Godo gets first victory of season against Rimini
De Angelis Godo – Telemarket Rimini 3-1
RIM 100 000 000 1 9 2 GOD 000 003 00X 3 5 1
After four weeks of unsuccessful tries DE ANGELIS got their first win of the season. They defeated RIMINI 3-1.
TELEMARKET scored first, when Filippo Crociati led off the game with a homerun and took a 1-0 lead after the opening frame. However they could not convert any opportunities to build up the advantage afterwards. GODO had problems to get the offense going, but came through in the sixth. Robert De Francheschi made it 3-1 with a three-run homerun over the center field fence.
Ryan Baerlocher allowed eight hits, one run and three walks in 6 1/3 innings. Matt Beech started for RIMINI and was replaced with two runners on with one out in the sixth by Gustavo Martinez, who gave up the decisive hit.
T&A San Marino – Cariparma 2-3
PAR 100 110 000 3 7 3 SMA 110 000 000 2 5 1
CARIPARMA won a close game on Thursday evening against SAN MARINO. Leonardo Zileri got them a fast lead with a RBI single in the top of the first. T&A came back and tied the contest in the bottom of the frame on a RBI single by Martin Vazquez. They even took the lead for themselves, when Riccardo Suardi homered in the second period. It was the last time they would bring a run on the board. PARMA answered with a RBI double in the fourth by Orlando Munoz bringing the score to 2-2. An inning later they scored the winning run on a RBI single by Adolfo Gomez.
Josmir Romero started for CARIPARMA and gave up four hits, two runs and three base on balls in five innings. Michael Jared Natale relieved him and shut the opposing offense out in the remaining four innings. Horacio Estrada was better than a week before and struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings, but was also charged with three runs (2 ER) on six hits and a walk. Brian Looney matched Natale pitch for pitch and struck out five in 4 1/3 one-hit innings of relief.
