Fortitudo baseball beats Turin and advances in the Italian Cup

After the 2022 championship with the defeat in the semifinals against Parma, UnipolSai Fortitudo is called to a good performance in the Italian Cupwith the minimum objective of arriving in the final Final Four in which to play not only the victory of the trophy, but also access to the 2023 European Cup.

And the adventure in the Italian Cup begins on the right foot, given that Lele Frignani’s men beat Turin in both Race 1 (9-2) and Race 2 (4-2), making the third challenge useless and qualifying for the next round yesterday evening, the one that will decide the two teams, in addition to Parma and San Marino, who will participate in the Final Four. But let’s get to what happened yesterday.

Race 1 – Fortitudo-Turin 9-2

In Race 1 there is the obligation of the AFI pitcher, e Filippo Crepaldi he was the starter of the Effe and pitcher winning of the race, with Maurizio Andretta to act as a relief for him and to obtain the salvation. Six innings launched by Crepaldi, who suffered both points in the final 9-2, but who nevertheless played his role very well, as did Andretta.

And in reality, although the score of 9-2 speaks of a domination of the Bolognese attack, from the scoreboard it is immediately evident how both teams scored in only two innings, leaving them to the defenses to leave them at zero in all the other rounds.

The dances opens them Torino, taking the lead in the upper part of the second inningbut at the change of field Fortitudo’s answer is one of the ko ones. The big inning of 8 points opens with the deletion of Gonzalez Taverasbut then the single of Martinitwice as much Agretti and the intentional basis a Grimaudo, fill the bases. At that point, the cynicism of the Bolognese clubs does the rest: Dobboletta scores a single from 2RBI, Liberator the valid of 3-1. Then between defensive errors, and further valid including a double of Joesphina, Fortitudo takes off reaching 8-1forcing Turin to change the pitcher.

Then you have to wait for the sixth inning, to see the score move again, with Turin that finally finds the way to score the 8-2 pointwithout ever bothering the Eagle, which is in the lower part of the seventh marks the final 9-2. Con Grimaudo e Fuzzy who get a base ball, comes the valid of Lampe who sends Grimaudo home. The defenses then win the clashes of the last two innings.

Race 2 – Fortitudo-Turin 4-2

In the Italian Cup, which finally brings back the innings of the matches to 9, Race 2 (and the hypothetical Race 3) see the possibility of using any type of pitcher, and for Fortitudo the choice falls on Scafidi as a starter, on the mound for 7 full innings and pitcher winning of the tender, later taken over by Bassani which closes the game by obtaining the salvation. The two Bolognese pitchers shared the points suffered by Turin equally, one each, within the 4-2 finale.

Also in Race 2 the teams manage to score only in two rounds each and this time too Turin is the first to take the leadalways in the upper part of the second inning, showing that he wants to try all the way and that he has some good individualities.

Effe’s response this time is delayed, and comes only to the fourth, when the validation of Agretti drives home Josephina who had opened the innings with a nice double. With two eliminated and Agretti still at first, then double of Bertossiwhich is worth the reversal of the score with the Eagle leading to 2-1 before closing the fourth attack with the elimination of Deotto.

The pitchers and the defenses take the scene back to the lower part of the eighth inning, when Fortitudo extendsgetting the points that will give her the final victory. Agretti arrives in first with a base ball and then is pushed into second with a bunt that becomes valid for Grimaudobut is then eliminated in a double game along with Bertossi. With two outs and a man on first, Manager Frignani makes a pinch hitter that will make the difference. Dobboletta enters Deotto’s place and beats valid. Liberator he does his, putting on the ground a valia that he sends Grimaudo to point e Dobboletta in second. Turin tries to limit the damage by changing pitcher, but the captain of Fortitudo, in Paolini’s turn, first steals the third on a strike, and then arrives home on a crazy pitch, scoring the momentary 4-1.

The ninth attack of Turin opens with two consecutive valid and an elimination on the choice of the defense that he brings in though the point of 4-2. And then Bassani he resumes the scene from his side and knocks out the next two batters at the plate, closing the game with two major consecutive strike-outs.