Gardenghi interspersed with the bases granted to Cufrè and Gibson and the hit by Perez (5-0). The 6th opens with four valid sticks (Cufrè from two bases) seasoned shortly after by the other single from Perez. And at 9-0 they also leave loaded bases. A Fossano never arrived definitively raises his arms to the 8th, granting the last 5 points that decree the early end of the match at 14-0 (after three bases, Gardenghi thinks about it with a double and Chacon with a sacrificial sprint). A resounding victory, however, useless to cancel the great disappointment in the morning. In the red and white home the opportunities thrown to the winds begin to become too many even the rankings do not seem to want to give very severe punishments. To save Piacenza for now is the extraordinary balance that reigns in the group but losing more time could be very dangerous in terms of play-offs.
OTHER RESULTS: Catalana- Milan 1-1 (8-7; 0-5), Ares-Avigliana 2-0 (8-3; 7-4), Junior-Codogno 0-2 (2-6; 4-8) .
RANKING: Avigliana 667 (12-8-4), Milan 643 (14-9-5), Codogno 571 (14-8-6), Ares Milano 538 (13-7-6), PIACENZA 500 (14-7- 7), Catalana Alghero 429 (14-6-8), Junior Parma 333 (12-4-8), Fossano 308 (13-4-9).
