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Bsc, a brace that gives hope

ROVIGO – Crepaldi “on fire”. Splendid double from Itas Mutua Baseball Softball Club Rovigo in the delicate confrontation against the Platform-TMC Poviglio, valid for Group E1 of the Poule Salvezza of Serie A baseball.

On Sunday, two hard-fought matches were staged on the home diamond in via Vittorio Veneto, faced by the rossoblùs with the right concentration and with the awareness of the high stakes at stake. The full success throws the team of coach Soto Diaz into a quiet second place, in the wake of Ronchi dei Legionari, therefore far from the relegation risk area. But above all he keeps the chances of grabbing the top that would give the right to participate in the next Italian Cup very lively.

In race one Itas Mutua Rovigo immediately falls 1-0 but is taken by the hand by a sumptuous Crepaldi, author of an extraordinary performance for eight rounds with one point out of only three hits and six strikeouts against a base on ball. A score that confirms the newfound state of grace of the expert from Rovigo after the physical problems of the beginning of the season and places him among the best pitchers in the whole league. After the point found by Poviglio in the second round, a long phase of balance begins, broken only in the seventh inning with the decisive break from Rovigo: Salvatore, Lorenzo Taschin and Frigato score. Then in the next round in the box comes the winning race of Pizzoli. Giacomo Taschin, who took over on the mountain, is equally good at extinguishing Poviglio’s attempts to return and the challenge ends at 4-1.

Rather suffered too race two, played in the afternoon. Debut on the mountain as a starter for Javier Diaz, the last to arrive at the rossoblù home. Immediately a lot of pressure from Poviglio that goes forward 2-1. But the diesel from Rovigo once again takes turns at a distance and between the fifth and sixth inning the points arrive that also decide the second challenge of the day: to sign them the excellent Lorenzo Taschin, at home base twice, and then Frigato, Bravo and Savior. From the latter the new point on the seventh which further widens the gap and in fact closes the game at 7-3. A success also due to the good rotation on the mountain with Pietrogrande, Muzzarelli, returning after physical troubles, and De Marchi.

On Sunday Senago will start the second round for Itas Mutua Rovigo. There is a lot of confidence in the Rossoblu home. Ronchi dei Legionari’s first place is only one game away, but the pressure is above all on those who are chasing third and fourth places, namely Poviglio and Cervignano.

This is the complete ranking of Group E1: NBP Ronchi (8-2) .800, Mutual Stones Rov (7-3), .700; Platform TMC Pov (6-4), .600; Sultan Cerv (4-6) .400; Sanago and Ecotherm Brescia (3-7)

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