The first step is done. San Marino also beats Modena in game 3 and is in the semifinals of the baseball championship playoffs. Leaving behind the somewhat contracted start of game-1, in which they had prevailed only, so to speak, 1-0, the Titans completed the job with the much rounder 13-2 of game-2 and with the 10-0 of the decisive match, played on Saturday evening on the Serravalle diamond. The attack of the reigning Italian champions was too strong for the defense of Comcor, which resisted only one inning. Then San Marino begins to add run after run to the scoreboard: Epifano unlocks the match, thanks to a sacrifice fly in the second inning, Ericson Leonora doubles in the fourth, with a home run, finally the Titans rampage, scoring eight times overall in the fifth and sixth, with the hit by Ferrini, the sprints by Lino and Angulo, the grand slam by Gabriel Lino and the single by Pulzetti. Also excellent was Castillo’s pitching evening, which came close to a no-hit game, then closed by Baez, with three batters faced and as many strikeouts.
In total, the series numbers speak of 24 points scored and only 2 conceded by San Marino, which however will have to wait a little longer before knowing who it will face in the semifinals: if the match between the Italian champions and Modena had no history, Macerata is struggling a lot with Grosseto, indeed, the Tuscans are ahead 2-1 and risk being the first surprise of the playoffs. No problem, however, for Bologna, which liquidates 8-2 Ronchi dei Legionari and closes the series on 3-0, while Nettuno wins game-3 in Parma and extends the series, trying to prevent the semifinal from turning into the Derby della Via Emilia . San Marino will be back on the pitch on Thursday 24 August for the first match in a series that will be played as the best of seven matches. The place of the meeting will also depend on the opponent of the Titans: if Macerata passes, best placed in the Poule scudetto, San Marino would play games 3, 4 and any game 5 at home, if Grosseto passes, game 1 would be played in Serravalle, 2 and eventual races 6 and 7.
2023-08-20 14:51:29
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