Parma Clima also won in the fifth match of the semifinal round and took the lead 3 to 2 in the series. 3 to 2 was also the final result of a thrilling fifth game, decided by a two-point home run by Mineo and a splendid performance by pitchers Fabiani (winning) and Aldegheri (saving).
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Parma Clima has repeated the same formation of “game four” with Battioni in third base, Noel Gonzalez in second and Flisi right winger. On the mound Diego Fabiani.
On the other hand, the host formation was revolutionized due to the absence for family reasons of Gilmer Lampe, who had temporarily returned to the Netherlands. Frignani designed a line of exteriors formed by Grimaudo, Dobboletta and Deotto with the designated Agretti rising to the second spot of the line-up.
Left-handed Maurizio Andretta, author of an excellent test in the intergirone race, climbed the Bolognese launch mountain.
Bologna’s first attack saw a double left from Josephina but the home defense kept a good guard closing the fraction with two assists from Joseph for Astorri.
Andretta also started off with the right pace, initially eliminating Koutsoyanopulos and Desimoni but then granted three consecutive bases to Joseph, Mineo and Gonzalez: a single Astorri inside brought Parma Clima to one to zero, a catch from Luis Gonzalez avoided worse troubles at Bologna.
The second round quickly slipped under the control of the defenses with only the arrivals at the base of Grimaudo (four balls) and Koutsoyanopulos (single).
Bologna tried to be dangerous in the third fraction with a single in the opening of Deotto that was neutralized by a double play on the Gonzalez-Joseph-Astorri axis. Agretti and Josephina, however, did not give up and hit two singles back to back creating a new opportunity, immediately fueled by the “hit” with which Fabiani filled the bases: a crazy pitch allowed the guests to equalize, the strikeout by Martini prevented Bologna from inflicting more damage.
Parma Clima’s response was immediate. Joseph received a base for ball and Mineo exploded a very long serve that passed the fence in the central area of the field giving the ducals a two-point lead.
The new situation of 3 to 1 did not demoralize Fortitudo who continued to put pressure on Fabiani by getting the second point in the fourth inning. With two outs Deotto found a grazing serve that overcame Battioni’s defense allowing Dobboletta, on a base by ball basis, to complete the tour of the bases.
Parma Clima wasted a golden opportunity in the second part of the fourth fraction with a situation of runners at the corners and a single out favored by the singles of Flisi and Koutsoyanopulos: Desimoni did not, however, go beyond a short sprint on the right fielder and Joseph hit a line neutralized by Dobboletta.
In the first part of the fifth round Bologna brought Josephina to second base but Grimaudo ran into an elimination by Astorri after the intentional base granted to Martini.
At the beginning of the sixth fraction the Bolognese line-up found itself facing the launches of Mattia Aldegheri. The Parma Clima survey began its work in the best possible way with the quick eliminations of Dobboletta and Liberatore but then suffered a single from the irrepressible Detto (three out of three with a double): Aldegheri engaged in a long duel with Paolini , resolved on the full account by a convenient elimination of Astorri.
Monello opened the sixth ducal attack with a short sprint to the center that the outside of Bologna were unable to defend. Flisi took his partner to third base with a jab on the right while Rodriguez (pinch hitter for Battioni) received four balls: the action however vanished with a strikeout suffered by Koutsoyanopulos and a sprint on the opposite field by Desimoni ended in the glove of Grimaudo.
Aldegheri complicated his work by hitting Agretti, the first hitter of the seventh round. Noel Gonzalez made the first elimination by catching a short sprint from Josephina, Joseph acrobatically neutralized a line from Luis Gonzalez and Aldegheri managed to get the third elimination with prodigious assistance after being hit by Martini’s serve.
On Sunday at 20.30 match six will be played at the Falchi di Bologna. Community launchers are the protagonists.
(Parmabaseball.it)
