The triptych of matches with Neptune begins in the best possible way. San Marino Baseball wins Game 1 with a score of 6-0, scoring points in the 3rd and 5th inning and dominating the mountain with Quevedo and Kourtis. The two conceded just three base finishes throughout the game (Colasante’s base ball in 3rd, Sellaroli’s double in 4th and Noguera’s single in 7th), eliminating 13 opponents in the pot. In the box to report the two hits of Angulo and Leonora, but also the three ball bases earned by Ustariz.
THE CHRONICLE. Two innings of substantial study, then in the 3rd San Marino hits with the second round of the line-up. Batista touches a single, advances and goes to point on the valid one to the left of Angulo for the 1-0. There are already two outs on the scoreboard, but the inning continues with the base in Ustariz, Leonora’s double who falls in no-man’s land between the outside for the 2-0 and Pieternella’s triple who brings home the two points of the 4-0. The race, given the excellent performance of the mountain, seems to be addressed, but the Italian Champions still accelerate to 5th and put the result in a safe place. The inning begins with the base in Ustariz and Leonora’s single, then here is Ferrini’s hit of 5-0 and the crazy pitch that brings in the 6-0 during Epifano’s turn.
The score remains the same until the end of the game, game 1 is in San Marino.
The match report
SAN MARINO – NEPTUNE 6-0
NEPTUNE: Sellaroli 2b (1/3), Noguera ed (1/3), Giordani ec (0/3), Novoa 3b (0/3), Mercuri ss (0/3), Trinci r (0/2), Colasante es (0/1), Venditti 1b (0/2), Hamaya (Liguori 0/1) l (0/1).
SAN MARINO: Batista ec (1/4), Celli dh (0/4), Angulo 2b (2/4), Ustariz 1b (0/0), Leonora es (2/3), Pieternella ed (1/3), Ferrini 3b (1/2), Morresi r (0/3), Epifano ss (1/3).
NEPTUNE: 000 000 0 = 0 bv 1 e 0
SAN MARINO: 004 020 X = 6 bv 8 e 0
LAUNCHERS: Hamaya (L) rl 3, bvc 5, bb 3, so 4, pgl 4; Liguori (r) rl 3, bvc 3, bb 1, so 4, pgl 2; Quevedo (W) rl 5, bvc 1, bb 1, so 8, pgl 0; Kourtis (S) rl 2, bvc 1, bb 0, so 5, pgl 0.
NOTE: triple of Pieternella; double by Sellaroli and Leonora.
