They will be UnipolSai Bologna e Big Mat Grosseto to challenge the challengers of the Italian Baseball Series in the Final Four of the Italian Cup scheduled for next weekend at the “Gianni Falchi” in Bologna. The Emilian squad got rid of Hotsand Macerata with two shutouts, while the Marremano club scored a good feat, winning the city derby with Spirulina Becagli Bbc in a series that was resolved only on Sunday afternoon after the match 3 . The boys of Alessandro Cappuccini (who replaced his brother Stefano, engaged as coach of the U18 national team at the World Cup in Florida), in the previous stages they had overtaken Valpanaro Bologna, Comcor Modena and Farma Parma. This weekend they completed the work, confirming their absolute value, overcoming their cousins, who arrived in the semi-finals of the championship. A well-deserved success, among other things, which came thanks to an Italian super mound, supported by the U23 nationals Mattia Sireus e Marco Artitzuand from the powerful beats of the upper part of the line-up.
In the decisive match, played on Sunday afternoon at Jannella, the BSC practically closed the scores on the 3rd attack, scoring four points on the sudden decline of Leonardo Bulfone. With one eliminated (Piccini), Pasquini beats a double in the center and scores on Leonora’s single. Bulfone feels the blow: double to Scull’s left. Intentional basis in Diaz. With full bases, Mattia Pancellini’s double brings home three points. Francesco Cappuccini and Tiberi receive four balls. At this point the manager Jairo Ramos Gizzi exits to remove the Lazio starter and to stop the opposing clubs with the expert Oberto, who closes the second half by eliminating the tenth hitter of the inning, Filippo Piccini.
In the ninth inning the Big Mat goes 5-0 over Diaz’s double. At the change of field Herrera beats a Herrera home run. Cappuccini calls on Mount Sireus who signs the salvation of a historic day.
The first two semi-final challenges between BBC Spirulina Becagli e Bsc Big Mat they ended with a win each, at the end of eighteen thrilling innings. Saturday afternoon the Bsc di Alessandro Cappuccini took home an incredible victory, with a comeback in the last inning from 3-5 to 7-5. The youngsters of the BSC, one out from the defeat, hit Junior Oberto hard forcing him to suffer two singles, signed by Piccini and Diaz and two doubles by Leonora and Pasquini, interspersed with the intentional to Sculli. The Big Mat had gone 2-0 at 2nd with Scull’s double, scoring 3-0 with Leonora. Spirulina Becagli overturned the situation with two points on the sixth (single by Vaglio), two on the seventh (one on Ambrosino’s bar not stopped by the defense and the other on Biscontri’s double) and one on the eighth thanks to Ambrosino’s single .
In garadue, properly supported by Gonzalez (8bv-10so in 8.2rl), the BBC redeemed itself by scoring two points in the third inning with a stolen base by Riccardo Ferretti and a single by Paolino Ambrosino. Ramos’ boys could have stretched, but they left 14 riders behind. The BSC, which was able to count on the good performance of Flores (5bv-7so in 6rl), put two men on base in the last inning. However, Noguera came out of the bullpen and closed the game with a strike out, signing the salvation week of the year and confirming the final 2-0.
