Former Major League catcher Mike Piazza is going to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in front of tonight’s Italian Baseball League match between CARIPARMA PARMA and FORTITUDO BOLOGNA. The former New York Met and Los Angeles Dodger is currently in Italy to hold a few practice sessions at the Academy in Tirrenia, to attend yesterday’s Champions League final in Rome between the FC Barcelona and Manchester United (2-0), as well as a press conference for the IBAF Baseball World Cup on Thursday morning (more about it later today).
PARMA is currently in fourth place of the standings and won two of the first three games against BOLOGNA this year. FORTITUDO on the other side recovered after a difficult start into the new season in the IBL and moved into a tie for first place with a series win against TELEMARKET RIMINI last weekend. Tonight’s pitching matchup will be between Jesus Matos (BOL) and Ricky Palma (PAR). The game will be broadcasted by Rai Sport Più and can be seen via live stream on their website. First pitch is scheduled for 9pm CET.
| Time | Home | Visitor | Field | |||
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| Thursday, May 28 2009 | ||||||
| 21:00 | T&A San Marino | Palfinger Reggio Emilia | Stadio del Base... |  |
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| 21:00 | Cariparma Parma | Fortitudo Bologna | Europeo "Nino C... | |
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| Friday, May 29 2009 | ||||||
| 21:00 | Fortitudo Bologna | Cariparma Parma | Stadio comunale... | |
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| 21:00 | Palfinger Reggio Emilia | T&A San Marino | Caselli Giorgio... | |
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| Saturday, May 30 2009 | ||||||
| 16:00 | De Angelis Rimorchi | Danesi Nettuno | "A. Casadio" Godo | |
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| 16:00 | Telemarket Rimini | Montepaschi Grosseto | Stadio Comunale... | |
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| 21:00 | Fortitudo Bologna | Cariparma Parma | Stadio comunale... | |
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| 21:00 | Palfinger Reggio Emilia | T&A San Marino | Caselli Giorgio... | |
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Standings
| # | Team | W | L | R+ | R- | .pct | GB | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortitudo Bologna | 30 | 12 | 262 | 171 | .714 | 0 | W1 |
| 2 | Telemarket Rimini | 30 | 12 | 256 | 135 | .714 | 0 | L1 |
| 3 | T&A San Marino | 26 | 16 | 227 | 179 | .619 | 4 | L1 |
| 4 | Cariparma Parma | 24 | 18 | 215 | 181 | .571 | 6 | W1 |
| 5 | Danesi Nettuno | 23 | 19 | 220 | 174 | .547 | 7 | W3 |
| 6 | Montepaschi Grosseto | 17 | 25 | 126 | 189 | .404 | 13 | W1 |
| 7 | De Angelis Rimorchi | 10 | 32 | 152 | 300 | .238 | 20 | L1 |
| 8 | Palfinger Reggio Emilia | 8 | 34 | 138 | 267 | .190 | 22 | L8 |
