Fortitudo baseball sweep in recovery against Verona

Double victory for Fortitudo baseball in Verona, in the recovery of the double challenge suspended and then postponed last week due to bad weather. A double victory that does not change the standings one iota, with Effe now mathematically first in Group C even in the event of a possible double defeat.

Two victories which, however, make one play again small alarm bell: Game 2 was won on two good home runs but five of the seven hits came in the last three innings, those played one week into the game; while Game 2 saw Verona hit better (8 hits to 6) and make mistakes like Bologna (3 errors each), with Fortitudo obtaining a large victory due to the enormous number of bases balls allowed by the local pitcher (15 plus 2 affected). In the continuation of the season it will be essential to land more valid players.

Race 1 – Verona-Fortitudo 1-5

The first challenge picks up where it left off before last week’s rain delay, which is from the 7th inning, with the result 1-1. The tie was the result of a closely contested game, with the pitchers in control of the game. Fortitudo had taken the lead in the top of the third inning, and then suffered a homerun in the bottom of the fourth.

We then started again from the 7th inning, from the top, with Fortitudo batting. Verona makes a couple of changes compared to last week’s game, including the pitcher. But it is Fortitudo that makes the difference because it is valid Dobboletta send home Brand names for the 2-1 and shortly after Eugene Helder hits a two-run home run, making it 4-1 which cuts off the hosts’ legs a bit and directs the match.

In fact, Verona’s reaction did not arrive, given the three eliminated in a row in all three innings played, with Alex Bassani who does not concede anything to his opponents. This is not the case instead for Foritudo, who even in the eighth inning moves the score thanks to solo homer by Samuel Gamberini which fixes the final result on 5-1.

Race 2 – Verona-Fortitudo

An hour after the end of the last innings played for the first game, the two teams returned to the field to play Game 2, which ended with a clear victory of Fortitudobut which in its development saw the Manager Frignani’s men go under and suffer the plays of the hosts of Verona.

After a first inning that suggested the evening might have little emotion the suspension of play in the bottom of the second inning following the injury of a player from Verona breaks the pace of Raul Riverowhich is not even helped by a defensive error by his teammates suffers 3 points for the advantage of the locals.

He arrives immediately at the change of field the reaction of Fortitudo, which shortens to 3-2: Marchi Dreni e Dobboletta hit three consecutive bases on balls, Perez ends up in a double play in which Marchi is also eliminated but then Helder grounds a double who pushes Dreni and Dobboletta home.

However, it is not Rivero’s eveningwhich after a good third inning, in the fourth suffers two more points that bring Verona up 5-2. Then the substitutions begin on the Bolognese mound, with Cuomo (winning pitcher) e Robles pitching two innings apiece e Crepaldi called to close out the game in the ninth inning, which they manage to concede nothing more to Verona. The three relievers do not give bases balls or suffer hits, defending the advantage that the fortitude offense gains in the fifth inning.

Yes, because after conceding the two points of the 5-2 in the bottom part of the quarter, the Aquila took off with a big inning in the top of the fifth, registering 9 points. Verona changes pitcher twice before closing a cursed inning, with six bases on walks and two hitswhich united with the valid by Helder and double by Perezbring the result on 11-5 for Bologna.

Two bases on balls and a single by Perez they bring the 12-5 in the seventh and then Fortitudo closes the game with three more runs in the ninth inning, thanks to two defensive errors, two bases balls and a hit by Albert, for the final 15-5.