Piacenza Baseball positive in the friendly against Senago

Piacenza holds up against Senago, a Serie A formation, and is already heading into the first league match, scheduled for Sunday at the De Benedetti against Fossano. In the last pre-season outing, the red and white held their own against Senago, losing 6-2 in game 1 and winning 5-4 in game 2. Both games were played over nine innings, however, with limited number of pitches for pitchers. Piacentini and Lombards showed a fair level of form in view of their respective championships and also for this reason two hard-fought matches with interesting technical contents came out.

We are 1

In the morning the challenge sees most of the scores in the first two innings. Piacenza scores with Minoia (hit) thanks to an assist error on Chacon’s inside serve but Senago replies immediately by overturning the score to 2-1 (two hits and one error). In the 2nd Piacenza equalizes with the point made by two newcomers: Baraldo goes single and Marelli doubles in wide center. But Senago doesn’t fit in and immediately restores the distance (3-2). We remain in the balance for most of the match. Senago goes up 4-2 in the 5th minute (again Piacenza pays for two errors) while Chacon in the 7th minute deludes his team with a double, with a situation of zero eliminated, which unfortunately, however, does not favor points since the following batters do not reach the base . Senago delivers the decisive blow in the 8th minute with two points condemning the home team to an honorable defeat.

PIACENZA BASEBALL 1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 2

SENAGO 2-1-0-0-1-0-0-2-X 6

Training: Minoia ec (Cufrè lan), Chacon ss, Schiavoni ed/ec (Scriovani ed), Calderon 1b, Gibson es, Gardenghi ric (Carsana), Baraldo 3b (Loardi ed/ec), Marelli 2b, Casana dh/3b. Pitchers: Loardi (rl4 bv7 bb0 k1 pgl2), Cufrè (rl4 bv2 bb2 k3 pgl2).

We are 2

In the reply Piacenza takes away the satisfaction of beating the superior category guest. He succeeds right in the last attack after the contest remains 1-0 in favor of Senago for 6 innings. Piacenza takes seven attacks to build the 1-1 which is beaten home by Chacon with a double. In the 8th minute the red and white allow themselves the luxury of taking the lead (2-1) with Schiavoni’s base for balls, Calderon’s sprint and a single that bypasses Baraldo’s second base cushion. All finished? Not even for a dream because the last inning reserves a total of 6 arrivals at home base. Senago opens it with three heavy points that make Piacenza waver forcing it to go in attack for the last time down 4-2. He solves all of Cufrè’s walk-off who, with bases full, finds the double in left field that fixes the final on 5-4 for our team. Now all we have to do is wait for the first championship and, from what we saw on this Easter eve, a sufficient dose of confidence is admitted.

SENAGO 1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3 4

PIACENZA BASEBALL 0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-3 5

Training: Minoia ec, Chacon ss/lan, Loardi ed, Cufrè dh/2b, Schiavoni 3b, Calderon 1b, Gardenghi ric (Baraldo, Carsana ed), Contardi es, Casana 2b/ss (Scrivani ph). Pitchers: Dall’Agnese (rl5 bv3 bb1 k2 pgl1), Molina (rl2 bv2 bb1 k1 pgl0), Naccarella (rl1.1 bv1 bb2 k0 pgl2), Chacon (rl0.2 bv2 bb2 k0 pgl1).