Fortitudo baseball makes its Race 2, semifinal with Parma in balance

Fortitudo baseball wins 8-4 Game 2 and restores balance in the series against Parma, in the scudetto semifinal, while San Marino is already 2-0 against Grosseto. The reaction of Effe was expected after the somewhat unfortunate defeat of Race 1, and a good test arrived in which the men of the Manager Frignani they got the better of their rivals probably thanks to a greater determination in the two key moments of the match, the lower part of the second inning and the upper part of the fourth ..

On the mound are the starters Crepaldi and Fabiani, and the subsequent reliefs (Bassani for Bologna and Aldegheri for Parma) they often allow the opponent’s attack to get to basebut in spite of this he defended them they manage to close practically 10 half innings out of the 13 played without suffering pointsthus doing their job effectively, also giving the audience some spectacular plays, such as the excellent elimination of Josephinacaught stealing by Mineo, two great dives by Koutsoyanopulos and by Lampeand a great double game started by Martini and concluded by Gonzalez Taveras.

The inertia of the game changes already in the lower part of the second inning, when L’Aquila manages to capitalize as much as possible from a decline in Fabianiand from the still somewhat cold entrance of Aldegheri. Agretti arrives in first by hit, e Grimaudo pushes him to third with a good hit, then Liberatore and Dobboletta They score two perfect bunts that allow them to arrive safely at first base as well as score two points. Paolini e Josephina they take two base-balls bringing the result to 3-0 and making it necessary to change the guest pitcher, which however has not suffered a positive impact. Gonzalez Taveras e Lampe they welcome him with two doubles that are worth a total of 4 points for the 7-0 which ends the innings.

The third passes quite fast and it seems that Fortitudo can handle the game comfortably, but that’s not the case: at the beginning of the fourth inning it is Crepaldi who drops a little and to undergo three points that oblige Fortitudo to enter Bassani. The Bolognese relief is accepted from the point of 7-4but then closes the practice without giving other joys to the guests even in the following innings. It is in fact the Effe to produce the only point outside the two big innings that actually mark the race, thanks to valid for Martini who pushes Dobboletta home for the final 8-4relieving even more the pressure on the Bolognese defense in view of the last round, and forcing Parma to change again pitcher.

After the first home defeat, and especially after the way in which Bologna had lost, it was essential to immediately bring the series back to a draw in order to go to Parma to play every single ball with the most serene mind possible.